Senior Electrical and Control Engineer

Location/s: Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, Reading, Cambridge; UK
Recruiter contact: Nicola Coyle 

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. 

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. 

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About the Division 

The Water Utilities Division is Mott MacDonald’s centre of excellence for responding to the UK and Ireland's water and wastewater challenges. The work we do is at the forefront of ensuring safe water supplies for future generations, preventing urban flooding, and improving the health of our rivers and coastal environments. Our multi-disciplinary teams provide a variety of services throughout the full project life cycle, from advisory services and feasibility studies to outline and detailed design. Together, we deliver best-in-class solutions to our clients while offering diverse and technically stimulating opportunities to our people.

Overview of the role

Join our growing, multidisciplinary Water Utilities Division and deliver electrical, instrumentation, control and automation (EICA) solutions on nationally significant projects as the water sector responds to the generational challenges of climate change and growing demand.

You will be leading EICA project teams, shaping key design decisions, and collaborating closely with colleagues local and international, the client, and contractors. You will also support and mentor junior staff and contribute to the overall technical excellence of the team and your projects. As your career develops, you can pursue technical, commercial, or people leadership depending on your interests and skills. 

We are looking for people to join us in driving excellence, innovation and efficiency in project delivery. Alongside varied day-to-day EICA engineering work, we offer opportunities to specialise in skills such as lightning protection or functional safety.

We have worked on projects such as Thames Water’s Wastewater Asset Assurance Programme, Thames Tideway Tunnel, Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme, and the Fens Reservoir.  

Depending on the needs of each project, you will undertake a wide range of electrical & ICA tasks, such as: 

• Low and medium voltage power distribution design
• Design of control systems
• Design of communications systems including telemetry and SCADA
• Specifying renewable and standby power generation systems
• Developing plant layouts, cabling, and installation design 
• Process & instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs)
• Instrumentation selection
• Writing system control strategies and functional descriptions
• Factory and site acceptance tests of equipment
• Commissioning of systems 

If you are working towards professional registration with the IET, you will have access to an industry representative within our team, and we offer mentoring, community, and targeted support to help you progress towards this goal.

We welcome applications from engineers who have experience in either electrical engineering OR ICA engineering. You will be supported to broaden your capability across both disciplines and develop into an integrated EICA lead, managing combined teams of electrical and control engineers.

Candidate specification

Essential:

• Qualified to HND level or higher in electrical, electronic or control engineering or a related discipline
• Experience in electrical and/or control engineering design
• Experience leading and taking technical ownership of EICA design activities on projects 
• Thorough approach to engineering design and strong technical judgement 
• Commitment to excellence, innovation, and professional development

Desirable:

• Master’s degree in electrical, electronic or control engineering or a related discipline
• Chartered with the IET or an equivalent body
• Experience of working in the water and/or wastewater industry 
• Experience working for UK or Ireland utilities
• Experience using electrical design/modelling software and/or intelligent P&IDs  

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. 

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Agile working  

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion 

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

AI Usage

At Mott MacDonald, we see the value AI can bring, but we take a people-first approach to hiring. While AI tools can help candidates prepare and build confidence, every application and hiring decision is reviewed by our recruitment and hiring teams. We encourage the responsible use of AI while ensuring we get to know the real person behind the application.

Accessibility

We want you to feel supported and able to perform at your best throughout our recruitment process. If there is anything we can do to make applying or interviewing with us more accessible, please contact us at [email removed] and we'll be happy to discuss how we can help.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level o