Electrical Engineer (13456)

Tilbury Douglas; Southampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Car allowance

26 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Pension scheme

Flexible/Agile working

Volunteer days

Employee assistance programme

Perks at Work

Job summary

Tilbury Douglas seeks a driven electrical project engineer to lead the electrical scope across a diverse project portfolio. You will collaborate with designers and suppliers to procure offsite and onsite systems, monitor progress, and ensure alignment with programmes and budgets.

You will oversee electrical installations, apply BS7671 standards, manage subcontractors, and drive quality audits while sustaining close communication with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate strong electrical engineering knowledge and experience in manufacturing or construction.
• Ability to plan resources and multi-task to meet deadlines.
• Familiarity with MMC, Lean Construction, Agile Programme Management and Production Thinking.
• IT literacy and familiarity with electrical standards (e.g. BS7671) are essential.

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for delivering electrical requirements across the project portfolio.
• Collaborate with designer and suppliers to procure offsite and onsite electrical systems.
• Coordinate electrical designs with civil and mechanical elements.
• Manage subcontractors and material orders, review supplier proposals and designs.
• Engage with supply chain to enhance capabilities for project delivery.
• Oversee electrical installation works and ensure safety and quality standards.

Skills

Electrical design

Project planning

MMC

Lean construction

Agile programme

Production thinking

BS7671

IT literacy

Education

HNC in electrical engineering

IEng/CEng desirable

CSCS/SMSTS desirable

Job description

The Opportunity

We are looking for a driven and detail-oriented professional to take overall responsibility for delivering all electrical requirements across our project portfolio, working closely with our designer and suppliers. This role involves collaborating with the commercial team to procure both offsite and onsite manufactured electrical systems and components, with a particular focus on offsite assembly and modularisation.

The successful candidate will closely monitor the progress of electrical works to ensure alignment with agreed programmes and budgets, while also conducting factory inspections and quality audits to maintain the highest standards of quality and customer satisfaction for all electrical installations.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Demonstrate a strong understanding of sustainable construction practices and manage engineering activities that support sustainable development goals.
• Collaborate with our designer and supply chain to support an integrated approach to offsite and onsite delivery.
• Ensure electrical designs and installations are fully coordinated with civil and mechanical elements.
• Apply technical expertise to the placement and administration of sub-contracts and material orders related to electrical equipment and systems. Review, vet, and approve supplier proposals and designs in line with project requirements.
• Actively engage with the supply chain to assess and enhance their capabilities, ensuring they contribute effectively to project delivery.
• Oversee electrical installation works, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, relevant electrical standards (e.g. BS 7671), and quality expectations.
• Develop accurate and logical programmes for electrical works and ensure integration with the overall project plan.
• Monitor and report on the progress and cost performance of electrical works and participate in project production meetings.
• Develop and implement quality assurance plans, maintaining thorough records in line with company standards and documentation requirements.
• Collaborate with operational teams and relevant stakeholders to plan and successfully deliver outage and commissioning works with minimal disruption.

What We Need From You

• Display a high degree of technical knowledge and have relevant electrical project engineering experience within a manufacturing or construction organisation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills, with the ability to multi-task and consistently meet challenging deadlines.
• Commercially astute.
• Experience of both pre-production and production electrical project engineering desirable.
• Has an appreciation of MMC, Lean Construction, Agile Programme Management, Production Thinking and other techniques that assure programme, cost and quality performance.
• Programme focused with an ability to plan and organise resources both off and on site to deliver on time and in full.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with a range of people.
• Minimum HNC qualified in an electrical engineering subject desirable.
• Knowledge of electrical systems such as LV/HV distribution, control systems, instrumentation, or building services systems is advantageous.
• IT literacy essential.
• Professional qualification is desirable (e.g. IEng/CEng or working towards).
• SMSTS safety qualification and relevant CSCS card is desirable.

What We Can Offer You

• Competitive salary
• Car Allowance
• 26 days annual leave (with the opportunity to buy or sell up to 3 days holiday)
• 3 additional long service days achieved after 3, 7 and 10 years
• Private medical insurance for yourself (with the option to buy family cover)
• Life Assurance
• Defined contribution pension scheme matched up to 8%
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and parental leave
• 2 days volunteering opportunities
• Flexible and Agile working (dependent on your role)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Professional membership fees
• Perks at Work Employee discount scheme offering discounts on a range of categories such as electronics, home appliances, food & groceries, car buying, travel, fitness and more
• Flexible Benefits scheme which includes the opportunity to purchase benefits such as:
  • Critical illness insurance (with option to purchase for your partner)
  • Dental Insurance
  • Travel insurance
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Retail vouchers/payroll giving/activity pass for top leisure attractions.

Who We Are

Tilbury Douglas is a leading UK building, infrastructure, engineering and fit-out company. We deliver vital projects across a range of sectors including health, education, highways, justice, defence, aviation, water and environment.

It is our people who make Tilbury Douglas a success. We believe our inclusive culture encourages new ways of thinking, enabling us to innovate whilst remaining resilient. We value and celebrate all individual differences and look forward to receiving your application.

We are proud to announce that we have retained our Investors in Diversity Silver Award.

Please note that this role is subject to Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance which includes identity, employment history, and criminal record checks.

Please note we do not have a sponsorship licence.

We look forward to receiving your application!