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Apply Save Senior EICA Design Engineer Trant Engineering Limited Apply Description Join Trant Engineering and help shape the delivery of complex, high-impact projects. Trant Engineering is a leading EPC contractor with a strong reputation for delivering innovative engineering solutions across the UK and internationally. With over 1,000 employees and a £150m turnover, we’re growing—and now looking for an experienced Senior EICA Design Engineer to play a key role in our project delivery teams. The Senior EICA Design Engineer role involves applying extensive engineering knowledge and leadership skills to manage complex projects and guide technical teams. This position requires independent judgment, advanced problem-solving, and the ability to adapt engineering practices to meet project objectives. Responsibilities include overseeing scopes, schedules, and budgets, ensuring compliance with standards, and promoting sustainability principles throughout the project lifecycle. The role also demands strong communication skills to engage with diverse stakeholders and represent the organization professionally. What You’ll Be Doing GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS Independently applies extensive and diverse knowledge of EICA engineering principles and practices across broad areas of assignments and related fields. Modifies or extends accepted theories and practices to complete complex assignments. Demonstrates professional attitudes such as creativity, curiosity, flexibility, and dependability. Actively promotes consideration of sustainability principles throughout the design lifecycle. Keeps informed of updates to standards, regulations, and best practices. TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITIES Leads tasks and projects of moderately complex scope or major project components. Designs complete projects, systems, components, or processes. Develops EICA specifications, drawings, and other project documents. Reviews complete project documentation for compliance and quality assurance. Analyzes complex engineering projects to determine design requirements, uncertainties, and constraints. Formulates solutions for unconventional or challenging engineering problems. Assists upper-level management and staff as a technical specialist or advisor. SCHEDULE, PROJECT & TASK MANAGEMENT Develops work plans with resource-loaded schedules, scopes, and budgets. Performs basic schedule analysis and assesses project risks. Reviews and monitors scopes, budgets, and schedules for assignments. Leads tasks on major projects or multiple projects of moderate scope with complex features. Proactively implements change management practices and assesses the commercial impact of decisions. MANAGEMENT, SUPERVISION & GUIDANCE Supervises all staff necessary to complete assignments. Mentors direct reports and other engineers, providing guidance and reviewing work outputs. Receives supervision and guidance on overall objectives, critical issues, and policy matters. Provides direction on unusual conditions and developments. COMMUNICATION, TEAMWORK & LEADERSHIP Possesses advanced oral and written communication skills, including interpretation of complex technical and contractual language. Communicates professionally with colleagues, clients, and design partners. Leads project meetings and represents the organization in communications related to engineering assignments. Considers the needs of diverse project stakeholders and fosters inclusion. Sustains a team culture built around Trant’s core values. Demonstrates empathy, critical listening, and effective conflict resolution skills. CORE VALUES Upholds and promotes the Company’s Core Values – Care, Trust, Respect and Sustainability. What We’re Looking For Essential Higher Education (NVQ+) Desirable Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related discipline (Master’s preferred). Incorporated/Chartered Membership of a Professional Engineering Institution CSCS Card or SHEA Water Qualification EUSR Water Hygiene Qualification Experience Typically 7+ years of engineering experience, including project leadership and technical oversight. Why Join Trant? At Trant Engineering, we deliver complex, high-value engineering and construction projects across the UK. From process and water treatment to energy infrastructure upgrades, we play a key role in delivering and protecting critical national infrastructure – shaping the systems that communities and industries rely on every day. Our teams design and deliver full EPC solutions, combining technical excellence with practical, hands-on delivery. We offer end-to-end capabilities – from concept and design through to manufacturing, construction and commissioning utilising a continually evolving in-house expertise. This means you’ll work on projects that are varied, challenging and genuinely impactful. Our multi-disciplinary teams bring together specialists in civil, mechanical, electrical, process, instrumentation, and control & automation engineering, alongside our in-house manufacturing of control panels, MCCs, PLCs and SCADA systems. With over 1,000 people and a strong, growing pipeline of work, it’s an exciting time to join Trant. We are committed to helping our people succeed through our Career Development Association, providing structured support, mentoring and clear pathways to help you reach your full potential. Whether you’re starting out or looking to take your next career step, Trant offers the chance to develop, progress and make a real difference. Our company benefits package includes. Competitive salary. Company car or car allowance (some levels.) Mentored support within our ‘Career Development Association’, to work towards chartership. 