Electrical Project Engineer

We're looking for an Electrical Project Engineer to join our Yorkshire Water Framework based in Leeds

Location: LeedsHours: 45 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

As an Electrical Project Engineer, you'll play a vital role in managing the design, installation, and commissioning of electrical systems within water construction projects. This is an opportunity to ensure that all electrical works are completed safely, on time, within budget, and in full compliance with industry regulations and project specifications. You'll be working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, supporting our commitment to delivering innovative solutions for our clients.

What will you be responsible for?

As an Electrical Project Engineer, you'll be working within the water construction team, supporting them in delivering safe, compliant, and high-quality electrical systems.

Your day to day will include:

• Leading electrical input from scheme inception, capturing operational requirements, asset standards, power resilience needs, and defining clear electrical scope through to concept design
• Developing and delivering the power and connections strategy, managing engagement with distribution network operators, supply upgrades, outages, and standby requirements
• Owning and managing electrical design delivery, ensuring compliant outputs through all design stages to project completion
• Providing site-based technical support during construction, resolving technical queries, and ensuring compliance with specifications and drawings
• Leading electrical testing and commissioning activities, coordinating integrated testing to achieve safe and compliant system energisation

What are we looking for?

This role of Electrical Project Engineer is great for you if:

• You have experience in electrical engineering within water construction or a related industry
• You hold a degree or equivalent qualification in electrical engineering or a related field
• You have a strong understanding of electrical system design, installation, and commissioning processes
• You possess knowledge of industry standards and regulations, including BS 7671, IEC, and health and safety requirements
• You have excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with clients and multidisciplinary teams

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities, you can see more information about our water business here. There's never been a better time to get involved, register your interest today and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us!

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to .

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