Principal Electrical Building Services Engineer

Royal HaskoningDHV; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to join their dynamic team in Birmingham. This role involves managing and delivering diverse electrical design projects for industrial and commercial clients, ensuring quality and timely deliverables. You will lead technical aspects, mentor junior engineers, and promote innovative design methods. With a focus on sectors such as logistics and automotive, this position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to impactful projects while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. If you are a proactive problem solver with a passion for engineering, this is the perfect role for you.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in electrical design required.
• Chartered or Incorporated status is essential for this role.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver electrical building services across multiple projects.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to design engineers.

Skills

Electrical design

Project management

Communication skills

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

BEng (Hons) in Building Services / Electrical Engineering

MEng in Building Services / Electrical Engineering

Tools

Autodesk Revit

MagiCAD

StabiCAD

NBS Create

Job description

We are looking to recruit a Principal Electrical Engineer to join our Birmingham Industry & Buildings team, to become an integral member of our skilled Building Services team and assist with our growing workload.

You will manage and deliver a range of projects from industrial and commercial Clients. Project responsibility will be varied from inception of defining a Client’s design brief to inspections, specifications, design, and management of projects. You will be flexible, dynamic with the ability to assist in the development of our growing team. This role requires someone with the ability to deliver quality, robust deliverables on time and within budget.

Our projects cover a wide range of sectors including industrial, logistics, people buildings, food & beverage and automotive, including many more.

Main work area’s will be:

Role objectives include:

• Manage and deliver the Electrical building services work packages in multiple concurrent projects, either in the UK or internationally.
• Provide technical leadership on projects
• Providing technical leadership, mentoring and coaching to design engineers
• Promote the implementation of digital, automation and parametric methods of design on projects

Technical development and management of design projects:

• Preparation of designs, from initial concepts through to detailed designs, including:
• LV Power system design, Lighting, Containment, Fire detection, security and Lightning protection systems.
• Ideally experience in HV power system design
• Production of design calculations including using 3D modelling software, checking and reviewing of calculations produced by others.
• Producing sketch drawings / details for drawing / modelling by others and complete checking and reviewing of these prior to issue.
• Preparation of specifications, and assistance with contract documents.
• Carry out inspections and surveys, preparation of reports and reporting.

Commercial and management duties:

• Assisting in proposal writing, marketing and business development as required
• Supporting the commercial and technical management of projects, ensuring that projects show a profitable result.

Required Skills and Experience:

• A BEng (Hons) or MEng in Building Services / Electrical Engineering;
• At least 5 - 10 years relevant working experience in Electrical design;
• Achieved Chartered or Incorporated Status
• Good knowledge of standard practices in the design and construction of relevant sector
• Good understanding of the sector specific daily (operational) business of our clients;
• An entrepreneurial, result oriented, proactive individual with a positive flexible and problem solving attitude;
• Ability to perform best in a multidisciplinary team often with international colleagues;
• You have excellent communication skills towards colleagues and clients;
• Good project management skills
• Knowledge and practical experience of specialist mechanical building services design and modelling software including

• Autodesk Revit
• MagiCAD/StabiCAD
• NBS Create