Building Services Design Engineer (Electrical)

Ernest Gordon Recruitment; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Private Healthcare

25 days holiday

Bonus

Employee Ownership Trust (EOT)

Job summary

Ernest Gordon Recruitment is seeking a Building Services Design Engineer (Electrical) to deliver electrical design on multi-million-pound MoD projects across the UK. The role offers remote/hybrid work from Edinburgh, with a salary of £50,000–£60,000, a bonus, and private healthcare.

You will design HV/LV, lighting, fire and security systems, while managing budgets and schedules. Ideal candidates have strong building services electrical experience and enjoy autonomy within an employee-owned

Qualifications

• Electrical design experience in building services.
• Experience on large-scale projects, including budgets and schedules.
• Knowledge of HV/LV, lighting, alarms, and security systems.

Responsibilities

• Electrical design on multi-million-pound projects.
• Designing lighting, alarm systems, HV/LV, and network distribution.
• 70% design work with oversight of budgets and timescales.

Skills

Electrical design

Building services

HV/LV design

Lighting design

Network distribution

Job description

Building Services Design Engineer (Electrical)
£50,000 – £60,000 + Remote + Bonus + Private Healthcare + 25 Days Holiday + EOT
Edinburgh

Are you a Building Services Design Engineer from an electrical background, looking to join an Employee-Owned Trust where you will be valued as a senior member of a close-knit team, implementing your knowledge on multi-million-pound projects for the MoD?

Are you looking for a highly autonomous and rewarding remote role, responsible for an array of bespoke projects across Scotland and England?

In this remote role you will be delivering projects ranging from £5k to £3.5m in value, by working hands‑on with design and overseeing budgets and timescales. This will involve designing HV/LV, network distribution, lighting and fire and security systems for example.

This steadily growing building services company were founded over 30 years ago and pride themselves on maintaining long-standing client relationships, whilst looking after their employees through recognition and being an employee-owned trust.

This role would suit an Electrical Design Engineer with building services experience, looking for a one-of-a-kind role working on projects they would find nowhere else, specialising in the MoD and MoJ sites across the UK.

The Role:

• Electrical design and involved in multi-million-pound projects
• Designing lighting, alarm systems, HV/LV and network distribution
• 70% design work, whilst overseeing projects including budgets and timescales
• Monday to Friday 37.5 hours a week with hybrid working

The Person:

• Building Services Design Engineer
• Electrical background

Reference: BBBH25468

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We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered renumeration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.