Principal Electrical and Control Engineer

Mott MacDonald

Position location: Madrid, Spain / Seville, Spain
Recruiter contact: María Cervantes

We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy.
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.

Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence.

Ready for your next challenge? We're a company that actively fuels the creativity of our people.  We create the right foundations to bring brain and soul together and we understand that careers take many forms.  We've had enormous success in the AMP8 frameworks, and we know that variety is key to job satisfaction. We use our success to help our people learn through new challenges.  So take the next step in your career, with a company focused on supporting the development of our people through defined technical career pathways and supporting creativity with global and local mentors.  You have the skills, now use them at Mott MacDonald, a company that values a different perspective. If water's the new gold - shift your career and help address our planet's needs.

 
Our Water Consultancy Division has ambitious growth plans in line with AMP8 (2025-2030) investment needs and we are proud of our strong reputation in the industry which is allowing us to expand our business. We cover all phases of the project lifecycle from feasibility studies through detailed design, construction support, and commissioning to handover.  We also provide specialist technical support to colleagues across our global business, offering fantastic opportunities to get involved in diverse and technically complex work.

The scale of investment required in AMP8 is a significant challenge but also a major opportunity to provide a long-lasting legacy to our clients and their regions. It also requires new more efficient ways of delivering our services and for the successful candidate to demonstrate their ability to identify and implement innovations that maintain delivery to programme and commercial targets. 

Job description: 
Given this, we have an exciting opportunity for a talented Electrical Engineer to join our team in Spain to support the delivery of our UK clients’ water and wastewater programmes, 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.

 Typical duties and responsibilities will include:

• Contributing to or guiding the preparation of design deliverables to achieve the correct time / cost / quality balance for the project.
• Managing the integration with other disciplines.
• Working with resource coordinators to manage project resources and to grow and develop our capability through recruitment and training.
• Business development including providing specialist support to our Account Leaders and Practices and leading on proposals and tenders in the water and wastewater fields.
• Programme and financial management of small to medium sized projects with a MEICA focus.
• Challenge of the client’s technical standards and the acceptance of waivers and deviations, relevant to their discipline. 

At Mott MacDonald you will have control of your own career path and great prospects for career progression as the business continues to grow. We can offer development in technical, management or client-facing directions.

Candidate specification: 

We are looking for a motivated candidate, keen to make a difference in the sector, take wide responsibilities and progress professionally.

Required skills and experience:

•  Qualified to HND level or higher in electrical, electronic or control engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience in electrical and/or control engineering design/consultancy.
• Strong communication skills to interact with other disciplines and clients, and to develop and promote the team.
• A capability to manage design delivery and projects.
• A team coordinator capable of managing and motivating individuals to consistently delivery
• Willingness to contribute to and develop technical knowledge networks.
• A drive to be abreast of professional development and knowledge of current and emerging technical solutions.

Desirable:

• Master’s degree in electrical, electronic or control engineering or a related discipline
• Chartered status with a recognised Professional Institution.
• Experience of working in the water and/or wastewater industry, including 
• Good understanding of pipeline hydraulics, and water and wastewater treatment processes.

Experience in the UK water sector would be advantageous although not necessary.

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. 

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:

• Life insurance 
• An annual professional institution subscription   
• Continuous development opportunities – because we want you to thrive  
• Agile/flexible working – because life isn’t 9-5  
• Enhanced parental leave; shared parental leave policies – for parents and care givers  
• Annual bonus scheme  
• Flexible benefits that suit you, including ability to buy/sell annual leave entitlement, cycle to work & interest free season ticket loans 
• Wellbeing support including access to an independent Employer Assistance Scheme, wellbeing champions and access to learning and support resources 
• Access to our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability and parents/carers communities 
• The opportunity to make a difference; learn more about our social outcomes

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