Electrical Installations and Automation Lead Engineer (EPC - Water Treatment)

Electrical Installations and Automation Lead Engineer (EPC - Water Treatment)

Veolia Spain
Veolia Spain
Madrid, SpainHybridCompetitiveSenior · 5-8 yearsPermanent🇪🇸Spanish: Fluent

This job was originally posted in Spanish and automatically translated to English. You'll most likely need Spanish to apply.

About the role

You will be part of a high-performance technical team and manage large-scale strategic projects.

What will your main responsibilities be?

What you'll do

  • Design and Technical Office: Review, validate, and propose optimization alternatives for basic and detailed engineering (single-line diagrams, medium and low voltage, control architectures, SCADA/PLC, and instrumentation).
  • Tender and Subcontract Management: Prepare technical specifications, evaluate bids from specialized electrical subcontractors in the water/waste sector, and coordinate the award of the electrical package.
  • Field Installation Supervision: Travel to sites during their critical phase to supervise the physical execution by installers.
  • Commissioning: Lead the technical startup of the plant, loop testing, validation of automation software, and water instrumentation until final 'turnkey' delivery.
  • Cost Control: Manage work certifications for electrical contractors and ensure that work is executed within the assigned budget.
  • Safety and Compliance: Ensure strict regulatory compliance, occupational safety (PRL) specific to electrical installations on site, and the correction of non-conformities.

What you'll get

What can we offer you?

  • Be part of a leading multinational company in the sector.
  • Permanent contract
  • Hybrid working model and flexible hours.
  • Social benefits
  • Professional growth within the organization.

About the company & team

As a leader in ecological transformation, at Veolia we offer solutions for the efficient management of water, waste, and energy activities, driving the sustainable development of cities, industries, and agriculture.

We primarily work in three major areas: water, offering solutions in both urban and industrial management; waste ♻ transforming it into new resources, and energy improving efficiency and reducing consumption and emissions in buildings, industries, and cities.

Requirements

What requirements are we looking for?

  • Education: Technical or Higher Industrial Engineering degree (specializing in Electrical, Electronics, Automation, or Control).
  • Experience: Minimum of 5 to 8 years in EPC projects for water treatment plants (WWTP, WTP, desalination plants) or waste treatment/incineration complexes.
  • Key Knowledge: Demonstrable experience working with electrical subcontractors in the water sector, design of low/medium voltage installations, transformer substations, process instrumentation, and automation architectures.

Additional information

At Veolia, we know that professionals are the fundamental pillar of our corporate identity and our achievements. Therefore, we promote their integration with a firm commitment to equality between men and women, sharing our corporate culture, experience, and good practices.

As an inclusive company, we are committed to diversity and value all applications without any type of discrimination.

What unites our employees is the passion and excellence with which we work every day to protect the environment and ensure access to water. Together, we build a greener and more inclusive present.

If you want to be part of this team and take on this great challenge, do not hesitate to apply for this position!

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and values all applications without discrimination.

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