Electrical Department Lead Engineer

Xylem is a Fortune 500 water technology company with approximately 23,000 employees in over 100 countries and a mission to help our customers solve water problems and challenges through innovative technology solutions and expertise. We are the world's leading provider of efficient, innovative, and sustainable water technologies that ensure water is used sustainably, optimally managed, preserved, and reused.

Under the direction of the Engineering Manager:

• Responsible for the day-to-day running of the Electrical Engineering Team.
• Responsible for reviewing, digesting, and technical translation of customer-specific requirements from contract documentation.
• Provide technical assistance, detailing equipment selections, specifications, and production of design deliverables to support a variety of Water Technologies products and systems.
• Supervise design output content from a team of Electrical engineers and manage Electrical design engineering resourcing and scheduling.
• Mentor and develop Engineers, foster a collaborative, high-performance engineering culture, and set engineering best practices.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate and review client specifications, current Industry Standards, and National Regulations to ensure compliant designs.
• Review Electrical data sheets and construct electrical equipment specifications for procurement.
• Prepare package control documentation such as Control Philosophies, Cause and Effect Charts, Logic Diagrams.
• Assist in the preparation and review of proposal scope documents and engage with clients and sub-contractors during discussions.
• Review Process Control Philosophies and Functional Design Specifications to ensure coordination of design and engineering information.
• Assist in resolving design issues during manufacture, installation, commissioning, and operation of products and systems.
• Comply with, support, and develop the Company Quality Assurance System – BS EN:ISO 9001:2015.
• Assess department workload and manage priorities of tasks for the Electrical engineering design team.
• Attend and support project FATs in the Test area on the shop floor.
• Lead the Electrical team, coaching, mentoring, and developing team members.
• Implement company quality Q.A Procedures regarding Engineering Design Document Control Procedures.
• Eliminate hazards and mitigate risks in all product and system designs.
• Maintain up-to-date awareness and knowledge of various water treatment processes and associated suppliers.

Skills:

• An Engineering qualification at Degree level or equivalent in an Electrical discipline.
• Ability to interpret a wide variety of technical instructions presented in diagrammatic form.
• Good problem-solving ability and a creative approach for new ideas.
• Experience in Electro chlorination packages desirable.
• Experience with PLC programming.
• Knowledge and experience of ATEX, IEC Ex, HAZOP desirable.
• Experience of major Petrochem engineering specifications e.g. BP & Shell desirable.
• A good level of computer literacy.
• A good understanding of manufacturing and production methods and processes.
• Confidence and capability with numbers.
• High level of attention to detail.
• Good team-working skills and attitude.
• Good communication, presentation, and reporting skills.
• Ability to work in an organised way with effective prioritisation and planning.
• Experience supervising teams.