Contract Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Contract Senior Electrical Design Engineer | Water Industry

Manchester | Hybrid (3 Days Office) | £400+ per Day | Outside IR35 | Long-Term AMP8 Programme

Are you a Senior Electrical Design Engineer looking for your next long-term contract in the UK water sector?

With AMP8 driving one of the busiest periods the industry has seen, we're recruiting for an experienced Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join an established engineering consultancy delivering major water and wastewater projects across the UK.

If you're looking for a contract that offers stability, varied projects and the opportunity to make an immediate impact, this could be the perfect fit.

You'll be joining a multidisciplinary design team working on a diverse portfolio of water and wastewater projects, producing high-quality electrical design deliverables from concept through to construction.

You'll be responsible for:

• Producing electrical design calculations, drawings, reports and technical specifications for water and wastewater projects.
• Developing and delivering LV electrical designs in line with safety, quality and client requirements.
• Providing technical direction to CAD technicians, junior designers and graduates.
• Directing, preparing scopes for and checking the output of subcontract electrical design teams.
• Liaising with equipment suppliers, manufacturers and other engineering disciplines.
• Preparing design investigations, technical reports and specifications.
• Ensuring designs comply with relevant legislation, industry standards, client specifications and company procedures.
• Ensuring project changes relating to design packages are fully implemented and recorded.
• Estimating the hours required to deliver electrical design packages.
• Attending and presenting at client, supplier and internal design meetings and presentations.

This is an excellent opportunity to secure long-term work with an established engineering consultancy experiencing significant growth and a strong pipeline of water and wastewater projects as AMP8 activity increases.

We're looking for Senior Electrical Design Engineers with:

• Significant electrical design experience within the UK water industry.
• Strong experience delivering LV electrical designs for water and wastewater treatment projects.
• A Degree, HNC or HND in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Strong knowledge of engineering drawing practices and multidisciplinary design environments.
• Experience liaising with equipment suppliers, manufacturers and other engineering disciplines.
• Good working knowledge of relevant British Standards, water industry design practices and technical standards.
• Experience using AutoCAD and Microsoft Office applications.
• The ability to provide technical direction and support to junior designers, CAD technicians and wider project teams.
• A professional qualification or experience working towards Incorporated or Chartered Engineer status would be advantageous.
• Experience in ICA, control systems or telecoms engineering would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of ATEX design principles and experience across HV, LV and ICA designs would be advantageous.

What's on offer?

• £400+ per day depending on experience.
• Outside IR35.
• Long-term contract with ongoing AMP8 workload.
• Hybrid working with three days per week in the Manchester office.
• Opportunity to work on major water and wastewater infrastructure projects across the UK.
• The opportunity to work within an established multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Immediate and ongoing project opportunities as AMP8 activity increases.

If you're available for your next contract, or your current assignment is coming to an end, we'd like to hear from you.

Apply today or get in touch with Robert Weatherhead at Ganymede for a confidential discussion about the role and upcoming project pipeline.

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You must be eligible to live and work within the UK. Sponsorship is not provided.

Ganymede is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation