Principal Electrical Design Lead – Remote (Residential)

Blackmount Recruitment Ltd; Greater London; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackmount Recruitment Ltd is supporting a well-established building services consultancy in London to recruit a Principal Electrical Engineer for senior design leadership across residential and mixed-use schemes.

The role is predominantly remote with minimal monthly site visits, offering strategic input from feasibility to handover and mentoring of junior engineers while managing client relationships and technical standards.

Qualifications

• Senior experience as Principal/Associate Electrical Engineer in building services.
• Strong residential/new-build experience including high-rise and mixed-use schemes.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams and managing senior client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead the electrical design delivery for complex residential and mixed-use developments.
• Act as principal technical authority for LV distribution, lighting, small power, containment, emergency lighting and life-safety systems.
• Provide strategic input from feasibility and concept design through detailed design, construction and handover.
• Lead client, architect and consultant relationships, representing the electrical discipline at senior design meetings.
• Coordinate designs to be technically robust, commercially aware and delivered to programme.
• Oversee resources, fees, QA and delivery across multiple schemes.
• Mentor and develop Senior/Intermediate/Graduate Electrical Engineers.
• Support business development and growth of the MEP team.

Skills

Electrical design leadership

Senior engineer leadership

Revit/BIM knowledge

Client relationship management

Team mentoring

Education

Chartered Engineer

Tools

Revit

BIM

Job description

Blackmount Recruitment Ltd is supporting a well-established building services consultancy in London to recruit a Principal Electrical Engineer for senior design leadership across residential and mixed-use schemes.

The role is predominantly remote with minimal monthly site visits, offering strategic input from feasibility to handover and mentoring of junior engineers while managing client relationships and technical standards.