Principal Electrical Engineer

Start here. Grow here. Are you ready to shape the future of water infrastructure? We’re looking for a Principal Electrical Engineer to join our growing Water Solutions team in London, St Albans, Croydon, or Basingstoke. In this role, you’ll have the chance to contribute meaningfully to sustainable water solutions across multiple regions. You will support the delivery of projects including multi‑million‑pound water and wastewater schemes and have the opportunity to contribute to long‑term major frameworks over AMP8 and AMP9 including:

• South West Water– Framework for Engineering Consultancy Services: Lot 3 - Multi‑Discipline Engineering Design
• Wessex Water– Capital Delivery Partner Framework Agreement: Lot 2 - Design Consultant
• Severn Trent Water– Lot 1 Major Projects Framework: Supporting AMP8 delivery plan valued at a TotEx of £14.9 billion
• Severn Trent D&B Projects– Supporting Tier 1 contractors on major non‑infrastructure wastewater schemes
• Southern Water Strategic Delivery Partner (SDP) Frameworks: Lot 1: Non‑infrastructure water projects; Lot 2: Non‑infrastructure wastewater projects
• Southern Water Low Complexity and Infrastructure Frameworks: Lot 2: Wastewater Infrastructure; Lot 3: Infrastructure Framework– Partnering exclusively with Tier 1 contractors to deliver efficient and sustainable water and wastewater solutions

Working flexibly, you’ll visit client sites and collaborate with teams across multi‑year frameworks. As part of our thriving business, you’ll take on rewarding multi‑disciplinary projects from inception to delivery, creating innovative solutions that enhance the environment and improve communities.

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Electrical and ICA Design: Undertake the design and review of electrical and ICA elements in wastewater and water infrastructure / treatment projects, and offer advice, where necessary in a technical expert role.
• Delivery: Feasibility studies, outline and detailed design, and construction / commissioning support.
• Quality: Ensure high technical quality, contribute to bids, and maintain client relationships.
• Project Management: Manage project budgets, schedules, and deliverables to meet agreed targets.
• Collaborate: With multidisciplinary teams and with clients and stakeholders to buy in to solutions, also contributing to AECOM’s wider technical capability and innovative approach.
• Leadership: Manage direct reports, inspire technical excellence, and support the growth of fellow engineers.

Enjoy the perks. At AECOM you'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well‑being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work‑life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

Qualifications Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Here’s what we’re looking for:

• BEng or MEng in Electrical Engineering with experience in water and wastewater treatment.
• Chartered Member of a relevant Professional Institution.
• Proven expertise in producing, reviewing, and approving engineering reports, designs, drawings, and specifications.
• A problem‑solver at heart, confident in taking ownership of challenging technical issues and seeing them through to resolution.
• Exceptional client and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience in team leadership, mentoring, and line management.

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at ReasonableAdjustments@aecom.com. At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.