Associate Electrical Design Engineer

12 Recruitment Ltd; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

12 Recruitment Ltd is recruiting an Associate Electrical Design Engineer for a London-based consultancy. The role offers a clear path to a Director-level position and the chance to lead projects and a small team on bespoke building services schemes.

The successful candidate will oversee design quality, drive technical delivery, and collaborate across disciplines with clients and contractors to ensure project success.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in electrical building services design.
• Proven ability to lead projects and take responsibility for technical delivery.
• Experience mentoring or developing junior engineers.
• Strong knowledge of electrical design standards and regulations.
• Confident communicating with clients, contractors and multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience delivering complex or technically challenging projects.
• Degree-qualified in Electrical Engineering or Building Services Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Chartered status or clear commitment towards it would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical design on complex, bespoke building services projects.
• Take responsibility for projects from concept through to detailed design and delivery.
• Manage, mentor and develop a small team of engineers.
• Oversee technical output, design quality and project delivery.
• Coordinate electrical designs with mechanical, structural and architectural teams.
• Attend client meetings and build strong working relationships.
• Provide technical leadership and support across the wider team.
• Help drive standards, processes and the continued growth of the business.

Skills

Electrical design

Project leadership

Mentoring

Client communication

Building services

Regulations knowledge

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering or Building Services Engineering

Job description

Associate Electrical Design Engineer

Location: London

Salary: £85,000

Progression: Director-level opportunity

An opportunity to take the next step towards Director level, leading a small team and delivering technically challenging, one-off projects within an ambitious building services consultancy.

We are working with a London-based building services consultancy looking to appoint an Associate Electrical Design Engineer to play a key role in its electrical engineering team. This is an opportunity for an experienced engineer to take on greater responsibility, lead projects and people, and work towards a Director-level position.

The Role

• Lead electrical design on complex, bespoke building services projects.
• Take responsibility for projects from concept through to detailed design and delivery.
• Manage, mentor and develop a small team of engineers.
• Oversee technical output, design quality and project delivery.
• Coordinate electrical designs with mechanical, structural and architectural teams.
• Attend client meetings and build strong working relationships.
• Provide technical leadership and support across the wider team.
• Help drive standards, processes and the continued growth of the business.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in electrical building services design.
• Proven ability to lead projects and take responsibility for technical delivery.
• Experience managing, mentoring or developing junior engineers.
• Strong knowledge of relevant electrical design standards and regulations.
• Confident communicating with clients, contractors and multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience delivering complex or technically challenging projects.
• Degree-qualified in Electrical Engineering or Building Services Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Chartered status, or a clear commitment towards it, would be advantageous.

The Opportunity

• Salary of £85,000.
• A genuine progression route to Director level.
• The opportunity to lead and develop a small team.
• Exposure to challenging, bespoke projects rather than repetitive design work.
• A senior position within a consultancy where you can influence technical delivery and the future direction of the business.

Please note: This position is open to candidates who already have the right to work in the UK. Visa sponsorship cannot be offered