Senior Electrical Project Engineer

Job Description
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SENIOR ELECTRICAL PROJECT ENGINEER – ENVIRONMENT
ANNESLEY
We are looking for a
Senior Electrical Project Engineer
to join the team at
Galliford Try
, working within our Environment Business Unit on high value Severn Trent Water Infrastructure projects. Based from our Woodside House office in Annesley, you'll also travel across various sites in the region, ideally living in or near Nottinghamshire.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of high value, impactful Water Infrastructure Projects, supporting them from early scoping through to construction completion.

What you will be doing:
Reporting to the Project / Delivery Manager, you'll play a vital role in project delivery—from initial surveys and investigations to managing design and supporting on-site construction. Your focus will be on ensuring seamless electrical project execution, stakeholder coordination, and driving quality outcomes across high value Severn Trent water infrastructure projects.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the delivery of Water Infrastructure projects throughout all project phases.
• Coordinating with internal teams and external designers (Structural, Electrical & Mechanical).
• Managing subcontractors during site investigations, design, and construction stages.
• Producing construction-stage documentation and securing necessary permits and approvals.
• Participating in design and progress meetings and mentoring junior team members.
• Ensuring project compliance using our Common Data Environment (CDE).
• Driving safety and collaboration in line with our Health, Safety and Environment culture.

About You:
You're a skilled and experienced Senior Electrical Engineer or Electrical Engineer ready to step up, with a passion for delivering infrastructure projects and a clear commitment to sustainability and safety.

To be successful, you will have:

• Recognised electrical engineering qualifications and relevant industry experience.
• Strong understanding of NEC 4 contracts and sustainable development principles.
• Knowledge of CDM regulations, current legislation, QA, and Health & Safety procedures.
• Experience managing subcontractors and working with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Great communication skills—able to challenge, collaborate, and support others constructively.
• A proactive, flexible, and team-oriented approach.

What You Bring
A strong ethical mindset—open, honest, and accountable.

Excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

A desire to continuously learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment.

Commitment to our purpose, values, and delivering an exceptional customer experience.

Resilience, relationship-building skills, and a genuine can-do attitude.

What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £4.1 billion we are one of the industry's leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we're poised for further growth and success, so if you're committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our 'Be Well' programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our benefits:
We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

About us:
Galliford Try is one of the UK's leading construction groups with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.

Our purpose is to improve people's lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Environment business please contact Ryan De Stadler on

Additional Information:
Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don't meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.

About The Team
Our Environment Business provides 'source to sea' asset delivery capability across the UK and Scotland working on both Frameworks and Standalone projects. Since AMP3 we have delivered in excess of £2bn assets for clients such as Yorkshire Water, United Utilities, Anglian Water, Thames Water, Southern Water, Welsh Water and Scottish Water. As an established player in the market this a great opportunity to join the team at a time of transformation as we shape ourselves to be fit for delivery in a future digital world. We have recently secured a plethora of places on the AMP7 Frameworks for Yorkshire Water, Southern Water and Thames Water for both Infrastructure and Non-Infrastructure projects ranging from £1-40m over the next five years.