Electrical Engineer

Closing Date

2025-12-19

Job Title: Electrical Engineer

Location: Falmer – Hybrid Working

Salary: up to £55,000 depending on skills and experience

About Us

At Southern Water, we’re shaping the future of engineering in the water and wastewater sectors. Our projects impact communities and the environment, delivering innovative and sustainable solutions that make a real difference. We’re looking for a skilled and motivated Engineer to join our team and contribute to the delivery of high-quality, technically robust designs across our capital delivery programmes.

Why You’ll Love This Role

This is your opportunity to work on impactful water and wastewater projects from concept through to delivery. You’ll be part of a multidisciplinary team, providing technical support, managing design deliverables, and helping to solve complex engineering challenges. You’ll also have the chance to mentor junior engineers and contribute to continuous improvement and innovation across our engineering function.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical capability on water and/or wastewater projects.
• Assist in the coordination and delivery of design packages.
• Prepare and check datasheets, calculations, drawings, and reports.
• Undertake quality assurance checks and resolve complex design problems.
• Support project planning and contribute to estimating task durations.
• Ensure designs meet regulatory and customer expectations.
• Promote safety, sustainability, and compliance in all aspects of work.
• Travel to sites and offices across the region as required.

What We’re Looking For

• MEng/BEngor equivalent in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
• Experience in water or wastewater design and asset management.
• Strong technical problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Proficiency in MS Office and other relevant technical software.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel.
• Ideally, professional membership of a relevant institution or working towards it.

Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role?

Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, because delivering water for life is our core purpose. To achieve this, we need 24/7 support in place to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently. All our employees understand the importance of out-of-hours incident support – because when problems appear, fixing them is our top priority. That’s why our people join together and support when and however needed to make sure our customers get the service they deserve. Joining the Southern Water family means you’ll become part of our incident support team. During your interview, your manager will speak to you about any incident support rotas that apply to your position.

Privacy Statement:

Please note: If you are an existing Southern Water employee, you will need to confirm within your application that your Manager is aware of your application.

All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. You will need to provide evidence of eligibility (e.g. a passport or long birth certificate and proof of NI) and current proof of address (dated within the last 3 months), will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you do not meet these criteria, your application will not be considered.

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