Electrical Design Engineer

Salary: up to £52,500 per annum plus bonus, car allowance and Veolia benefits

Hours: 40 hours per week 

Location: Remote, with occasional travel and overnight stays when required  

Due to ongoing success and continuing growth, Veolia is expanding its Engineering capability within the Technical Direction Energy Team. 

This Electrical Design Engineer position is suited to a design engineer that is looking to take on more responsibility and further develop their skills within the industrial and low carbon energy sector. They will be committed to delivering an outstanding service in the creation of electrical engineering design packages to enable the successful installation, commissioning and operation of a wide range of low carbon energy technologies.

What we can offer you:

• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

• Refer an Engineer to us once you’ve joined and earn £1000

• Access to our people’s pension scheme

• Free physiotherapy service 

• Discounts on everything from groceries to well known retailers

• Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental and financial health; so you can lean on us whenever you need to

• Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential 

What you'll be doing:

• Support and assist in the sales stage of a project taking responsibility for ensuring that conceptual design and tender preparation documents are provided in accordance with required timescales and quality standards.

• Translate and develop conceptual designs into turnkey projects to meet the functional and contractual specifications of secured orders.

• To produce project specific electrical designs in relation to power generation and industrial installations, inclusive of earthing systems, protection systems, cable sizing and fault studies. This is to include the production of appropriate drawings and documentation.

• Produce specifications, calculations and undertake component selection.

• To produce project specific scope of works specifications in order to obtain competitive installation quotations.

• Liaise with the Mechanical Design Engineers, the CAD team and the EC&I team in identifying the project requirements and on the development of the detailed design.

• To provide practical on-site support for Project Managers as and when required during installation phase through to commissioning and testing.

• To provide design input into “new technologies” as and when required.

What we're looking for:

If you’re a passionate engineer and are skilled in producing electrical engineering design packages and have the ability to take projects from concept through to delivery, we’d like to hear from you.

• Knowledge of the Combined Heat & Power industry or similar power generation technology such as diesel standby or STOR/Capacity market.

• Knowledge of heat pumps and their electrical requirements.

• Knowledge of solar PV systems.

• Designing of power systems ensuring compliance with BS7671.

• Proficient in designing LV distribution systems.

• Undertake discrimination studies and subsequent provision of protection system design and settings.

• Review of existing and design of additional earthing systems to comply with BS7671/7430.

• Experience in specifying and ordering LV equipment.

• Knowledge and experience in installation techniques with Low Voltage systems including earthing practices.

• Experience in designing cable management systems.

• An understanding and appreciation of HV systems.

• Proficient in designing control systems including digital, analogue and safety critical interfaces.

• Working knowledge of AutoCAD 2D(LT), AutoCAD Electrical, Trimble Pro Design and ETAP.

• Hold a recognised professional qualification in Electrical Engineering.

• Hold a current full valid driving licence.

What’s next?

Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.

We're proud to have been named as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for three consecutive years in 2023, 2024 and 2025. This consistent recognition reflects our commitment to our people, demonstrating that Veolia is not just transforming the environment, we're also transforming what it means to have a rewarding, purposeful career. 

We're dedicated to supporting you throughout your application journey, offering adjustments where reasonable and appropriate. As a proud Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who opt-in to the Disability Confident scheme, and meet the minimum criteria for our roles. 

We're also committed to ensuring that all applicants and colleagues receive fair treatment without discrimination on any grounds, aiming to create a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.