Electrical Design Lead, Building Services - Hybrid

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

Chartership support

Flexible benefits program

Job summary

WSP in the UK & Ireland is seeking an Electrical Design Engineer to join our Bristol and Cardiff teams. The role focuses on delivering detailed electrical design within the MEP discipline, leading design teams and coordinating with clients and contractors.

You will review programmes, manage resources, and supervise junior staff while ensuring compliance with regulations and project requirements across multiple schemes.

Qualifications

• BEng/Bsc/MEng in applicable engineering discipline.
• CIBSE / IET / Engineering Council Chartership or working towards it.
• RevitMEP training applied to the discipline.
• A proven track record of delivering a variety of projects both in terms of scale and sector.
• Have the ability to engage with clients, contractors and design team members in technical discussions, co-ordination and debates.
• Have an ability to sketch and communicate technical detail graphically and effectively to both construction professionals and client teams.
• Have a detailed understanding of the regulations applicable to the discipline and how to demonstrate this through calculation.
• Have working understanding of latest electrical design software packages to allow the allocation / direction of work on projects.
• Have a good understanding of working with Revit MEP or other 3D design software to allow the allocation / direction of work on projects.
• Must be able to obtain UK vetting level of Security Check (SC)

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for and direct others in the production of detailed and performance specification for the discipline subject to review by colleagues prior to issue.
• Development and line management of junior staff.
• Reviewing design programmes and ensuring that sufficient resource is available to complete the works inline with technical and commercial performance and delivery.
• Promote WSP’s capabilities and expertise in the region.
• Supervise the completion of detailed designs and supervise the work of others in this function.

Skills

Client liaison

Technical discussions

Sketching ability

Regulatory knowledge

3D design understanding

Education

BEng/BSc/MEng engineering

Chartership or in progress

Tools

Revit MEP

ElectricalOM/Amtech

Job description

WSP in the UK & Ireland is seeking an Electrical Design Engineer to join our Bristol and Cardiff teams. The role focuses on delivering detailed electrical design within the MEP discipline, leading design teams and coordinating with clients and contractors.

You will review programmes, manage resources, and supervise junior staff while ensuring compliance with regulations and project requirements across multiple schemes.