Asset Engineering Specifications
Working knowledge of low-voltage switchboard standards, intelligent MCC functional architectures, telemetry signal hierarchies, and field instrumentation tagging conventions.
Team of chartered EICA Engineers with over 20 years experience
Complete EICA design for refurbishment, from outline to detailed design.
Site surveys, CAD/AutoCAD design, SLDs, block cable diagrams, cable sizing & calculations, equipment specifications, standby power provisions, equipment detailing, Trimble design, and lightning protection studies.
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Delivering critical water infrastructure with Pell Frischmann
Featured project
Weirwood WTW
20 MLD Refurbishment
A multi-million-pound project delivering 20 mega litre water per day to safeguard regional supply for years to come.
Complex projects. Practical engineering. Measurable outcomes.
- 70+
- Projects delivered
- 25+
- Years of Experience
- EICA
- Engineering discipline covered:
Capabilities
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Design
Detailed EICA design packages authored in Trimble and AutoCAD Electrical
Complete, coordinated design deliverables produced under Engineer oversight, from network modelling through to drawing issue.
Discuss Design scope- Low-voltage network modelling in Trimble ProDesign 25 / Amtech and SingleCable Pro: cable sizing, fault level calculations (kA), voltage drop verification and protective device discrimination studies.
- Single Line Diagrams (SLDs), Block Cable Diagrams (BCDs), MCC General Arrangements (GAs), panel layouts and schematic termination drawings in AutoCAD Electrical.
- Automated master load schedules, valve and instrument schedules and calculation sheets maintained as controlled documents.
Evidence: Software & Toolset · Case studies
EICA
End-to-end Electrical, Instrumentation, Control & Automation engineering
Integrated EICA scope covering power distribution, field instrumentation and control architecture for clean water and wastewater assets.
Discuss EICA scope- Incoming supply and LV distribution assessment with Trimble network modelling, voltage drop and fault level verification.
- Control philosophy documents, network topology diagrams and telemetry interface schematics produced in Microsoft Visio.
- Deliverables verified against WIMES, BS 7671 and BS EN 61439 prior to submission.
Evidence: Software & Toolset · Standards · Case studies
Control & Automation
PLC telemetry mapping, control philosophies and fail-safe interlocking
Control system definition that resolves interface risk at design stage, including standardised safety interlocking across multi-site programmes.
Discuss Control & Automation scope- Control philosophies defining process interlocking between new treatment streams and existing plant, with vendor equipment mapped into the site-wide telemetry hierarchy.
- Automated fail-safe safety interlocking to potable water chemical dosing specifications, applied consistently across a 17-site programme.
- Telemetry signal hierarchies and telemetry interface schematics for upgraded process plant.
Evidence: Case study 3 · Netley Mill WTW · Standards
Panel / MCC
Form 4 switchboards, MCC starter sections and intelligent protection
Specification and design of motor control centres and low-voltage switchboards to BS EN 61439 and WIMES.
Discuss Panel / MCC scope- Form 4 low-voltage switchboard, starter cubicle and intelligent protection design for walk-in electrical kiosks and switchgear rooms.
- MCC functional specifications and General Arrangements supporting switchgear procurement without redesign.
- Technical review of vendor control panel submissions against WIMES, BS 7671 and BS EN 61439 prior to acceptance.
Evidence: Gallery item 1 · Mold WwTW · Llanfoist WwTW
Instrumentation
Process instrumentation, analytical sensors and field cabling
Field instrumentation design for process monitoring, chemical dosing and telemetry integration.
Discuss Instrumentation scope- Analytical sensors, ultrasonic level transmitters, flowmeters and actuated valves on process monitoring and automated chemical dosing skids.
- Field instrumentation tagging conventions, instrument and valve schedules and termination schematics.
- Profibus DP and telemetry signal integration into the site control hierarchy.
Evidence: Gallery item 4 · Case studies
Project Support
Senior-led delivery support for Tier 1 & Tier 2 contractors
Engineer oversight applied directly to the design package — technical governance, assurance and review by the same senior engineers producing the deliverables.
Discuss Project Support scope- Technical bid evaluation and independent appraisal of subcontractor bids, ITT packages and vendor audits.
