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About the division
The Water Utilities 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.
Do you want to use your experience to make an impact? At Mott MacDonald we support all leadership potential, creating high-performing teams with a flatter hierarchy that fosters more autonomy and greater employee engagement.
Job Description
After recent framework successes, we have a range of roles available for experienced electrical, instrumentation, control and automation (EICA) engineers in our Manchester, Newcastle and Liverpool offices within our multidisciplinary Water Consultancy Division.
We work on a vast range of design projects covering, for example:
* Water treatment
* Water distribution
* 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.
Providing leadership and mentoring to other electrical engineers, you will be responsible for checking and reviewing design documents and providing technical direction to projects.
Using your experience and expertise you will ensure that designs are fit for purpose and meet current legislation and standards.
You will lead the integration of the electrical & ICA design with that of other disciplines.
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.
Candidate Specifications
You will be knowledgeable about 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 assessment
* Writing system control strategies
* Factory and site acceptance tests of equipment
Essential:
* Qualified to HND level or higher in electrical, electronic or control engineering or a related discipline
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
* Understanding of the importance of prioritising health, safety, and environmental issues
* Experience of successfully delivering high quality outputs in accordance with design, quality and safety standards
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
* Experience of working in the water and/or wastewater industry
* Good understanding of pipeline hydraulics
* Good understanding of water and wastewater treatment processes
Benefits
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
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.
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