Lead Electrical Engineer

Whatever stage you're at in your career, with us you'll have an opportunity to grow and develop. We help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards. We're problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure.

This role will be within our water and wastewater capital project delivery team. Our teams deliver large-scale capital programmes aimed at keeping water infrastructure resilient for the long-term while protecting the environment.

As our Electrical Site Team Leader within the Construction Team, you'll supervise projects from inception through to completion on the Anglian Water contract based in Colchester. Reporting to the Site Manager, you'll manage day-to-day activities of delivery teams and subcontractors, ensuring projects are completed safely, on time, and within budget while meeting required quality and performance standards.

You'll take full accountability for on-site SHEQ performance, including completing inspections, toolbox talks, risk assessments, method statements, and recording near misses. You'll also ensure appropriate welfare facilities, valid training and qualifications for site personnel, and accurate completion of all SHEQ and corporate documentation.

The role requires strong coordination with suppliers, subcontractors, and internal teams, attendance at progress and review meetings, and oversight of multiple concurrent projects. You'll actively work to minimise physical and non-physical waste, support efficient delivery, and maintain high standards of personal health and safety across all site operations.

Do you have knowledge and experience in the water industry? Have you gained a certificate in Site Safety Management (or attended a 5-day course)? Are you trained and experienced in Electrical Installations in the construction industry? Are you an effective manager of sub-contractors, and can you influence client judgement? Do you have basic Management training, skills & experience, with a good understanding of legislative and corporate SHEQ / Industry / Legal requirements? Have you got comprehensive IT abilities including MS Suite, alongside good Project and programme management skills? Are you a good communicator, able to communicate detailed data to a non-data literate audience and be able to pass on skills?

The role will be site-based, requiring regular communication together with other members of the construction and delivery team based in our local office.

• Contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme
• Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• Private health care single cover
• Health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more!
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Discretionary bonus scheme

We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs. Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We're responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet.

Whether you're a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development. We'd encourage you to apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. Some of our roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of our induction.