Electrical Engineer or Senior Engineer - Cambridge

Hoare Lea; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Hoare Lea’s Cambridge office is seeking an Electrical Engineer or Senior Engineer to deliver electrical design across projects in science, research and healthcare sectors. You will produce calculations and drawings, coordinate with MEP teams, and ensure quality and regulatory compliance while supporting junior staff.

The role involves site checking, testing and commissioning activities, client liaison, and progression of own workload to meet programme milestones.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical/Building Services Engineering or equivalent.
• Working towards or holding IEng/CEng.
• Experience in LV distribution, lighting, earthing and emergency/standby systems.
• Ability to produce calculations and drawings.
• Proven ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience in site checking and commissioning.
• Strong communication and client liaison skills.

Responsibilities

• Take briefs and deliver electrical design from inception through to completion.
• Produce calculations, drawings and technical documentation meeting standards.
• Ensure quality across deliverables and accuracy.
• Coordinate electrical design with MEP and other groups.
• Review contractor information and check site installations against the design.
• Attend design, client and project meetings.
• Witness testing and commissioning activities and support handover.
• Manage workload to meet programme and report progress.
• Mentor junior colleagues.
• Develop briefs and deliver small projects or major schemes.
• Exercise autonomy and own technical decisions within budget.
• Delegate, supervise and mentor across project teams.
• Contribute to scope, risk and cost control to meet budgets.

Skills

LV distribution

Lighting systems

Earthing/Protection

Emergency/Standby systems

Calculations & drawings

Coordination with MEP teams

Client liaison

Mentoring juniors

Education

Degree in Electrical/Building Services Engineering

IEng/CEng (preferred)

Professional membership preferred

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Dialux

OM Electrical

MS Office

Job description

Electrical Engineer or Senior Engineer

About the role

We’re seeking an Electrical Engineer to join our Cambridge office. Our local office supports projects across the region and draws on technical expertise from across the firm—particularly in complex sectors such as science & research and healthcare.

Expect to:

• Take briefs and deliver electrical design work from inception through to completion.
• Produce electrical calculations, drawings and technical documentation that comply with relevant regulations, design guides and client standards.
• Ensure quality standards and technical accuracy across deliverables.
• 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.

Additional responsibilities for Senior Engineer

• Develop briefs and take responsibility for delivering a small project or the electrical discipline on a significant/complex scheme.
• Exercise considerable autonomy and take ownership for technical decisions and project delivery within cost constraints.
• Delegate, manage and check work undertaken by others; mentor and motivate colleagues across project teams.
• Play an active role in commercial aspects (scope, risk, cost control) and ensure outputs meet project and budgetary requirements.

About you

• 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.
• Proficient with industry software (Revit, AutoCAD, Dialux, OM Electrical) and MS Office.
• Able to work independently: deliver an element of a project (Engineer) or lead discipline/small projects and larger schemes (Senior).
• Effective communicator with experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and liaising with clients/contractors.
• Experience of site checking, witnessing testing/commissioning and reviewing contractor submissions.
• Demonstrable commitment to meeting programmes and quality standards; commercially aware.
• Supportive team player who mentors junior staff and pursues continuous professional development (Senior expected to supervise; Engineer to support).