Principal / Associate Electrical Engineer - Southern England in Reading

The Water Utilities Division is expanding to meet growing project demands and is seeking Senior Electrical & Control Engineers to join our multidisciplinary team. Projects span the full design lifecycle from feasibility studies to detailed design, construction support, commissioning, and handover.

Key responsibilities

• Electrical power distribution design (LV and HV)
• Design and specification of communications networks and SCADA
• Specifying renewable and back‑up generation systems
• Cabling and installation design
• Instrumentation selection
• Factory and site acceptance tests of equipment
• Mentoring other electrical engineers, developing and checking designs, and providing technical direction to projects
• Ensuring designs meet current legislation and standards and are fit for purpose
• Integrating the electrical & control design with other disciplines

Qualifications

• HND level or higher in electrical, electronic or control engineering or a related discipline (Master’s degree preferred)
• Chartered status with a recognized Professional Institution (or willingness to pursue)
• Experience in electrical & control engineering design/consultancy within the water and/or wastewater industry
• Strong communication skills to interact with other disciplines and clients
• Willingness to contribute to and develop technical knowledge networks
• A drive to stay abreast of professional development and emerging technical solutions
• Understanding of prioritising health, safety, and environmental issues
• Capability to manage design delivery and projects
• Good understanding of pipeline hydraulics and/or water and wastewater treatment processes

Working arrangements

Hybrid working policy embraces flexibility and trust to meet client, team, and personal commitments.

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. We encourage individual expression and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Benefits

• Financial wellbeing: We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%. Life assurance equal up to 4 × your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 × 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.
• Employee Ownership: Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success. Employees have a stake and a voice in our business, with direct connection to our success through personal and group performance bonuses. Your voice matters, with the opportunity to connect directly with senior leadership through formal channels to help shape our future. For senior roles you will have a direct pathway towards ownership from day one.
• Health and wellbeing: Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues. Health cash plan to support everyday 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 programme, including support 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.
• Lifestyle: A minimum of 33‑35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays, 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.
• Enhanced family and carers leave: Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave. Shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay. Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
• Learning and development: Primary annual professional institution subscription. A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training and self‑development options.
• Networks, communities, and social outcomes: Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.