# Principal EICA Design Engineer (Water Sector)

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

We are seeking a Principal EICA Design Engineer to join our Regulated Water Asset Design team. You will work independently and within a team environment to design and deliver technical solutions for various types of facilities and capital projects.

**Key Responsibilities**

- Deliver EICA design inputs for infrastructure related projects.

- Prepare and review EICA package deliverables such as technical specifications, calculations, reports, datasheets, schedules, control philosophies, user requirement specifications and associated EICA documentation.

- Review and execute tender evaluations.

- Participate in proposals, scoping of work, identifying key tasks, packages and developing resourcing/time estimates.

- Understand requirements in relation to installations relating to DSEAR and EICA equipment in explosive atmospheres.

- Participate and manage inspection, testing, setting to work and commissioning stages relevant to ICA equipment and installations.

- Attend factory acceptance tests for panel, PLC/HMI application software and SCADA.

- Coach and mentor ICA discipline junior staff.

**Requirements**

- Degree qualified (IET accredited) in electrical or control engineering, or the minimum of an electrical/control HND with substantial experience.

- Professional registration with the Engineering Council as a Chartered or Incorporated Engineer.

- Extensive experience in EICA engineering design for water infrastructure, including preparing and reviewing deliverables.

- Knowledgeable about DSEAR, electrical equipment in explosive atmospheres, and CDM regulations for installations.

- Strong client-facing skills; diligent, collaborative, motivated, and able to work with clients, WSP teams, or independently.

- Willing to travel to operational and construction sites for surveys, inspections, and testing, while ensuring safety.

- Practical understanding of electrical safe systems of work.

## Skills

### Required
- EICA engineering design
- DSEAR
- electrical equipment in explosive atmospheres
- CDM regulations
- client-facing skills
- electrical safe systems of work

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