Principal Electrical Design Engineer

Ganymede Solutions Limited; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Job summary

Ganymede Solutions Limited is seeking a Principal Electrical Design Engineer to lead electrical building services across Manchester, Birmingham, London, and Leeds. The role involves delivering complex, high-value projects from concept through construction, with responsibility for team leadership, technical delivery, and client liaison.

The ideal candidate is a Chartered Engineer with a degree in electrical building services or related field, has extensive electrical design experience, and can

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer status (or equivalent) with professional institution membership.
• Degree in Electrical Building Services, Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Significant experience in electrical building services design.
• Proven experience managing and developing multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Strong technical knowledge to lead complex electrical designs.
• Experience delivering sustainable, compliant, and cost-effective engineering solutions from concept to construction.
• Strong understanding of quality procedures and document control in engineering design.
• Excellent communication skills to convey complex technical info to a broad audience.
• Strong commercial awareness and experience supporting bids and client meetings.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of electrical engineering works across building services and ensure coordinated design solutions.
• Manage team utilization, output quality, and professional development.
• Prepare electrical designs, feasibility studies, and design-stage information.
• Collaborate with other disciplines to ensure effective project delivery.
• Lead multidisciplinary designs and technical specifications meeting client objectives.
• Ensure projects meet budgets, programmes, and quality standards.
• Support business development including bids and client meetings.
• Build strong relationships with clients and project stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership capability

Multidisciplinary team leadership

Technical leadership

Project delivery

Communication

Education

Chartered Engineer status

CIBSE/IET membership

Degree in Electrical Building Services / Electrical Engineering

Job description

Principal Electrical Design Engineer | Building Services

Manchester | Birmingham | London | Leeds | Permanent | £65,000 - £75,000

Are you a Principal Electrical Design Engineer looking for your next permanent opportunity within the building services sector?

We're recruiting for an experienced Principal Electrical Design Engineer to join an established and growing engineering design team, working across complex and high-value projects and delivering sustainable, compliant and cost-effective electrical design solutions from concept through to construction.

If you're looking for a senior technical position where you can lead multidisciplinary teams, drive design excellence and play a key role in the continued development of a growing engineering function, this could be the perfect fit.

You'll be responsible for:

• Leading the delivery of electrical engineering works, managing all aspects of building services engineering and ensuring coordinated solutions across disciplines.
• Managing team utilisation, quality of technical output and team development, maintaining high standards of engineering delivery.
• Preparing electrical designs and technical advice, including feasibility studies, design-stage information and condition reports.
• Working collaboratively with other engineering disciplines and project teams to ensure effective project delivery.
• Managing teams to produce high-quality multidisciplinary designs and technical specifications that meet client requirements and project objectives.
• Ensuring projects are delivered effectively to agreed budgets, programmes and quality standards.
• Supporting business development activities, including bid submissions, client meetings and the development of new business opportunities.
• Building strong relationships with clients and wider project stakeholders.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established engineering business working on high-value projects, with the opportunity to influence technical delivery, develop engineering teams and play an important role in the continued growth of the business.

We're looking for Principal Electrical Design Engineers with:

• Chartered Engineer status and membership of a relevant professional institution such as CIBSE or IET.
• A Degree in Electrical Building Services, Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Significant experience within electrical building services design.
• Proven experience managing and developing multidisciplinary technical or engineering teams.
• Strong technical knowledge and the ability to lead complex electrical design projects.
• Experience delivering sustainable, compliant and cost-effective engineering solutions from concept through to construction.
• Strong understanding of quality procedures and document control within engineering design.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical information clearly to a wider business audience.
• Strong commercial awareness and experience supporting bids, client meetings or business development activities.
• A proactive approach to developing both yourself and others.

What's on offer?

• £65,000 - £75,000 per annum depending on experience.
• Permanent employment with an established engineering business.
• Opportunities available in Manchester, Birmingham, London and Leeds.
• The opportunity to work on complex, high-value engineering projects.
• A senior position with significant technical and team leadership responsibility.
• Strong opportunities for career development and progression.
• Flexible working options available depending on location and project requirements.