EICA Design Lead Engineer

My Client is recruiting for a EICA Design Lead Engineer in the Water Sector

This role requires an expert knowledge in the field of Electrical Engineering, including Instrumentation, Control and Automation (EICA) design with a specific focus on the water/wastewater treatment industry. Ideally the EICA Design Lead Engineer will have extensive experience in the development of EICA design solutions municipal settings and will be expected to support projects in the industrial sector.

The EICA Design Lead Engineer will be required to provide design leadership which will extend to mentorship of intermediate and junior designers and project engineers. the EICA Design Lead Engineer will integrate within our multi-disciplinary design team and will work along-side external consultants and supply chain partners to develop robust design solutions.

The EICA Design Lead Engineer will play a major part in solution selection, EICA design, application engineering, proposal support and operational support. Experience in the development of the whole cycle of treatment processes from the concept and detailed design stage through to commissioning and handover is essential.

The EICA Design Lead Engineer will demonstrate a strong understanding of the quality, safety and commercial drivers associated with the design and delivery projects and will be expected to bring an innovative approach to bespoke projects. The EICA Design Lead Engineer will constantly promote electrical safety, in electrical equipment selection and installation and will encourage an awareness of electrical safety across the organisation.

The EICA Design Lead Engineer UK reports to the Design Manager UK.

The role may require the EICA Design Lead Engineer to support the design of Company projects based in Ireland. The extent of this support is anticipated to include internal check and review processed, and to occasionally cover the design input on projects.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supporting the Design Manager to deliver Group design works across UK for public and private sector clients (with occasional support of projects in Ireland).
• Perform preliminary and detailed EICA design of water / wastewater treatment plants.
• Application of appropriate software to provide advice, solutions and successful outcomes to achieve contract objectives.
• Developing and adopting standards in design to streamline engineering tasks.
• Liaise and develop relationships with external consultants, supply chain partners, contractors and other stakeholders.
• Determine the applicable design and installation standards, and ensuring they are applied on projects.
• Actively mentoring, training and providing guidance to staff within the EICA engineering team.
• Developing cable schedules, block diagrams, and single line diagrams.
• Ability to plan and develop electrical layout drawings, including cable runs and ducts, using CAD packages or Software as applicable.
• Developing motor and instrumentation schedules.
• Developing of drive and load schedules.
• Developing of hardwired interlock schedules.
• Experience of developing I/O, FDS and Control Philosophies for Water and Wastewater infrastructure.
• Contribute to functional design specifications.
• Testing (FAT and SAT) of MCC and control panels.
• Inspection and assessment of electrical installations.
• Assist the development of commissioning procedures and project specific plans.
• Assisting the commercial/estimating team members in developing CAPEX and OPEX models for electrical, instrumentation, control and automation equipment and systems.
• Technical specification and report writing.
• Occasional travel required to project sites will be required.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor (Hons) Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Significant experience in EICA Design in water / wastewater sector.
• Chartered status preferred; working towards Chartered status is essential.
• Professional Membership of a relevant institution.
• Proven experience in delivery of technical designs.
• Excellent technical and commercial knowledge of electrical infrastructure design, construction, and commissioning.
• Experience of electrical installations, MCC, SCADA and PLCs in the water / wastewater industry.
• Familiarity in design of site power distribution, cabling, pumps, DOL and start-delta drives, variable speed drives and the various types of motorized plant common within the water / wastewater industry.
• Strong organisational skills and report writing experience with experience of relevant electrical standards.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite and a knowledge 2D/3D CAD software.
• Ability to work efficiently, whether on their own or in a team environment.
• Strong People Skills
• Diligent with an attention to detail.
• Full and Clean UK driving licence.