- Executive technical reporting and engineering data manipulation in Microsoft Office.
- Senior Chartered MEICA design capacity for capital delivery schemes.
Evidence: Senior-Led Delivery Model · Software & Toolset
Standards & Compliance
Full Familiarity with UK Water Industry Design Standards & Asset Specifications
Our Chartered Engineering team possesses in-depth, working familiarity with the technical governance, asset design guides, and engineering specifications governing municipal water infrastructure. We ensure every deliverable is fully compliant prior to submission.
Capital Delivery Frameworks
Standardized M&E templates, cable containment schedules, draw pit sizing, and duct management guidelines.
Water Treatment Standards
Potable water chemical dosing specifications, automated fail-safe safety interlocking, and framework electrical distribution standards.
National & Industry Governance
Deliverables are verified against the governing national and industry specifications prior to submission.
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WIMES
Water Industry Mechanical and Electrical Specifications: full compliance across MCCs, low-voltage switchboards, kiosks, and analytical instrumentation.
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BS 7671
IET Wiring Regulations, 18th Edition: electrical safety, earthing, cable sizing, protection coordination.
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BS EN 61439
Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assembly design and verification.
Toolset
Industry-Recognized Software & Toolset Mastery
We combine deep water process insight with rigorous computer-aided engineering tools. Our team has recognized expert-level mastery in:
Trimble Suite
ProDesign 25 / Amtech, SingleCable Pro, Trimble Electrical Designer 2D
Low-voltage network modeling, cable sizing, fault level calculations (kA), voltage drop verification, and protective device discrimination studies.
Expert-Level MasteryAutoCAD Electrical
Design authoring & drawing production
Single Line Diagrams (SLDs), Block Cable Diagrams (BCDs), MCC General Arrangements (GAs), panel layouts, and schematic termination drawings.
Expert-Level MasteryMicrosoft Office
Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Engineering data manipulation, automated master load schedules, valve and instrument schedules, calculation sheets, and executive technical reporting.
Expert-Level MasteryMicrosoft Visio
Control architecture documentation
Process architecture mapping, control philosophy flowcharts, network topology diagrams, and telemetry interface schematics.
Expert-Level MasteryGallery
On-Site Engineering & Project Visual Gallery
Featured on-site engineering deployments across active municipal water and wastewater treatment facilities.
Motor Control Center & Switchgear Kiosk Installation
- Facility
- Walk-In Electrical Kiosk & Switchgear Room
- Engineering focus
- Form 4 Low Voltage Switchboard, Starter Cubicles & Intelligent Protection
- Form 4 segregated LV switchboard with withdrawable starter cubicles.
- Intelligent motor protection relays and MCC functional architecture.
- Kiosk internal layout, containment and termination arrangements to WIMES.
Water Treatment Process & Electrical Distribution Infrastructure
- Facility
- Biological Treatment Stream & Aeration Plant
- Engineering focus
- Process Power Feeds, Local Control Panels & Field Isolators
- Process power feeds sized and verified for aeration and blower duty.
- Local control panels and field isolators positioned for safe isolation.
- Distribution routing coordinated with process mechanical layouts.
Pumping Station Power & Containment Systems
- Facility
- Primary Wastewater Pumping Station & Wet Well Interface
- Engineering focus
- Submersible Pump Cabling, Draw Pit Management & Drive Integration
- Submersible pump power and control cabling with wet well gland interface.
- Draw pit sizing and duct management to capital delivery guidelines.
- Variable speed drive integration and harmonic/derating considerations.
Process Instrumentation, Sensors & Field Cabling
- Facility
- Process Monitoring & Automated Chemical Dosing Skid
- Engineering focus
- Analytical Sensors, Ultrasonic Level Transmitters & Actuated Valves
- Analytical instrumentation and ultrasonic level transmitter installation.
- Actuated valve control, signal cabling and instrument tagging conventions.
- Fail-safe interlocking of automated chemical dosing plant.
Substation Low Voltage Distribution & Control Asset Integration
- Facility
- Main Substation & LV Incomer Section
- Engineering focus
- Transformer Secondary Tails, Incomer ACBs & Protection Coordination
- Transformer secondary tails and LV incomer arrangement.
