Junior Electrical Engineer

Aldwych Consulting Ltd; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Professional membership support

Pension

Job summary

Aldwych Consulting Ltd is seeking a Junior Electrical Engineer to join their Birmingham building services team. You will support design and delivery of electrical building services across healthcare, commercial, education, and residential sectors, working with experienced engineers.

This role offers hybrid working in Birmingham, on a growing team, opportunities to develop technical skills, participate in design deliveries from concept to completion, and progress towards professional

Qualifications

• Previous professional experience in electrical engineering or building services is required.
• Degree, HNC or HND in Electrical Engineering or Building Services Engineering.
• Some experience designing or assisting with electrical building services systems.
• Knowledge of software such as AutoCAD, Amtech, Dialux or similar.
• Revit competency is desirable.
• An understanding of relevant building regulations and industry standards.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• A willingness to learn and develop technically.
• An interest in progressing towards professional accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the design of electrical building services systems including power, lighting and small power.
• Assisting with electrical design calculations and technical reports.
• Supporting the preparation of specifications and tender documentation.
• Coordinating designs with mechanical, sustainability and BIM teams.
• Attending design team meetings, client meetings and site visits.
• Supporting projects through the different RIBA stages.
• Contributing to energy-efficient and low-carbon design solutions.
• Working across sectors including healthcare, commercial, education and residential.

Skills

Electrical engineering experience

Building services

Strong communication

Teamwork

Willingness to learn

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

HNC/HND in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Amtech

Dialux

Revit

Job description

Junior Electrical Engineer

Birmingham | Building Services Consultancy | Hybrid Working

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Junior Electrical Engineer to join a growing building services consultancy in Birmingham.

This independent engineering consultancy has been delivering building services solutions for over 25 years, working across healthcare, commercial, education, residential, life sciences, leisure and public sector projects.

The business has a strong reputation for technical quality, collaboration and sustainable, low-carbon design. The Birmingham office is entering an exciting period of growth, with ambitious plans to significantly expand the team over the next two years.

This is a great opportunity for an engineer with existing industry experience to join the business at an exciting stage of its growth and develop your career alongside an experienced team.

The Role

As a Junior Electrical Engineer, you will support the design and delivery of electrical building services projects across a variety of sectors.

Working alongside experienced engineers and multidisciplinary teams, you will gain exposure to projects from concept through to completion while developing your technical skills and taking on increasing responsibility.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the design of electrical building services systems including power, lighting and small power.
• Assisting with electrical design calculations and technical reports.
• Supporting the preparation of specifications and tender documentation.
• Coordinating designs with mechanical, sustainability and BIM teams.
• Attending design team meetings, client meetings and site visits.
• Supporting projects through the different RIBA stages.
• Contributing to energy-efficient and low-carbon design solutions.
• Working across sectors including healthcare, commercial, education and residential.

About You

Previous professional experience in electrical engineering or building services is required. This is not a graduate position.

You will ideally have:

• Previous experience within an electrical engineering or building services environment.
• A degree, HNC or HND in Electrical Engineering or Building Services Engineering.
• Some experience designing or assisting with electrical building services systems.
• Knowledge of software such as AutoCAD, Amtech, Dialux or similar.
• Revit competency is desirable.
• An understanding of relevant building regulations and industry standards.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• A willingness to learn and develop technically.
• An interest in progressing towards professional accreditation.

Why Join?

• Join a growing Birmingham office with significant expansion plans.
• Develop your career alongside experienced engineers.
• Gain exposure to technically diverse projects across multiple sectors.
• Work within a supportive and collaborative environment.
• Get involved in sustainable and low-carbon engineering projects.
• Benefit from ongoing training and professional development.
• Clear opportunities for progression as the team continues to grow.
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
• Professional membership support and pension.

Projects & Sectors

You will have the opportunity to work across a varied range of projects, including:

• Healthcare and NHS facilities.
• Commercial and workplace developments.
• Residential and mixed-use schemes.
• Education projects.
• Life sciences and laboratory facilities.
• Leisure and public sector buildings.

If you're a Junior Electrical Engineer with previous industry experience and are looking for an opportunity to develop your technical skills, work on varied projects and build a long‑term career within a growing consultancy, we'd like to hear from you.

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.