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Mott MacDonald Bentley have an exciting opportunity for a talented electrical design engineer to join their team delivering water and wastewater projects across our Northumbrian Water, Yorkshire Water and United Utilities frameworks.
Mott MacDonald Bentley are a fully integrated design and construction business that harnesses the contracting strength of JN Bentley and the design specialisms of Mott MacDonald.
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.
As an award-winning employee-owned company and partner to many UK water companies, we place great emphasis on our people and their development. We constantly strive to improve ourselves and those we work with.

Job Description
We are looking for a talented electrical design engineer to play a pivotal role within our water and wastewater treatment design team based out of our city centre office in Leeds (please refer to agile working for full details).
Projects are developed from feasibility through to detailed design and construction, allowing project teams to see the full lifecycle. This enables a strong culture of continuous improvement, to provide on-going efficiencies to the client, and promote best-practice across the industry. If you thrive in a varied, fast-paced environment, and are committed to delivering the best outcomes for the client and end users, then we want to hear from you!

You will undertake electrical and ICA (EICA) design across all design stages of water and wastewater schemes in both infrastructure and non-infrastructure as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Your typical duties and responsibilities will include the preparation of and / or supervision of the following design outputs;

• Work collaboratively with members of the MMB and client project teams and contribute to creating a positive and engaging environment.
• Supervise the work of more junior electrical engineers, providing technical and professional guidance to aid their development. Manage design quality control processes, and checking and reviewing the work of others.
• Contribute to driving an excellence and ‘right first time’ culture in the team, including identifying and helping to address any competency gaps in the electrical design.

• Preparation and/or supervision of the development of drawings for
  • Preparation of drawings for plant general arrangements,
  • Power single line diagrams,
  • Cable block diagrams,
  • P&IDs,
  • Control system architecture drawings
  • Instrument Schedules
  • Load Schedules
  • I/O schedules
  • Control Philosophy
  • Technical specifications
  • Attendance at FAT and SAT’s
• Managing the interfaces and integration of the EICA design with that of other disciplines and production of documentation, including user requirement specifications / control philosophies, tender documentation, schedules and design reports.
• Undertaking asset condition surveys and attending factory and site acceptance tests to provide technical advice and guidance.
• Support our commercial and procurement colleagues to engage with suppliers and subcontractors and undertake technical reviews of their design/equipment.
• Engage with the appropriate Mott MacDonald Practices and develop relationships with the wider Mott MacDonald Group to enhance yours and MMB’s performance.

We will support your development in technical, management or commercial/client-facing directions, or a combination thereof - you will have control of your own career path.
Our flexible working environment will allow you to take a blended approach to working from home, office and on site to suit your needs and the needs of your projects, and we will provide you with the support you require to develop personally and professionally in a dynamic design-and-construct environment.

We are seeking an electrical engineer who can demonstrate the following attributes:

• Water or wastewater non-infrastructure and infrastructure design experience.
• Experience of successfully delivering high quality outputs in accordance with design, quality and safety standards.
• You will be preferably chartered with the IET or showing demonstrable progress towards chartership with a good technical knowledge of electrical and ICA (EICA) engineering, being able to advise other disciplines regarding aspects of their design as it impacts EICA engineering issues.
• Good technical knowledge of electrical and ICA (EICA) engineering
• Strong communication skills to interact with other engineering disciplines and clients
• Able to demonstrate knowledge and experience in LV (HV would be an advantage) distribution systems, motor control centres / control panels, electrical installation practices, SCADA and telemetry systems
• Able to demonstrate knowledge and experience of current instrumentation and communication protocols
• Awareness of DSEAR and ATEX
• Ability to write and deliver clear and concise EICA design deliverables across all design stages of a projectKnowledge of typical water and wastewater treatment works would be beneficial
• A team player capable of working with others to consistently deliver
• Willingness to contribute to and develop technical knowledge networks
• A drive to be abreast of professional development and knowledge of current and emerging technical solutions
• An understanding of procurement and construction with experience in delivering safe and efficient innovative and sustainable solutions.
• Proactive approach and growth mindset, with an ability to adapt to changing scenarios. Think differently, challenge the norm and be courageous

Location:
Our office in Leeds will be the principal place of work, however we are committed to providing a flexible and agile working environment that supports both our employees and the needs of the business.

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 up to 7%
• Competitive annual leave and the option to purchase additional annual leave
• Life assurance
• Enhanced parental leave
• Annual professional institution subscription costs
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including cycle to work scheme and interest free season ticket loans

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.

Equality, diversity and inclusion
We are an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. We promote an open and transparent culture and a workplace where everyone feels included and is treated fairly and with respect.

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