Principal electrical / eica engineer - water sector

Are you an experienced Electrical Engineer with a passion for creating sustainable solutions?

Join Stantec and help us tackle the urgent climate, environmental, and efficiency challenges facing our communities.

We are currently seeking Principal Electrical Engineers to join our team in the South West and Midlands.

This role can be based out of our offices in the South West & Wales (Exeter, Bristol or Cardiff) or the Midlands (Birmingham, Derby or Redditch), where you will grow our reputation within the local community and Water Business, by providing EICA design services for a range of projects.

As an experienced EICA Engineer, you will work in multidisciplinary teams and liaise with Project Managers, Design Managers and Design Engineers as well as clients, supply chain partners, contractors, and other stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes for the projects and community. You will be involved in projects from optioneering and concept design through to outline and detailed design as well as feasibility studies, site surveys and site investigations.

We are excited by our growth prospects and this is a good opportunity to join an experienced and ambitious team who will provide you with plenty of opportunities and support for career progression.

About You

You will be an experienced Electrical Engineer with a degree in Electrical Engineering or a related subject, ideally holding Chartered or Incorporated status with several years’ experience in EICA engineering design within the water industry.

You will also have:

• Experience in writing technical specifications, control philosophies, EICA schedules and drawings, reports and be familiar with developing design designs of solutions.
• The ability to produce Single Line Diagrams, Block Cable Diagrams, Network Infrastructure Diagrams as well as providing engineering input to other engineering discipline to enable development of multidisciplinary outputs such as General Arrangement Drawings, 3D models and Process & Instrumentation Diagrams.
• An understanding of DSEAR and its requirements regarding EICA design and installation would also be an advantage

To be successful in this role, you will have strong communication skills and an ability to deliver give technical presentations to clients and other design engineers as well inputting into collaborative design discussions including technical workshops, HAZOPs and ALMs. You will also be expected to act as a leader and mentor to more junior Engineers.

Why Join Us

• Our People Culture: We're a close knit team and very proud of our friendly and collaborative environment
• Stantec were named as one of the best 50 companies to work for in the UK in the 2025 Glassdoor employee's choice awards.
• Great Benefits: Competitive salary, pension plan, holidays, free private medical insurance, discounted gym membership and lots more.
• Flexible working arrangements
• Great Projects in all of our sectors across the UK&I
• Industry leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.