- Incomer air circuit breakers with metering and protection settings.
- Discrimination study and protection coordination across the LV network.
Case Studies
Featured Water Project Case Studies: Proven Results
Our team has delivered technical leadership and design packages across multimillion-pound schemes in the UK water sector.
Framework
Municipal wastewater capital delivery — advanced treatment upgrade
Key outcome
A coordinated, compliant EICA design package accepted for construction, with the new treatment stream electrically integrated into the existing works and interface risk resolved at design stage rather than on site.
Challenge
Introduction of a Nereda® aerobic granular sludge treatment stream onto an operational sewage treatment works required a new electrical distribution and control architecture to be integrated alongside live assets, without interruption to consented discharge, and with vendor control equipment interfacing into the site-wide telemetry hierarchy.
Solution
Delivered the full EICA design package: low-voltage distribution modelling and cable sizing in the Trimble suite, fault level and discrimination studies, Single Line Diagrams, Block Cable Diagrams and MCC General Arrangements, together with instrument and valve schedules and a control philosophy defining the process interlocking between the Nereda® stream and existing plant. Vendor control panel submissions were technically reviewed against WIMES, BS 7671 and BS EN 61439 prior to acceptance.
Framework
Tier 1 contractor capital scheme — wastewater treatment upgrade
Key outcome
Design deliverables issued to programme with compliance to WIMES and BS 7671 demonstrated in the calculation set, enabling procurement of switchgear and MCCs without redesign.
Challenge
A major capital upgrade to an operational wastewater treatment works required extensive replacement and extension of the electrical distribution, motor control and instrumentation infrastructure while maintaining treatment throughput, with tight tender and construction milestones placing the design package on the programme critical path.
Solution
Provided senior-led detailed EICA design: incoming supply and LV distribution assessment, Trimble ProDesign network modelling with voltage drop and fault level verification, MCC functional specification and General Arrangements, cable containment and draw pit schedules, field instrumentation tagging and termination schematics, plus technical query resolution through construction.
Framework
Clean water framework programme — multi-site dosing and disinfection upgrades
Key outcome
A consistent, framework-compliant design set delivered across the programme, reducing per-site design effort and simplifying vendor procurement, review and site acceptance.
Challenge
Seventeen potable water sites required chemical dosing and disinfection plant upgrades under a common framework, demanding consistency of design, standardised documentation and repeatable safety interlocking across a geographically distributed asset base, each site with differing existing electrical infrastructure.
Solution
Developed a standardised EICA design template applied across all seventeen sites: common SLD and BCD conventions, standardised dosing kiosk and local control panel specifications, automated fail-safe safety interlocking to the client's potable water chemical dosing specifications, and master load, instrument and valve schedules maintained as controlled documents per site.
Framework
£6M sewage treatment works refurbishment
Key outcome
Refurbishment design delivered for a £6M scheme with obsolete assets replaced by compliant, verified equipment and a documented, staged changeover strategy for the operational works.
Challenge
Refurbishment of an ageing sewage treatment works required replacement of obsolete switchgear, motor control equipment and field instrumentation, with limited and partly inaccurate existing record information, and staged construction around continued operation of the works.
Solution
Carried out site load assessment and validation of existing infrastructure, followed by full detailed design: LV distribution modelling and protective device coordination, Form 4 switchboard and MCC specification to BS EN 61439, containment and cabling design, instrumentation schedules, and staged changeover documentation supporting phased commissioning.
Framework
Clean water treatment works infrastructure upgrade
Key outcome
Upgraded process plant integrated into the existing electrical infrastructure with verified capacity, documented protection coordination and fail-safe control demonstrated in the design submission.
Challenge
Upgrade of clean water treatment infrastructure required additional process plant to be powered and controlled from constrained existing electrical infrastructure, with potable water compliance and fail-safe operation as non-negotiable design conditions.
Solution
Delivered feasibility-level capacity assessment followed by detailed EICA design: revised LV distribution and cable calculations in the Trimble suite, MCC and local control panel specification, instrumentation and actuated valve schedules, and a control philosophy defining fail-safe interlocking and telemetry signal hierarchy for the upgraded plant.
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