Electrical Design Manager - Water
London / Glasgow / Derby
Permanent
Office/Home Hybrid Working
Do you want to be a part of a growing M&E team? Can you collaborate with colleagues across UK and International projects? Are you an experienced Electrical Engineering Design Manager working within the UK water sector? Then, this could be the next adventure in your career.
Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow
To further expand our capability in delivering water sector MEP projects, we are looking for an experienced Electrical Design Manager to join us. You will use your experience to oversee the delivery of our Water projects to time and budget. Your role will be focused on the design environment, which while based in the UK, will involve day-to-day interaction with colleagues across our global hubs.
Your key responsibilities will be:
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Leading and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams to deliver water sector project work to agreed quality, time and budget requirements
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Using your electrical delivery experience to provide an effective technical gatekeeping role on delivery quality in recognition of client requirements. Ensuring compliance with standards relevant to the UK water industry
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Communicating with clients and other stakeholders including ensuring requirements are understood and documented and feeding this back into the project team's approach
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Effectively handling project risk using contractual processes and escalating matters as appropriate. Managing scope and change control effectively, professionally pushing back when the need arises
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Mentoring junior team members in electrical design development
Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.
The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.
On top of that, you’ll have:
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A degree in electrical engineering, control systems engineering or similar.
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Membership of a recognised professional institution
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Chartered Engineer status or equivalent
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Broad experience in electrical system design for the UK water sector. Experience developing control philosophies for MEICA systems and SCADA design
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Proven inter-personal Client facing skills and experience leading multi-disciplinary teams
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Experience programming design activities with other disciplines
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Hands on experience in Amtech Pro-Design and other relevant electrical design software. Experienced in 3D and BIM delivery
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Knowledge of relevant Water Industry Specifications (WIMES)
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Experience of applying CDM2015 regulations to design tasks
A place to work and so much more
At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity – and sometimes even our courage – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. We support our customers’ transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead by example by embedding environmental management, social responsibility and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers.
We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.
With offices primarily located in the Nordic region, the UK, North America and India, we are currently more than 7,500 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.
What we also offer:
To us, a fair reward is more than a competitive salary. We want to take care of our people professionally and personally as well.
Some of our benefits include:
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28 days' holiday plus all UK bank and public holidays
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Formalised development plans and yearly promotion opportunities
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Private health care, for you and your immediate dependents
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Flexible and hybrid working conditions
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Annual subscription fees paid for your membership of two Professional Institutions
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Group personal pension scheme – salary exchange
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Life assurance
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Cycle-to-work scheme
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Corporate gym membership
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Octopus EV scheme
As part of our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, we partner with the wisecampaign.org.uk to recruit for a better gender balance in our teams.
Got more questions?
If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition Specialist Laura Dobson at [email protected].
Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.
Equal opportunity employer.
COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age or disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
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