Senior Electrical Engineer (EICA)

Around the world, SYSTRA’s specialists plan, design, integrate, test, commission, project manage and deliver mass transit and mobility solutions that are relied on by more than 50 million people every day.

For more than 60 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their transport infrastructure with sustainability, accessibility and innovation at the heart of our designs. With over 10,300 colleagues globally and around 1000 in the UK & Ireland we are growing significantly and seeking out the very best talent to join the SYSTRA signature team and be part of leading the way in infrastructure design.

Context

With ambitious growth plans, this is an exciting time to join SYSTRA Ltd as we continue to develop and raise our profile in the UK, working across a variety of projects and industries, within Rail, Infrastructure, Water, Energy and the wider Built Environment.

 

We currently have an opportunity for a Senior Electrical Engineer with MEICA (Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Controls and Automation) experience to join our engineering team.  to join our engineering team.  This position within our M&E engineering team will suit a committed and ambitious engineer who can demonstrate good communication and interpersonal skills combined with the ability to play their part in a dynamic high-performance team.

 

The role will lead on engineering tasks and manage Engineers / Designers, Graduates and Apprentices in the efficient and effective delivery of client projects ensuring the needs of the Client and the business are met. 

Missions/Main Duties

• To lead and contribute to design and integration on projects, ensuring Client commitments are met, delivering against quality, time and budget.
• Monitor project team performance against contractual obligations and quality, making appropriate corrective interventions.
• Manage the checking and approval process to ensure compliance with both Client, project and SYSTRA processes. This includes the preparation and checking of engineering designs and calculations, taking responsibility for the management of design production.
• Ensure project requirements are effectively communicated to the team.
• Be expected to act as the Work Package Manager on small to medium sized projects.
• Working knowledge with all technical standards relevant to your discipline.
• Assist where required in work winning and marketing to maximise team and company opportunities.
• Apply procedures and systems to ensure the safety of staff and others affected by the operations of SYSTRA throughout design lifecycle.
• Compliance with all relevant health, safety and environmental legislation relevant to your discipline.
• Contribute to company-wide goals and business improvement.
• Any other duties as required.

People Management

• Responsible for the effective management, planning, leading and motivating of direct reports, inspiring everyone to reach their full potential.
• Application of procedures, initiatives and systems to ensure the safety and wellbeing of your team.
• Support, contribute to and recommend training for direct reports that develops their skills and experience to meet present and future skill requirements.
• Review and monitor staff performance via the formal appraisal process and other informal approaches ie. 121’s.

Profile/Skills

General

• Considerable expertise in own discipline to manage complex or non-standard solutions.
• Demonstrable skills of effective communication across multiple levels and stakeholders to present and discuss proposals, justifications and conclusions.
• Experience as a Line Manager is desirable.
• Experience in working with offshore production centres is desirable.
• Proficient working on multi-discipline projects.
• Demonstrable experience of delivering business results through effective planning and implementation
• Experience of project planning, delivery, budgets and timescales.
• To have achieved IEng or equivalent and show demonstrable progress towards Chartered status with a professional body / engineering institute i.e. ICE, IET, IMechE. or equivalent

Specific

• Good knowledge of mechanical and electrical design such a pumps, motor control centres (MCCs), screening equipment, low voltage electrical systems, motor control, electrical protection systems, PLCs, SCADA, telemetry and automation systems.
• Significant experience of undertaking design & delivery of projects within water, wastewater or similar process driven environments (chemical, food, petrochemical, pharmaceutical).
• Good knowledge of producing Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), complying with UK water industry standards.
• Significant experience with WIMES (Water Industry Mechanical and Electrical Specifications) and pumping system control philosophies.
• Good knowledge of HAZOP/HAZCON/ALM processes.
• Good understand of The Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (DSEAR) 2002.
• Qualification: HNC or equivalent.