Principal/Associate Electrical Engineer

Eden Brown; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in the City of London is seeking a Principal or Associate Electrical Engineer to join their Operational Assets team. This role involves designing electrical systems, managing client relationships, and supporting various projects across multiple sectors. Ideal candidates will have strong knowledge of building performance and communicate effectively with stakeholders. The position offers a hybrid working model, competitive benefits, and a commitment to equality in the workplace.

Benefits

Car allowance

Private medical insurance

Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

Up to 30 days annual leave

Income protection and life assurance

Discounted gym memberships

Qualifications

• Experience as a qualified design engineer.
• Strong knowledge of data and metering.
• Excellent organization and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Undertake electrical engineering design work and specifications.
• Oversee commissioning processes and post-occupancy reviews.
• Produce technical reports such as feasibility studies and condition surveys.

Skills

Electrical engineering design

Building performance knowledge

Project management

Client relationship management

Building services engineering

Education

Chartered or working towards chartership

Job description

About the Role

A new opportunity has arisen for a Principal or Associate Electrical Engineer to join our Operational Assets team. This team combines the strengths of property consultancy, building performance engineering, and design to support clients throughout the full lifecycle of their assets. If you are passionate about improving existing buildings, solving complex operational challenges, and using data-driven insight to support decarbonisation and net‑zero goals, this role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact. You will work across a growing portfolio of Residential, Commercial, Healthcare, and mixed‑use assets, joining a highly engaged and collaborative group of specialists.

What You'll Be Doing

Technical Responsibilities

• Undertake your own electrical engineering design work, specifications, performance modelling, and site monitoring.
• Oversee commissioning processes and conduct post‑occupancy engineering reviews.
• Produce technical reports such as feasibility studies, condition surveys, and issue investigations.
• Manage client relationships and demonstrate commercial and project management awareness.

Supporting Property Management, Operations, and Transactions through Services such as

• Technical due diligence (vendor and acquisition)
• Dilapidations assessments
• Planned preventive maintenance (PPM) reports
• Licence to Alter reviews
• Asset registers and building validations
• Energy optimisation studies
• EPCs and compliance checks

Projects span Commercial Offices, Retail, Residential, Education, Healthcare, Heritage, Defence, Industrial and Technology sectors.

About You

• Experience as a qualified design engineer (chartered or working towards chartership).
• Background working on existing buildings (refurbishment, retrofit, or fit‑out).
• Strong knowledge of data, metering and building performance.
• Experience in performance specifications, detailed design, contract administration and on‑site works.
• Broad understanding of building services engineering (all‑rounder).
• Strong technical capability in electrical engineering, with awareness of adjacent disciplines.
• Familiarity with UK and relevant EU regulations and technical standards.
• Excellent organisation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A proven track record in work winning and supporting team growth.

Benefits

• Car allowance
• Private medical insurance and access to private GP services
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Generous annual leave allowance, with additional purchase and carry‑over options
• Up to 30 days annual leave (dependent on grade and tenure)
• Income protection, life assurance, and pension scheme
• Discounted gym memberships and wellbeing support
• Structured professional development pathways and technical training
• Thriving internal communities, networking groups, and social events
• Hybrid working to support work‑life balance – 3 days WFH

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.