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Mott MacDonald Bentley is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join the Anglian Water @One Alliance in Peterborough, GB. In this full-time role offering agile working and a competitive salary, you will provide technical direction, review design deliverables, and mentor junior engineers on major water-sector capital projects.

Requirements

  • An engineering or equivalent degree, or demonstrable degree-level ability through relevant experience.
  • Experience of water-sector assets and capital projects.
  • Knowledge of all relevant regulations, standards, and codes of practice.
  • Experience in mentoring and coaching junior engineers.
  • Chartered status or working towards it is preferred.
  • Previous experience in a Design & Build environment is highly advantageous, but not essential.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Technical design review: Verify electrical designs, schematics, cable calculations, and contractor submissions to ensure compliance with standards and regulations.
  • Mentorship and leadership: Coach and mentor junior staff, graduates, and apprentices while supporting resource forecasting and performance management.
  • Multi-disciplinary collaboration: Work alongside multi-disciplinary engineers to manage quality, time, and cost throughout the design review process.
  • Health and safety compliance: Lead health and safety initiatives, including CDM participation and ensuring designs meet electrical standards.
  • Innovation and sustainability: Drive transformation by adopting new digital technologies and supporting sustainable, low-carbon design practices.
  • Potential transition routes: People from electrical design or project engineering roles in related sectors may bring relevant technical and design review skills, alongside meeting the core engineering requirements.

Job description

Mott MacDonald Bentley are recruiting for a Senior Electrical Engineer to join the Anglian Water @One Alliance.

As part of Anglian Water’s @one Alliance, we are on a mission to create a sustainable and resilient future for water. With an ambitious £2.3 billion capital investment in AMP8, we are revolutionising infrastructure, sustainability, and digital transformation to protect the environment and support growing communities

What will you be doing as our new Senior Electrical Engineer?

As a Lead Electrical Engineer, you will provide engineering technical direction to the discipline engineers in your area. You will provide design support for schemes and ensure all designs are fit for purpose and meet current legislation and standards.

You will be responsible for the checking and reviewing of electrical design deliverables produced by other electrical engineers in the @one Alliance and supply chain to ensure the processes and procedures are followed. You will be required to coach and mentor junior and less experienced members of the electrical team.

Key Accountabilities:

  • Collaborate with multi-disciplinary engineers to manage quality, time, and cost throughout the electrical design review process.
  • Ensure all electrical deliverables, including LV installations and instrumentation specifications, meet required standards and project specifications.
  • Review and verify electrical designs, schematics, cable calculations, and contractor submissions for accuracy and compliance.
  • Provide timely responses to construction site design queries and manage change requests effectively.
  • Support resource forecasting, recruitment, and performance management of senior electrical engineers within the Business Unit.
  • Lead health and safety compliance, including CDM participation and ensuring designs meet all relevant electrical standards and regulations.
  • Mentor and develop junior staff, including graduates and apprentices, fostering continuous improvement within the electrical team.
  • Drive innovation and transformation by adopting new digital technologies, embedding standard procedures, and supporting sustainable, low-carbon design practices.

A little bit about your skills, experience and behaviours…..

  • An engineering, or equivalent, degree, or be able to demonstrate a degree level of ability through relevant experience. Preferably be Chartered, or working towards, Chartered status.
  • Experience of water-sector assets and capital projects.
  • Knowledge of all relevant regulations, standards and codes of practice.
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Mott MacDonald

Senior Electrical Engineer - @One Alliance

Peterborough
Competitive salary
Experience of mentoring and coaching of junior engineers.
  • Previous experience in a Design & Build environment is highly advantageous, but not essential.
  • At @one Alliance, you’ll be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking team that is shaping the future of the UK’s water infrastructure. We offer a collaborative and innovative working environment, where your expertise will be valued and your ideas will drive meaningful change.

    What we can offer:

    At Mott MacDonald Bentley you will be offered a competitive salary which is commensurate based on your experience. Our core benefits include:

    • Pension matched by employer up to 7%
    • Option to purchase, sell and carry over annual leave
    • Life assurance / Private Medical Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance and Health Screening options
    • 26 weeks maternity leave, enhanced paternity and adoption leave/ Shared parental leave
    • Payment of annual professional institution subscription costs
    • Gym Membership discounts UK wide
    • Cycle to work scheme, interest free season ticket loans and discounted dining cards also available

    Other information

    This is a Mott MacDonald Bentley role, employed by Mott MacDonald.
    Mott MacDonald Bentley is a joint venture business, established in 1999 between civil engineering contractor JN Bentley and global management consultancy, Mott MacDonald.

    Mott MacDonald Bentley offers fully integrated design and build services to its clients, combining the contracting expertise of JN Bentley and the design specialisms of Mott MacDonald.

    This role is employed by Mott MacDonald but will involve working across the joint venture business, both with Mott MacDonald and JN Bentley colleagues.

    About Mott MacDonald
    Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management and development consultancy.

    Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

    A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.
    Our values: progress, respect, integrity, drive, excellence.

    We believe that because we care about what we do, we do things better.
    We know that our people are our most valuable asset, so we are dedicated to investing in them, through our comprehensive training and development schemes, exposure to the wider design and build business and endless opportunities.

    We are committed to creating a workplace where our people are safe, have a voice, can reach their full potential, and everyone shares in the rewards.

    You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to projects that benefit our communities – from helping to secure water supplies for future generations to protecting homes and businesses from flood risk – our projects make a real difference.

    Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
    A Mott MacDonald Bentley we welcome applications from all sectors of the community. We are dedicated to building a diverse workplace where everyone feels included, has the opportunity to thrive, and is treated with respect.

    Even if you don’t meet every requirement for this role but are excited about the opportunity, we encourage you to apply. Find out more about our approach to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion here: https://www.mottmacbentley.co.uk/people.

    We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment practices are barrier-free and as inclusive as possible. This includes making adjustments during the job application process and throughout your future career with us. Please call 01756 691572 or email recruitment@jnbentley.co.uk to discuss any such adjustments that we can make. You can read more about our Equal Opportunities Policy here: Equality, diversity and inclusion - Mott MacDonald

    Agile working
    We are committed to providing a flexible and agile working environment that supports both our employees and the needs of the business.

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