Electrical Engineer - Hybrid, Growth & Impact

Hoare Lea; Milton; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical cover

Electric vehicle salary sacrifice

Stock options

25 days annual leave

Flexible and hybrid working

Job summary

Hoare Lea is seeking an Electrical Engineer or Senior Engineer to deliver high‑quality, sustainable electrical design across multiple projects in the built environment, based in Glasgow or Edinburgh.

You will join our Electrical team, contribute to Scotland and wider UK projects, and help lead defined elements or larger schemes while developing junior staff in a collaborative, high‑performing culture.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Electrical/Building Services Engineering; industry membership preferred.
• Working towards or holding IEng/CEng.
• Strong technical competence in LV distribution, lighting, earthing/protection and emergency/standby systems; able to produce calculations and drawings.

Responsibilities

• Take briefs and deliver electrical design work from inception through to completion.
• Produce electrical calculations, drawings and documentation that comply with relevant regulations, design guides and client standards.
• Coordinate electrical design with other disciplines (MEP and our specialist groups) and third‑party consultants.
• Review and comment on technical information provided by contractors and sub‑contractors; check site installations against the design intent.
• Attend and report at design team meetings, client meetings and project meetings.
• Witness selected testing and commissioning activities and support handover documentation.
• Manage own workload to meet programme deliverables and report progress to your line manager.
• Contribute to the professional development of junior colleagues.

Skills

LV distribution

Lighting

Earthing/Protection

Emergency/Standby systems

Revit

AutoCAD

Dialux

OM Electrical

MS Office

Independent working

Effective communicator

Education

Degree or equivalent in Electrical/Building Services Engineering

Working towards or holding IEng/CEng

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Dialux

OM Electrical

MS Office

Job description

Hoare Lea is seeking an Electrical Engineer or Senior Engineer to deliver high‑quality, sustainable electrical design across multiple projects in the built environment, based in Glasgow or Edinburgh.

You will join our Electrical team, contribute to Scotland and wider UK projects, and help lead defined elements or larger schemes while developing junior staff in a collaborative, high‑performing culture.