Electrical Design Engineer

Blueprint Recruitment Solutions; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Electrical Design Engineer for a contract role focusing on Data Centre projects. The position offers remote working with weekly office attendance in Oxford. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and relevant experience in electrical design for building services systems. A competitive hourly rate of £45–55 is offered based on experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience with electrical building services systems in Data Centre projects.
• Proficient in lighting, life safety systems, LV systems, and fire alarms.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the design and delivery stages of Data Centre projects.
• Conduct extensive electrical load calculations and lighting design.
• Produce specifications and drawings using Revit and AutoCAD.

Skills

Electrical design

Communication skills

Collaborative skills

Detail orientation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Amtech

Dialux

Relux

Job description

Overview

Are you a seasoned Electrical Design Engineer and ready for the next step in your career?

Our client, a well–established construction, engineering, and architecture consultancy, offers a collaborative environment where your technical skills and expertise can help develop the built environment. On a contract basis, outside IR35, you will be required to work remotely, but will be required to attend our client's office, located near Oxford, once a week. Within this position, you will have the opportunity to build your growing portfolio with a variety of Data Centre projects.

• Competitive hourly rate of 45– 55 (depending on experience).
• Remote working arrangements (office presence once).

Responsibilities

• Assist the design and delivery stages within complex Data Centre projects, from concept through to design, with a focus on electrical process elements.
• Conduct extensive electrical load calculations, lighting design, equipment allocation and selection, and distribution drawings, ensuring alignment with current regulations.
• Produce concise specifications and drawings using relevant software, such as Revit and AutoCAD, whilst working with other professionals ensuring system integration.
• Conduct site visits, commissioning, and inspections, allowing for installation reviews, troubleshooting issue identification, as–built alignment, and quality assurance.
• Support sustainability through producing design strategies, ensuring that low carbon, electrical solution resilience, and energy efficiency are being implemented.
• Keep up to date with industry progressions and apply them into projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience with producing design for electrical building services systems, for a multitude of Data Centre projects.
• Proficient understanding of lighting, life safety systems, LV systems, and fire alarms.
• Strong understanding of software tools, such as Revit, AutoCAD, and other design platforms, like Amtech, Dialux and/or Relux.
• Acknowledgement of current Building Regulations, RIBA design phases, and Building Services standards.
• Effective communication and collaborative skills, with a detail orientated and proactive mindset.