Electrical Engineer

Alfa Laval UK&I are currently looking for an Electrical Engineer to join our Projects Team

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About the job

Weare looking for an Electrical Engineerto join our projects team based in Keele or Camberley UK. As an Electrical/Automation Engineer you will be responsible for electrical-automation system design documentation for standard solutions and for customer specific solutions predominantly in wastewater treatment. The job responsibilities include bid/quotation support engineering and design specifications for procurement test of engineered solutions documentation and technical support throughout the project lifecycle.

Key tasks

• Handling of the electrical part of our whole portfolio of mid to large size projects at the same time in accordance with time specification and budget established by the main PM.

• Specification and procurement/supplier management for control panels and instrumentation for our components systems and plants.

• Management of subcontractors carrying out electrical installation

• Creating or reviewing wiring diagrams provided by suppliers

• FAT of control panels and other equipment at supplier premises around the UK

• Producing any necessary project specific technical documentation such as control philosophy equipment schedules O&M manuals etc as needed

• Participate in proposal and sales work in collaboration with our sales team

• Ensure cost optimization on projects by optimizing design procurement of electrical equipment with support from the project team

• Support start-up commissioning and troubleshooting on site or remotely if possible.

• Any other various electrical engineering duties required to achieve project and department goals

Who are you

• Wearelookingfor anexperiencedElectricalEngineerwithsolid workingexperiencein asimilarrole. Youmusthaveanappreciationofengineeringfundamentals you areableto read and modify electrical schematics andhaveagoodknowledgeofgeneralelectricalengineeringprinciples.

• Youare autonomous motivated andagile with a customerfocusedapproach toprojects includinganappreciationoftime must beself-reliantinprioritisinginitiatingandcompletingmultipletasks for multiple stakeholders in a fast-pacedenvironment.

• You have fantastic communication skills abletonetworkandgenerateinternalrelationships are confident in communicating with customers whether that be in person or remotely. You arecommerciallyawarewithin aprojectsenvironmentand can provideconciseupdatestopeersand management. You are structuredandorganised withthe ability to take initiative and drivetasksthroughtocompletion. You must be willing to travel to customer and supplier sites across the UK and Ireland for short duration meetings and activities.

Whatyouknow

• You have an HNC/HND in an electrical engineering discipline degree preferred and/or have served significant time in engineering related roles.

• You have a solid understanding ofrelevant UK Standards and WIMESspecifications with an understandingATEX / DSEAR regulations being beneficial but not mandatory.

• You have knowledge of motors variable frequency drives pumps flow meters sensors control valves etc.

• You have a good working knowledge of PLC / HMI / SCADA systems particularly Siemens Allan Bradley and B&R and various communication protocols.

• A background with some of Alfa Lavals products would be desirable particularly in decanter centrifuges drum thickeners and belt thickeners.

What we can offer

Alfa Laval UK&I currently provides a wide range of benefits schemes and initiatives to our employees including:

• Holiday entitlement of 25 days Bank holidays

• Simply Health Health cash plan available to enter worth over 2500 annually

• Life Assurance 4x annual salary when you remain in the pension

• Training and Career Development potential

• Cycle to work scheme

• Tech scheme benefit

• This is an office-based role with some flexibility on home working on completion of successful probationary period

Our commitment to integrity

We care about diversity inclusion and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioural traits can provide important insights into a candidates fit to a role. To help us achieve this we apply Pymetrics assessments and upon application you will be invited to play the assessment the games is mandatory.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and secure workplace we conduct background checks on final candidates for this addition you will need to show your right to work in the UK.

For more information please contact

Reece Watmore Talent Acquisition Partner

We are looking forward to hearing from you soon so send your application without delay this role will remain live until the position is filled.

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