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Project engineer - electrical

Yorkshire Water
Project engineer
€50,000 a year
Posted: 15 May
Offer description

Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:

* We offer a competitive salary, 4b, depending on experience, £45,861 - £57,326
* A company car benefit
* Annual incentive related bonus - £1000 maximum Bonus Opportunity for the Performance Year
* Development opportunities in line with the Project Engineer Electrical progression plan
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus two extra wellness days!
* Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
* A great benefits package – choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover.
* Retail savings scheme
* Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!

Location: Yorkshire Region (Bradford, Leeds, Sheffield, York, Hull) Remote working with regular travel to Yorkshire Water sites and offices, typically 2-3 days a week

Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Engineer Electrical to join the Engineering Team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you?


What we do

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it’s so much more than this.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region’s health, wellbeing, and prosperity.

New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. Engineering are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

Engineering sits within the Engineering Team in our Asset Delivery department and has accountability for all Instrumentation, Control Systems and Automation within the Yorkshire Water across the whole project lifecycle. As well as governing our C&I assets we have a programme of work to the value of ~£70m across AMP8 to ensure our assets remain regulatory compliant and resilient to provide safe drinking water and protect the environment.

The Project Engineer Electrical will work alongside our Engineers, Project Managers and Technicians to develop the relevant standards to which the company will operate and deliver projects to those standards. The role could suit an experienced C&I Engineer or someone looking to develop in this area. Continuous training is available to develop and maintain experience with the latest technologies and industry standards.


Where you fit in

* Design, develop, deploy and test business critical Electrical services in one or more of the following areas:
o Instrumentation
o PLC & HMI/LOI systems (Programmable Logic Controllers & Human Machine Interfaces / Local Operator Interfaces)
o SCADA systems (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) applications
o Site data networks
* To take a technical and financial lead role on projects, responsible for the delivery of best value & ensuring technical outcomes are aligned to business requirements.
* To ensure projects are developed and delivered to the appropriate quality, standards and specifications.
* To ensure projects are compliant with all necessary statutory legislation including Health and Safety and Construction Design and management (CDM) requirements as appropriate, acting as Principal Contractor.
* Ensure all projects follow a formal customer handover process against the agreed scope.
* To ensure the creation and modification of assets results in safe, compliant, reliable, affordable assets that are aligned with operational risk.
* Provide technical input into developing short and long term strategic plans.


What skills & qualifications you will need

* Electrical Engineering degree or equivalent Engineering Apprenticeship & ONC/HNC/BTEC in Electrical Engineering.
* To have a broad experience with electrical and ICA equipment and can use this experience to produce engineered solutions to resolve business risks and other issues.
* Qualifications and experience to facilitate YW Electrical Authorisation (LV).
* To make suggestions to or challenges the use of PLC, HMI, SCADA, Telemetry and the various instruments commonly found on YW sites.
* To make changes to and diagnose issues with PLC, HMI, SCADA, Instrumentation and understand the need for change control.
* Is able to highlight complex technical issues and supports and contributes to resolution.
* Understands the principles of Construction Design Management (CDM).
* Current valid driving licence and flexibility to travel across the Yorkshire region


You will also benefit from having

* Ability to manage & prioritise workload whilst maintaining effective operational relationships.
* Ability to work effectively with equipment manufacturers to identify shortfalls & propose enhancements.
* Ability to understand risk issues on site as well as construction risks.
* Ability to carry out Investigation, report writing & communication skills.

Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, it’s important to us that we support flexible working patterns and job share options (when we can), to help you make the best of both your work and home life. We know that juggling childcare responsibilities or getting that ideal work/life balance isn’t always easy!

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