Senior Or Principal Electrical Engineer

 

Description:

We are currently looking for a talented and motivated Senior or Principal Electrical Engineer to join our design team in Leeds as part of a multi-disciplinary department providing detailed designs for water related projects in the UK. This role can be worked flexibly with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office and the option of adjusted start and finish times.

Sweco have over 22,000 designers, engineers and consultancy experts across the UK and Europe and, together with our clients, we co-create solutions that address urbanisation, capture the power of digitalisation and make our societies more sustainable.

Our water teams have a global knowhow of industry leading technologies and are providing skills and inventive solutions across the full spectrum of lifecycle services in both water engineering and wider water management. These abilities are recognised by our clients, evidenced not least in our work on AMP8 Frameworks.

We’ll support you to develop your technical expertise so that you can become a real difference maker and develop sustainable and innovative solutions to address these issues. You’ll join a growing team of Engineers working together towards the best client outcomes.

We are looking for individuals who can challenge conventional thinking and work collaboratively to meet a wide range of business, environment and regulatory challenges for these clients. The role offers an opportunity for successful candidates to broaden and diversify their expertise.

What does the role involve?

As a Senior/Principal Electrical Engineer You'll Work Closely With Experienced Electrical And Mechanical Engineers Along With Colleagues In Other Disciplines From Across The Wider Water Business Unit In The UK And Ireland To Deliver Projects By
 

  • Undertaking outline and detailed designs and specifications for electrical, instrumentation and control works.
  • Providing day to day technical input as part of a team of engineers and technicians.
  • Ensuring design output is completed in accordance with the agreed scope of works, timescales and budgets.
  • Working in close collaboration with colleagues from other disciplines as required to deliver project requirements and added value to the Client.
     

To Be Successful In This Role You Will Have
 

  • Engineering, or equivalent, degree or be able to demonstrate a degree level of knowledge through relevant experience and be Chartered, or working towards, Chartered status
  • Experience of water-sector assets and capital projects is essential
  • Comfortable demonstrating your knowledge of all relevant regulations, standards, and codes of practice
  • Experience of leadership, mentoring and coaching of junior engineers
  • Strong stakeholder engagement skills
     

What’s in it for you?

This is an exciting time to join Sweco, and if you want to be part of a company who is small in all the best ways but large enough to provide a diverse and exciting workload, this may be the job for you.

If you believe you have the skill set required, are keen to join a business with genuine opportunities for career progression, then we’d love to hear from you.

Let’s transform society together!

Employee Benefits
 

  • Flexible and hybrid working (Flexworks Policy)
  • Competitive pension contribution
  • Life Assurance
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Company car or car allowance
  • Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme
  • Payment of two relevant professional subscriptions
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days per year)
  • Cycle2Work Scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme (wellbeing, mental health, financial and work advice)
  • Employee discounts via Sweco Benefit Select (Faircare)
  • Salary Sacrifice Electric Vehicle Scheme
  • We plant a tree for all new starters!

Organization Sweco
Industry Engineering Jobs
Occupational Category Senior or Principal Electrical Engineer
Job Location Leeds,UK
Shift Type Morning
Job Type Full Time
Gender No Preference
Career Level Experienced Professional
Experience 3 Years
Posted at 2026-07-01 5:10 pm
Expires on 2026-08-15