ICA / Electrical Project Engineer

Our client is a contractor that is working across several water frameworks in the UK and they are looking for ICA / Electrical Projects Engineers on a freelance basis for projects across the Southern Water , Affinity Water and Thames Water frameworks.  

The successful candidate will work within the MEICA and commissioning team, working alongside the many other disciplines and stakeholders that make up the project delivery team  

The role includes involvement in final design management, change control and factory acceptance testing of control panels and MCCs; the procurement, installation, and testing of instrumentation; and site acceptance testing, and commissioning  

Although much of the work is site based, there is some flexibility with respect to working from home for this role when site works do not require attendance. Attendance to UK manufacturing facilities for factory inspection and acceptance testing of electrical equipment will at times be necessary  

Key Responsibilities:  

- Reviewing designs and managing change control for the ICA scope of works, inclusive of instrumentation, plant, materials, networks, PLC and HMI software, and telemetry and SCADA interfacing  

- Procurement and supply chain management with respect to the ICA scope on the project  

- Ensuring compliance of ICA works with the applicable specifications and standards, and the application of safety and quality systems to the ICA scope of works, inclusive of ATEX compliance for instrumentation within a DSEAR environment  

- Planning, coordinating, and attending factory acceptance tests for local control panels and MCCs, inclusive of integrated testing with representative field equipment, telemetry, and SCADA  

- Managing and coordinating on-site ICA works, inclusive of modifications to existing client’s hardware, networks and systems, and the access and revision control and verification of software  

- Planning and coordinating ICA Worksite inspections, testing and pre-commissioning, inclusive of client acceptance and testing for local control panels and MCCs  

- Providing cover within the team for managing and supervising low risk LV and ELV electrical installation works when needed

- An experienced ICA engineer with a proven track record and with significant experience of working on Water Industry construction projects, preferably with experience of large and complex deliveries  

- A person who can operate effectively as part of a large project delivery team, while being proactive and collaborative in interfacing with multiple stakeholders and disciplines, and across multiple worksites  

- Comfortable engaging with clients and end users and has good communication skills  

- Committed to working and contributing to the highest safety standards within the construction industry  

- Commitment to Right first time in terms of quality and who can work within a high governance environment  

- Experience of working within, and administering works to, the framework of an NEC 3 contract would be of value  

- Strong engineering and technical skills.  

- Additional competencies in LV and ELV electrical works and experience of supporting the management and supervision of electrical installations is of value