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My Client is recruiting for an Electrical Engineer in the Water Sector
Under the direction of the Engineering Manager:
- Responsible for reviewing, digesting and technical translation of customer specific requirements from contract documentation
- Responsible for providing technical assistance, detailing equipment selections, and production of design deliverables to support a variety of Water Technologies products and systems.
- Provide technical assistance with standard products & proposals departments
- The Electrical Engineer will be significantly involved in the enquiry and execution phase of the project as well as providing support during the commissioning stages.
- Role includes engineering coordination with other disciplines internally and also with external sub vendors and clients within the UK and globally.
- For the right candidate there is an expectation with this role to work with the current Electrical Lead and within the next 12 to 18 months take over the Principal Electrical Engineer role and assist the Engineering Manager to lead and run the electrical department.
Role Delivery:
- To evaluate and review client particular specifications, current Industry Standards, together with National Regulations in order to ensure compliant Water Treatment designs, and produce technical clarifications and deviations to these specifications relevant to Water Treatment standard product designs. To assist in the development of contract scope of supply technical details during proposals documentation development.
- Responsible for reviewing Electrical data sheets and construction of electrical equipment specifications for procurement such as but not limited to Transformer Rectifiers, Control Panels, MCC's. Responsible for technical appraisal of supplier proposals and designs. Preparation of electrical and plant program design; supported by calculations and references.
- Preparation of package control documentation such as but not limited to Control Philosophies, Cause and Effect Charts, Logic Diagrams.
- Assisting in the preparation and review of proposal scope documents, producing technical recommendation reports, reviewing sales proposal client feedback, and engaging with clients and sub-contractors during pre-contract and post contract discussions.
- Responsible for producing Process Control Philosophies against Functional Design Specifications to ensure that relevant design information is coordinated to all disciplines and that process control aspects are included where required.
- Assist in resolving design issues during manufacture, installation, commissioning and operation of Water Treatment products and systems, and liaise with customers with respect to legacy design issues.
- To comply with, support and develop the Company Quality Assurance System - BS EN:ISO 9001:2008
- Developing and Debugging PLC/HMI programs.
- The role involves attending and supporting the project FAT's in the Test area on shop floor. This will require support for set up and Pre-FAT and be client facing for the duration of the FAT.
- There may be occasions that you would be required to attend vendor sites to witness Electrical Equipment testing.
- To assess the department workload in conjunction with the Engineering Manager and manage the priorities of workload tasks for the mechanical engineering design team.
- To assist the electrical design team and others in the implementation of company quality Q.A Procedures with regard to Engineering Design Document Control Procedures and assist in the maintenance of the document control system.
- Eliminate hazards and mitigate risks in all Water Treatment product and system design work as per the Hazardous Area Equipment Regulations and Low Voltage Directive
- Maintain an up-to-date awareness and knowledge of various water treatment processes, plant and equipment types and associated suppliers that may be associated to or influence the design of Water Treatment products or systems.
Experience and Qualifications:
- Degree/HNC/ONC or equivalent in Electrical Engineering or similar
- Ability to interpret a wide variety of technical instructions which may be presented in diagrammatic form and deal with technically factual information as well as information which is open to interpretation
- Water Sector or similar process related Industry experience
- Ideally experience in running a team of Engineers
- PLC programming - Desirable
- Experience in Electrochlorination packages. - Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of ATEX, IEC Ex, HAZOP - Desirable
- A good understanding of manufacturing and production methods and processes
- Experience of major Petrochem engineering specifications - Desirable
