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Principal Electrical / EICA Engineer - Water Sector, Cardiff

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Cardiff, United Kingdom

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Other

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EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 8f79968f2f9a

Job Views: 5

Posted: 25.08.2025

Expiry Date: 09.10.2025

Job Description:

Are you an experienced Electrical Engineer with a passion for creating sustainable solutions? Join Stantec and help us tackle the urgent climate, environmental, and efficiency challenges facing our communities.

We are currently seeking Principal Electrical Engineers to join our team in the South West and Midlands. This role can be based out of our offices in Exeter, Bristol, or Cardiff in the South West or Birmingham, Derby, or Redditch in the Midlands, where you will grow our reputation within the local community and Water Business, by providing EICA design services for a range of projects.

As an experienced EICA Engineer, you will work in multidisciplinary teams and liaise with Project Managers, Design Managers, and Design Engineers as well as clients, supply chain partners, contractors, and other stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes for the projects and community. You will be involved in projects from optioneering and concept design through to outline and detailed design, as well as feasibility studies, site surveys, and site investigations.

We are excited by our growth prospects, and this is a good opportunity to join an experienced and ambitious team who will provide you with plenty of opportunities and support for career progression.

About You

• You will be an experienced Electrical Engineer with a Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related subject. You will ideally be Chartered or Incorporated with several years’ experience and background of EICA engineering design.
• You will be experienced in writing technical specifications, control philosophies, EICA schedules and drawings, reports, and be familiar with developing design solutions.
• You will be able to produce Single Line Diagrams, Block Cable Diagrams, Network Infrastructure Diagrams, as well as providing engineering input to other disciplines to enable development of multidisciplinary outputs such as General Arrangement Drawings, 3D models, and Process & Instrumentation Diagrams.
• An understanding of DSEAR and its requirements regarding EICA design and installation would also be an advantage.
• To be successful in this role, you will have strong communication skills and an ability to deliver technical presentations to clients and other design engineers, as well as input into collaborative design discussions including technical workshops, HAZOPs, and ALMs.
• Experience in the Water sector is an advantage, but we would also be interested in speaking with candidates with experience in the energy, infrastructure, and environmental sectors.
• You will also be expected to act as a leader and mentor to more junior Engineers.

Why Join us?

• Our People Culture: We're a close-knit team and very proud of our friendly and collaborative environment.
• Awards: Stantec was awarded the International Consulting Firm of the Year and Best Place to Work - Large Consulting Firms at the 2024 NCE awards, as well as being consistently recognized in the top 10 Corporate Knights most sustainable companies in the world.
• Great Benefits: Competitive salary, pension plan, holidays, free private medical insurance, discounted gym membership, and lots more.
• Flexible working arrangements
• Great Projects across sectors in the UK&I
• Industry-leading training and development, including paid professional subscriptions

To hear what some of our employees say about life at Stantec, please click on My Stantec Stories.

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Join us in creating sustainable solutions and tackling climate challenges. This role offers opportunities for growth, leadership, and making a meaningful impact in the water sector and beyond.

About Stantec

Stantec is a global community of over 31,000 employees across 450+ locations, working to support sustainable, healthy, and prosperous communities worldwide. We value diversity and inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunities.

If you are excited about this role but feel your experience doesn't exactly match, we encourage you to apply. We are committed to accessible recruitment and support for all applicants. Please contact [emailprotected] for assistance.

ReqID: 7808