Principal Electrical / EICA Engineer - Water Sector

Are you an experienced Electrical Engineer with a passion for creating sustainable solutions? Join Stantec and help us tackle the urgent climate, environmental and efficiency challenges facing our communities. We are currently seeking Principal Electrical Engineers to join our team in the South West and Midlands. This role can be based out of our offices in the South West & Wales (Exeter, Bristol or Cardiff) or the Midlands (Birmingham, Derby or Redditch), where you will grow our reputation within the local community and Water Business by providing EICA design services for a range of projects.

As an experienced EICA Engineer, you will work in multidisciplinary teams and liaise with Project Managers, Design Managers, Design Engineers, clients, supply chain partners, contractors and other stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes for the projects and community. You will be involved in projects from optioneering and concept design through to outline and detailed design, as well as feasibility studies, site surveys and site investigations. We are excited by our growth prospects and this is a good opportunity to join an experienced and ambitious team who will provide you with plenty of opportunities and support for career progression.

• Work in multidisciplinary teams and liaise with Project Managers, Design Managers, Design Engineers, clients, supply chain partners, contractors and other stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes for the projects and community.
• Be involved in projects from optioneering and concept design through to outline and detailed design, as well as feasibility studies, site surveys and site investigations.
• Act as a leader and mentor to more junior Engineers.
• Deliver technical presentations to clients and other design engineers, including input to collaborative design discussions such as technical workshops, HAZOPs and ALMs.

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related subject.
• Chartered or Incorporated status with several years’ experience in EICA engineering design within the water industry.
• Experience in writing technical specifications, control philosophies, EICA schedules and drawings, reports and developing design solutions.
• The ability to produce Single Line Diagrams, Block Cable Diagrams, Network Infrastructure Diagrams and provide engineering input to other disciplines to enable multidisciplinary outputs such as General Arrangement Drawings, 3D models and Process & Instrumentation Diagrams.
• Understanding of DSEAR and its requirements regarding EICA design and installation.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to deliver technical presentations and collaborative workshop facilitation.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.

• Our People Culture: We're a close knit team and very proud of our friendly and collaborative environment.
• Stantec was named as one of the best 50 companies to work for in the UK in the 2025 Glassdoor employee's choice awards.
• Great Benefits: Competitive salary, pension plan, holidays, free private medical insurance, discounted gym membership and lots more.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Great projects in all of our sectors across the UK&I.
• Industry leading training and development as well as paid professional subscriptions.