Electrical Design Engineer

ATA Recruitment; Hucknall; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A building services consultancy in Hucknall is seeking an Electrical Design Engineer to deliver designs for various projects in the medical, commercial, and educational sectors. The role includes responsibilities such as electrical building services design, calculations, and client liaison. Candidates should have 3-5 years of relevant experience and be proficient in AutoCAD. The position offers a competitive salary of up to £45,000, private healthcare, and flexible working hours.

Benefits

Private AXA healthcare

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Flexitime

Statutory pension

Qualifications

• 3-5 years' experience in electrical building services design.
• Ability to independently produce electrical designs and calculations.
• Full right to work in the UK (no sponsorship).

Responsibilities

• Electrical building services design for power, lighting, and fire alarms.
• Produce drawings, specifications, and cost estimates.
• Liaise directly with clients and subcontractors.

Skills

Electrical building services design

Understanding of BS codes

Proficient in AutoCAD

Client-facing communication

Education

Engineering qualification

Tools

Amtech

Dialux

Revit MEP

MagiCAD

Job description

Electrical Design Engineer

Nottingham
£45,000 + Healthcare + 25 Days Holiday + Flexitime

Reference: HS-DEEDP

The Company

We're working with a long‑established building services consultancy delivering mechanical and electrical design into education, healthcare, commercial and leisure projects. They work with major names and high‑profile sites, and due to strong project demand going into 2026, the electrical team is expanding.

The business has been operating for decades, is privately owned, and has a close‑knit team of experienced M&E engineers. The business has a solid pipeline, stable workload, and a friendly, professional office environment.

The Role

A hands on electrical design role producing building services designs for a wide range of projects dealing with clients in the Medical, Commercial and Educational industries.

Your Responsibilities

• Electrical building services design for power, lighting, emergency lighting and fire alarms.
• Electrical calculations: cable sizing, voltage drop, short circuit, lighting calculations.
• Producing drawings, specification and cost estimates.
• Coordinating closely with the mechanical design team on layout.
• Liaising directly with clients and subcontractors.
• Attending sites, design meetings and client meetings.
• Ensuring compliance with BS codes and relevant building services standards.
• Supporting projects from concept through to handover.

The Candidate

• 3‑5 years' experience in electrical building services design
• Strong understanding of BS codes
• Proficient in AutoCAD
• Experience with calculation tools like: Amtech, Dialux or similar
• Ability to independently produce electrical designs and calculations
• Confident communicator with strong client‑facing skills
• Full right to work in the UK (no sponsorship)

Nice to Have

• Revit MEP or MagiCAD experience
• A supporting engineering qualification
• IET or CIBSE membership
• Awareness of Part L, BREEAM or general sustainability requirements

What's On Offer

• up to £45,000
• Flexitime (core hours 10‑3, office open 7:30‑6:30)
• Private AXA healthcare
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Statutory pension
• Stable workload & exposure to major projects
• Support for future chartership

Apply

If you're interested in this Electrical Design Engineer role, send your CV to or call for a confidential chat.

Equal Opportunity

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.