24 days holiday (increasing with service) + 8 bank holidays. Options to buy additional holiday via salary sacrifice. Company Pension Scheme. Flexible working based on a ‘core hours’ system. 1 x Professional Membership paid annually. Hybrid working. Employee assistance program. Free onsite parking. Bike to Work scheme. Discretionary annual bonus. Ready to take the next step in your career? Apply now and be part of something bigger. Apply Trant Engineering Limited Other Manufacturing 10 Jobs Company Profile In Short Industry Engineering & Manufacture Founded 1958 Location Southampton Company size 251-1000 About Us Our mission is to be the first choice Engineering Procurement and Construction Company for our clients in the UK and overseas. Established in 1958, the Company has successfully grown to an award-winning organisation now employing more than 1000 people with turnover in excess of £130 million. We are a dynamic, multi-discipline company providing innovative, technology-led solutions to complex engineering challenges across the globe. Through collaboration with our strategic technology partners and enhancing our in-house design and manufacturing capability, we have aligned the company to be at the forefront of engineering excellence. Our clients can benefit from an extensive range of in-house services including process, MEICA, civil design, Offsite Manufacture & Assembly, Instrumentation Control & Automation products and Commissioning services. This internal capability allows us to offer innovation and efficiency to the whole life cycle of EPC projects across all of our sectors. What We Do Our main business activities include civil, mechanical, process engineering and MEICA engineering, including full EPC services for private and public sector clients. Our key sectors include Process & Water, Energy and Nuclear. Our Chartered Engineers apply Total Engineering throughout the project lifecycle from design development through to commissioning and handover. Major Capex Projects and Framework Programmes are successfully delivered and commissioned on time and within budget with a strong focus on Customer Care, H&S and Quality Control. Our business success is based upon: Repeat and long term collaborative relationships with our clients. The enthusiasm, expertise and value that we bring. The focus that we provide to promote and optimise ‘TOTEX’ whole life solutions. Early engagement to maximise the Innovation that we can bring to the project. Technical Development & Training Professional Development The professional development of our employees is facilitated through a number of technical development and training programmes: Career Development Association Apprenticeship Training Programme Graduate Training Programme In-house CITB Accredited Centre Career Development Association The Career Development Association was created to provide all employees with the encouragement and support to maximise their personal potential and become a member of a professional association. The investment in our staff development has resulted in exceptional success with membership of leading UK Professional Associations such as: Institution of Civil Engineers Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Institution of Mechanical Engineers Institution of Engineering and Technology Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management Institution of Chemical Engineers Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply Chartered Institute of Management Accountants Institution of Occupational Safety & Health We currently have twenty five Chartered Engineers working within our business and an additional 150 following training programmes towards Professional Associations. In-house Training Facility Each year our staff participate in over 35,000 hours of training and development, delivered through our in-house CITB and British Safety Council Accredited training facility. A wide range of training courses and NVQs are available across Health and Safety, Technical, Commercial and core Engineering Competencies, including Project Management courses in SMSTS, CIOB, SMETS and NEBOSH. Graduate and Apprenticeship Programmes Our Graduate Programme is designed to build a platform of industry and technical knowledge, structured experience and complementary training and development. It provides the tools and opportunity to establish a solid pathway and knowledge to attain professional registration and senior engineering positions. We combine engineering technical training with a leadership skills programme delivering exceptional engineering talent. Our apprenticeship trainee programme remains strong with over 55 apprentices working in a range of engineering & construction disciplines. We work closely with employees, offering encouragement and support for further education and professional development courses at Universities and Colleges throughout the country. 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