Principal Electrical Building Services Engineer — Lead & Mentor

Pick Everard; Barton-in-Fabis; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agile working

Career development

CSR opportunities

26 days annual leave

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Stakeholder pension

Professional subscriptions

Employee discount

Eyecare

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Pick Everard is looking for a Principal Building Services Engineer (Electrical) to join our Nottingham office with flexible location. You will lead electrical design across a range of projects, delivering feasibility studies and driving technical excellence while mentoring early-career engineers.

The role emphasizes collaboration with clients and contractors, ensuring designs meet BS7671 and UK Building Regulations, and managing contracts to deliver on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• HND/Degree or equivalent professional qualification.
• Knowledge of BS7671.
• Knowledge of H&S/CDM requirements and current legislation e.g., UK Building Regulations.
• Familiarity with electrical and lighting design softwares such as Hevacomp/Amtech/Dialux.
• Excellent communication skills, collaborative and self-motivated.
• Structured wiring system and security system design experience.
• Knowledge of construction industry design processes and procurement arrangements.
• Resource planning and management experience.
• Fire alarm and emergency lighting design experience.
• Business development experience.

Responsibilities

• Delivering portfolios of work across both the private and public sector.
• Preparing designs, feasibility studies, reports, and contract documents.
• Carrying out building analysis.
• Managing various contracts.
• Liaising directly with Clients and Contractors.
• Ensuring projects are delivered accurately and on time.
• Providing mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers and graduate trainees.
• Compliance with Health & Safety requirements, practices and procedures.

Skills

BS7671 knowledge

Electrical design experience

Collaborative & communication

Mentoring juniors

Resource planning

Fire alarm & emergency lighting design

Education

HND/degree or equivalent

Tools

Hevacomp

Amtech

Dialux

Job description

Pick Everard is looking for a Principal Building Services Engineer (Electrical) to join our Nottingham office with flexible location. You will lead electrical design across a range of projects, delivering feasibility studies and driving technical excellence while mentoring early-career engineers.

The role emphasizes collaboration with clients and contractors, ensuring designs meet BS7671 and UK Building Regulations, and managing contracts to deliver on time and within budget.