Lead Electrical Engineer

About the role

Lead Electrical Engineer - Balfour Beatty (@one Alliance)

Location: Peterborough

@one Alliance a ground-breaking collaboration between Anglian Water and seven industry-leading partners: Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO. Together, we deliver over half of Anglian Water's capital investment programme.

As we enter AMP8, our most ambitious Asset Management Period, we are preparing to undertake our largest project yet. This is a unique opportunity to drive industry change, set global standards, and foster career growth.

We are seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to act as the authority on Electrical Engineering within the alliance. You will provide independent advice and arbitration on quality and compliance matters, supporting Design Managers and Electrical Lead Engineers in assessing design complexities, selecting appropriate methods, and deploying skilled resources and specialists.

What you'll be doing

Key responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Drive innovative, sustainable approaches that focus on long-term outcomes over outputs.
• Represent @one Alliance as the electrical engineering expert, offering authoritative guidance on quality and compliance.

Discipline Management

• Develop and maintain procedures, standards, and guidelines that embody a "right-first-time" mindset.
• Work closely with suppliers to ensure competency and manage supplier frameworks effectively.
• Participate in asset standards governance by identifying, supporting, and approving standard products to enhance delivery efficiency and consistency.

Project Delivery

• Assist in identifying value-driven solutions during project Stage 1.
• Lead internal and external audits to verify compliance with quality standards and specifications.
• Manage the resolution of non-compliance issues, competency gaps, and procedural improvements.
• Provide expert input on complex design challenges and engage with stakeholders effectively.

Health & Safety

• Champion compliance with CDM regulations to ensure safe, compliant design practices.
• Conduct audits focused on electrical safety (e.g., HAZOP, DSEAR) and drive continuous improvements.

People & Team Development

• Offer technical leadership, mentoring, and career development support to the electrical engineering team.
• Promote professional growth and qualifications, nurturing an inclusive, respectful, and diverse working environment.

Transformation & Innovation

• Foster a culture of innovation, encouraging experimentation, learning from safe failures, and continuous improvement.
• Lead the adoption of new technologies and methods to enhance performance and sustainability.

Who we're looking for

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience in Electrical Engineering within the Water industry.
• Electrical qualifications, ideally a Chartered degree.
• Comprehensive knowledge of relevant regulations, standards, and codes of practice.
• Strong leadership skills with a track record of inspiring teams and driving innovation.
• Deep understanding of sustainability, including carbon reduction and natural capital protection.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with a passion for mentoring and promoting a positive, inclusive workplace culture.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK's most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit:

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at:

Job Reference: BBUK14144