Senior EICA Design Engineer - TRANT 0128

Key Responsibilities

• Independently applies extensive and diverse knowledge of EICA engineering principles and practices across broad areas of assignments and related fields.
• Modifies or extends accepted theories and practices to complete complex assignments.
• Demonstrates professional attitudes such as creativity, curiosity, flexibility, and dependability.
• Actively promotes consideration of sustainability principles throughout the design lifecycle.
• Keeps informed of updates to standards, regulations, and best practices.

• Leads tasks and projects of moderately complex scope or major project components.
• Designs complete projects, systems, components, or processes.
• Develops EICA specifications, drawings, and other project documents.
• Reviews complete project documentation for compliance and quality assurance.
• Analyzes complex engineering projects to determine design requirements, uncertainties, and constraints.
• Formulates solutions for unconventional or challenging engineering problems.
• Assists upper-level management and staff as a technical specialist or advisor.

• Develops work plans with resource-loaded schedules, scopes, and budgets.
• Performs basic schedule analysis and assesses project risks.
• Reviews and monitors scopes, budgets, and schedules for assignments.
• Leads tasks on major projects or multiple projects of moderate scope with complex features.
• Proactively implements change management practices and assesses the commercial impact of decisions. 

• Supervises all staff necessary to complete assignments.
• Mentors direct reports and other engineers, providing guidance and reviewing work outputs.
• Receives supervision and guidance on overall objectives, critical issues, and policy matters.
• Provides direction on unusual conditions and developments.

• Possesses advanced oral and written communication skills, including interpretation of complex technical and contractual language. 
• Communicates professionally with colleagues, clients, and design partners. 
• Leads project meetings and represents the organization in communications related to engineering assignments.
• Considers the needs of diverse project stakeholders and fosters inclusion.
• Sustains a team culture built around Trant’s core values. 
• Demonstrates empathy, critical listening, and effective conflict resolution skills.  

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Higher Education (NVQ+)

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related discipline (Master’s preferred). 
• Incorporated/Chartered Membership of a Professional Engineering Institution
• CSCS Card or SHEA Water Qualification
• EUSR Water Hygiene Qualification

• Typically 7+ years of engineering experience, including project leadership and technical oversight.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Company car or car allowance (some levels)
• Mentored support within our ‘Career Development Association’, to work towards chartership
• 24 days holiday (increasing with service) + 8 bank holidays
• Options to buy additional holiday via salary sacrifice
• Company Pension Scheme
• Flexible working based on a ‘core hours’ system
• 1 x Professional Membership paid annually
• Hybrid working
• Employee Assistance Program
• Free onsite parking
• Bike to Work Scheme
• Discretionary annual bonus

About
Trant Engineering has a long history of engineering and construction excellence, delivering high quality EPC engineering and construction services throughout the UK and overseas. We successfully design & deliver complex engineering projects in sectors such as Process & Water, Energy, Defence, Oil & Gas and Nuclear. We offer clients a range of services including design, manufacturing, installation, construction and commissioning. Through collaboration with our strategic technology partners and enhancing our in-house design and manufacturing capability, we have aligned the company to be at the forefront of engineering excellence.Our in-house multi-disciplinary services include civil, process, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation, supplemented by the design and manufacture of Control Panels, MCC’s, PLC’s, SCADA and automation systems. We have over 1000 employees and with a healthy forward order book with a targeted turnover of £150m this year, it is an exciting time to join a business where you can reach your full potential and develop your career.