Principal Electrical & Control Engineer

Mott MacDonald 
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About the division 
The Water Consultancy Division is Mott MacDonald’s centre of excellence for responding to water and wastewater challenges, offering fantastic opportunities to get involved in diverse and technically challenging work.  The work we do is at the forefront of ensuring safe water supplies for future generations and protecting our environment.  Our multi-disciplinary teams provide a variety of services throughout the full project life cycle, from advisory services and feasibility studies, through outline and detailed design, to construction support and site supervision

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Job Description

To help us meet the growing needs of our clients Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water and Wessex Water, we have opportunities for experienced electrical, instrumentation, control and automation (EICA) engineers in our offices in Wales and Bristol. You will be joining our multidisciplinary Water Consultancy Division, the centre of excellence within Mott MacDonald for everything to do with water. We work on a vast range of design projects covering, for example:

• Water treatment
• Water distribution and storage
• Wastewater recycling
• Industrial process water
• Desalination
• Irrigation
• Hydropower
• Flood defence

We cover all phases of the project lifecycle from feasibility studies through detailed design, construction support, and commissioning to handover.  We provide specialist technical support to colleagues across our global business, offering fantastic opportunities to get involved in diverse and technically challenging work. Our clients include most UK water utility companies and many other governmental organisations and private companies in the UK and overseas.

We have contributed to projects as varied as the Leeds flood alleviation scheme, carbon management tools for Wessex Water, High Speed Rail 2, Thames Tideway, and strategic pipelines for Anglian Water.

You will undertake a wide range of EICA tasks, typically including:

• Electrical power distribution design
• Control system design
• Specifying local renewable and back-up generation systems
• Developing plant layouts
• Cabling and installation design
• Instrumentation selection
• Lightning protection assessments
• Writing system control strategies
• Factory and site acceptance tests of equipment
• You will work in close partnership with clients and contractors, building strong relationships that will enhance the company’s reputation and help secure further work.
• You will have opportunities to develop your career in the direction of people management, commercial success, or technical excellence, depending on your strengths and interests. 

Candidate Specification
What the candidate will bring/offer to the role. 

Essential: 

• Qualified to HND level or higher in electrical, electronic or control engineering or a related discipline.
• Considerable experience in electrical and/or control engineering design/consultancy (please note we are recruiting for a range of experience levels)
• Good verbal and written communication skills in English 
• Understanding of the importance of prioritising health, safety, and environmental issues.

 
Desirable: 

• Master’s degree in electrical, electronic or control engineering, or a related discipline 
• Chartered status with the Institution of Engineering and Technology or an equivalent body
• Any experience with industrial processes, water or wastewater treatment processes, pipeline hydraulics, pump stations, hydromechanical installations, SCADA and telecommunications, medium voltage distribution, low voltage distribution, DSEAR, FATs or SATs, will be beneficial.  (Please note that we are interested both in candidates with water experience and those who are interested in a change of sector.)

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion 

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Agile working 

Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

 Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

 Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.

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