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Do you want to use your expertise to help protect people, assets, and the environment while influencing industry best practice?\nWe're looking for a DSEAR Engineer - Electrical Inspector to join our Process Safety team. As a Subject Matter Expert, you'll play a key role in ensuring compliance with the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (DSEAR) across Anglian Water's Water Recycling and Water Supply sites.\nThis is an exciting opportunity to join a specialist team responsible for inspecting, assessing, and improving electrical assets operating within potentially explosive atmospheres, while providing expert technical advice and support across the business.\nWhat You'll Be Doing\nReporting to the DSEAR Technical Manager, you'll undertake detailed inspections, risk assessments, and compliance activities across a diverse portfolio of assets and operational sites.\nYour responsibilities will include:\nCarrying out detailed and close-grade inspections of electrical equipment within hazardous area zones in accordance with BS EN 60079-17. \nCompleting site inspections and risk assessments to identify potential ignition sources, loss of containment risks, and other DSEAR-related concerns. \nReviewing hazardous area classification reports, zone drawings, certification documentation, and intrinsically safe circuit calculations. \nUsing technologies such as thermography and vibration analysis to support preventative maintenance activities. \nProducing high-quality inspection reports, risk assessments, and defect documentation to demonstrate legal compliance. \nIdentifying remedial requirements and supporting the delivery of associated projects and capital investment programmes. \nReviewing contractor proposals and completed works to ensure compliance with DSEAR, ATEX, and relevant engineering standards. \nSupporting design, construction, and project delivery activities in line with CDM regulations. \nProviding technical guidance, mentoring, and coaching to colleagues, apprentices, technicians, and operational teams. \nActing as a subject matter expert for hazardous area electrical equipment and DSEAR compliance across the wider business. \nSupporting audits, competency assessments, and continuous improvement initiatives within the DSEAR programme. \nAbout You\nYou'll be a technically capable engineer with strong experience working in hazardous areas and a thorough understanding of electrical compliance within high-risk industrial environments.\nTo be successful in this role, you'll ideally have:\nStrong practical experience working with hazardous area electrical equipment and DSEAR compliance. \nKnowledge of BS EN 60079 standards, ATEX principles, and explosion protection techniques. \nExperience carrying out inspections of electrical equipment within classified hazardous areas. \nThe ability to interpret hazardous area classification drawings, equipment certification, and technical specifications. \nKnowledge of intrinsically safe systems and electrical protection concepts. \nExperience preparing technical reports, risk assessments, and compliance documentation. \nStrong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to work collaboratively across operational, engineering, and contractor teams. \nA methodical approach to identifying risks and implementing practical, compliant solutions. \nExperience supporting contractors and reviewing technical proposals and remedial works. \nA commitment to maintaining high standards of health, safety, and environmental performance. \nWhy Join Us?\nAt Anglian Water, safety is more than a priority, it's a core value. 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