Electrical Design Engineer

CIBSE Journal; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

CIBSE Journal is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to lead the electrical building services design on prestigious schemes across commercial, residential, healthcare, and public buildings. You will drive design from inception to completion, ensuring compliant, efficient and cost-conscious solutions.

The role requires strong CAD/REVIT capability, codes knowledge, and effective coordination with clients, design teams and contractors to meet deadlines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Experience designing electrical building services for large schemes.
• Strong CAD/CAM skills and knowledge of electrical codes.

Responsibilities

• Attend client/design team briefings to establish project criteria.
• Develop system options with Director/Associate at design stages.
• Space planning for plant rooms and primary services routing.
• Prepare initial budget costings and monitor design implications.
• Attend design team/site meetings as a representative when needed.
• Survey existing installations to assess condition and reuse viability.
• Perform principal design calculations for electrical systems.
• Produce tender drawings using AutoCAD/Revit in line with QA.
• Survey sites to locate existing installed services unsupervised.
• Liaise with Statutory Suppliers for records and quotations.
• Coordinate with equipment manufacturers for quotations.
• Select standard terminal devices based on calculated loads.
• Coordinate with contractors on site queries.
• Undertake snagging of installed systems for quality.
• Manage time effectively and raise potential shortfalls to avoid delays.
• Coordinate with CAD/Revit resources to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrate understanding of Practice Quality and Procedures.

Skills

Electrical design

Systems integration

Schematic capture

Firmware development

Root cause analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

MicroStation

SolidWorks

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Senior Electrical Design Engineer

A great opportunity to join a well established, building services engineering firm, with a portfolio covering; commercial, residential, retail, education, healthcare, industrial, hospitality, Leisure/sport, student accomodation, historic buildings and public buildings.

Job Overview

To undertake the design of Electrical Building Services, from inception to completion, for a wide variety of interesting and prestigious schemes.

Responsibilities

• Key Responsibilities:


• When required, attend Client/Design Team briefings to establish project criteria.


• Develop system options at design development stages in conjunction with Director/Associate.


• Undertake initial space planning exercise for plant rooms, primary services routes, etc.


• Prepare initial budget costings and monitor design development/cost implications.


• Attend Design Team and Site Meetings as sole representative, if appropriate.


• Undertake surveys of existing installations that establish condition and suitability for re-use.


• 7. Undertake principal design calculations associated with electrical systems (e.g. lighting calculations, cable sizing, distribution board schedules, etc.) using computer software packages.


• Produce Tender quality drawings in accordance with QA Procedures using AutoCAD/Revit.


• Attend site to undertake survey of existing installed services to establish location and content (but not condition or adequacy for re-use) unsupervised.


• Liaise with Statutory Supply Companies to obtain record information and quotations for new supplies.


• Liaise with equipment manufacturers to obtain quotations.


• Select standard terminal devices based upon calculated loads (e.g. switchgear, light fittings)


• Liaise with Contractors to deal with site co-ordination queries.


• Undertake snagging of installed systems with respect to installation quality.


• Manage own time effectively and prioritise, highlighting to Team Leader potential shortfalls in available time so that remedial steps can be taken to achieve Client deadlines.


• Liaise with CAD / Revit resources and Admin team to achieve drawing and document production to meet Client deadlines.


• Demonstrate awareness and understanding of the Practice Quality and Operational Procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor s or Master s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field with extensive experience in electrical system design.


• Proven expertise in System on Chip (SoC) architecture, schematic capture, and CAD tools such as AutoCAD or Revit.


• Strong background in root cause analysis, debugging techniques, and troubleshooting complex electrical issues.


• Proficiency with simulation software including MATLAB/Simulink for modeling system behavior.


• Hands on experience with Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), ARM microcontrollers, firmware development, and signal processing.


• Familiarity with mechanical knowledge related to electrical enclosures, surface mount technology (SMT), soldering techniques, and manufacturing processes.


• Skilled in using CAD software like MicroStation or SolidWorks for detailed mechanical-electrical integration drawings.


• Knowledge of electrical standards related to surface mount technology (SMT), surface mount devices (SMD), and surface mount assembly processes.


• Programming skills in C++, Python, Perl or similar languages for firmware development and automation tasks.


• Ability to perform root cause analysis effectively using various diagnostic tools and methodologies.


• Excellent communication skills to document technical details clearly for cross-disciplinary teams.