Electrical Engineer

Sweco UK Ltd; Maidenhead; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible & hybrid working

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Private Medical Insurance

Discretionary Annual Bonus

Professional subscriptions paid

25 days holiday + 5 optional days

Cycle2Work Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Sweco UK is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join our Building Services team. The role can be based in London or Maidenhead, with a hybrid work pattern (at least three days in the office and the option to work from home for the remaining days).

You will support a multidisciplinary design team across feasibility to construction support, delivering design outputs and managing supplier interactions, budgets, and client relationships.

Qualifications

• A recognised academic qualification such as a degree, HND or HNC.
• A recognised qualification and chartership / membership of a professional body such as CIBSE or IET.
• Experience in a similar role or as a Graduate Engineer planning the next step.
• A practical understanding of design and construction or building projects.

Responsibilities

• Producing design deliverables, including calculations, drawings, sketches and reports to meet project requirements.
• Checking supplier proposals against project requirements.
• Liaising with equipment suppliers during project execution.
• Managing budgets for projects and ensuring financial control.
• Demonstrating commercial awareness by identifying risks and opportunities in projects.
• Undertaking client-facing activities and building long-lasting relationships.
• Supporting and driving a culture of feedback, communication and continuous improvement.

Skills

Electrical design

Client liaison

Budget management

Commercial awareness

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor/HND/HNC

CIBSE/IET chartership

Tools

Revit

Navisworks

Clash Detection

Amtech

Job description

Do you have what it takes to transform society?

We are currently looking for a talented and motivated Electrical Engineer to join our innovative Building Services team. The role could be based in either London or Maidenhead but we work on a hybrid basis, which to us means at least three days in the office and the other two at home if you wish.

What does the role involve?

As an Electrical Engineer, you'll support the delivery of a wide variety of projects within a multidisciplinary design team for several key clients. You'll cover a range of activities from project feasibility through to detailed design and construction support.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Producing design deliverables, including inter alia calculations, drawings, sketchers and reports to achieve the optimum engineering solution for the project in accordance with IMS (Integrated Management System) and project requirements.
• Checking supplier proposals against project requirements.
• Liaising with and managing equipment suppliers during project execution.
• Managing budgets.
• Demonstrating commercial awareness in recognising risks and opportunities arising during project execution.
• Undertaking a client facing role and building long lasting client relationships.
• Supporting and driving our culture of client feedback, communication and improvement.

To be successful in this role you’ll possess:

• A recognised and relevant academic qualification such as a degree, HND or HNC.
• A recognised qualification and chartership / membership (or working towards) of an appropriate professional body such as CIBSE or IET.
• Experience in a similar role or you could have experience as a Graduate Engineer and be looking for your next step.
• A practical understanding of design and construction or building projects.
• Ability to produce functional and detailed specifications for overall electrical schemes and individual equipment packages.
• A good working knowledge of Revit, Navisworks, Clash Detection and Amtech.

What’s in it for you?

You’ll experience an inclusive, friendly and flexible working environment where colleagues are encouraged to grow and develop. A meaningful job where you’ll help to transform society by being a trusted consultant to our clients.

Employee Benefits

• Flexible and hybrid working (Flexworks Policy)
• Competitive pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme
• Payment of two relevant professional subscriptions
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days per year)
• Cycle2Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (wellbeing, mental health, financial and work advice)
• Employee discounts via Sweco Benefit Select (Faircare)
• Salary Sacrifice Electric Vehicle Scheme
• We plant a tree for all new starters!

About Us

Transforming society together, we're planning and designing sustainable communities and cities of the future.

Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco, we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable.

We offer our clients a combination of global expertise and local presence, adapted to their business and reality. Our ambition is to be our clients’ most relevant partner, working together to help them solve their challenges, today and into the future.

Sweco is committed to enabling all its colleagues to achieve a great balance between work and their other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, leisure activities, further learning or other interests. We offer flexible start and finish times, part time and hybrid working options so that you can flex your hours around your day to day needs.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

It’s important to us that that all our colleagues thrive at work - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects the contribution individuals can bring to Sweco. We aim to promote equality, inclusivity and diversity for everyone.

Here at Sweco we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity.

We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant to ensure those who serve or have served, and their families, are treated fairly. To find out more The Armed Forces Covenant - Our Commitments | Sweco UK.

We are an accredited Real Living Wage Employer which reflects our commitment to fair pay and support for all colleagues.

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer, and will interview applicants covered by the Equality Act 2010 that opt into the guaranteed interview scheme on the application form and meet the minimum criteria for the role.

If I have a disability, can I get help (e.g. “reasonable adjustments”) with the application process?

If you’re an applicant with a disability that requires a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or are limited in the ability or unable to use the online application system and need an alternative method for applying, please contact [e-mail] for assistance.

In order to address your request the following information is needed:

• Name
• The best method for contacting you (Phone or email)
• The position title
• Requisition/vacancy number

Upon receipt of this information, we’ll respond to you promptly to obtain more information about your request.

Please note: we reserve the right to close vacancies before the advertised closing date.

Sweco UK&I have an internal resourcing team who are responsible for all recruiting activity. We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted agencies who we work with on those “hard to fill” roles.

We have defined processes for recruitment applications and it is company policy not to accept speculative CVs. Any speculative CVs received into the business (whether to a manager or member of the resourcing team) will become the property of Sweco and the agency will not be eligible for an introductory fee.

Our Preferred Supplier List was reviewed in November 2025 and we are not looking to add any additional agencies. We’ll be reviewing the PSL again at the end of 2026 and non-compliance with the above statements could be detrimental to you having the opportunity to be included.

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