Senior Electrical Engineer

We're looking for a Senior Electrical Project Engineer to join our Thames Water Major Projects team based on site at Maple Lodge, Rickmansworth.

Location: Maple Lodge, Rickmansworth
Hours: Full time, Permanent - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

We are seeking a Senior Electrical Project Engineer to work within our Thames Water Major Projects team. In this role, you will provide LV and HV electrical engineering expertise for industrial projects with particular emphasis on the water industry. As a quality-focused professional with a demonstrable history of managing Low and High Voltage Electrical works, HV switchgear and LV Motor Control Centre delivery within major projects, you'll play a key part in supporting Thames Water's infrastructure development.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Electrical Project Engineer, you'll be working within the Thames Water Major Projects team, supporting them in delivering design and build services for new and existing infrastructure assets. Your day to day will include:

• Reviewing and providing constructive feedback on electrical documentation including block cable diagrams, load schedules, cable schedules, and MCC/RTU electrical schematics, ensuring compliance with asset standards
• Representing Kier at electrical installation and MCC progress meetings, and liaising with Thames Water Operations team to coordinate electrical commissioning activities
• Reviewing electrical installation and commissioning works on site, conducting fault finding and system configuration for electrical equipment including MCCs and local control panels
• Engaging with the Supply Chain to provide innovative proposals and supporting the contractor procurement process whilst ensuring health & safety, environmental and quality standards are met
• Conducting thorough technical reviews of Electrical Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS), authorising Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), and ensuring proper tracking through Kier's Common Data Environment

What are we looking for?

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

• You have an HNC qualification in Electrical/Electronic or Instrumentation engineering or similar discipline
• You have experience in low voltage electrical installations on largescale water treatment works and a working knowledge of large motor control centres
• You demonstrate a good understanding of various communications protocols including Profibus, DeviceNet and Ethernet IP, and are familiar with SCADA software platforms
• You possess excellent interpersonal skills and can work effectively as part of a multi-discipline team, with the ability to engage others to achieve project goals
• You have sound knowledge of motor control systems, system architecture, fieldbus/communication networks, and ATEX installation practice within process/industrial environments

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.

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 #joinkier #LI-CH1.