Principal Electrical Engineer - Critical Systems

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to join their critical systems team in London. This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead innovative electrical design solutions for large-scale data centre projects. You will collaborate with a diverse team, manage project delivery, and inspire less experienced engineers. The ideal candidate will be a Chartered Engineer with a strong background in electrical engineering and project management, ready to take ownership of tasks and drive successful outcomes. Join a forward-thinking company and make a significant impact in the engineering field.

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer with significant experience in electrical engineering roles.
• Proven ability in producing electrical designs and managing small teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of electrical design solutions for large-scale data centre projects.
• Manage budgets, designs, and communicate with project teams.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Project Management

Team Leadership

Client Communication

Design Specifications

Education

MEng or BEng in Electrical Engineering

Job description

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Principal Electrical Engineer - Critical Systems, London

Client: Cundall

Location: London, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

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EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: f0b741ac4bfa

Job Views: 12

Posted: 26.04.2025

Expiry Date: 10.06.2025

Job Description:

The Role

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced and client-focused Principal electrical engineer to join our critical systems team, and to play a leading role in ensuring the successful delivery of innovative electrical design solutions on some of the most notable and large-scale data centre projects in the world.

You will collaborate within our critical systems team and work closely with colleagues of various disciplines to help drive and manage the delivery of technically excellent and profitable projects.

The role entails your being very closely involved within the design process and production of design deliverables, managing your immediate team of engineers. You will monitor budgets and programme, checking designs and communicating with the wider project and client team.

You will use your existing expertise, enthusiasm and dedication to manage, motivate and inspire your colleagues, including helping to develop less experienced engineers.

You will support, and be supported by, senior staff within the team.

Note: Whilst the preferred location is our London office, we will also consider applications for candidates to be located in the following Cundall office locations: Birmingham, Manchester or Newcastle.

The Skills

A Chartered Engineer, educated to degree level in Electrical Engineering or Building Services Engineering (MEng or BEng), you have gained significant experience in an electrical engineering role within the critical systems / data centres. Equivalent electrical engineering design skills gained in other fields may be considered.

In your most recent position, you have consistently demonstrated your ability to manage small to medium-scale projects and small teams of engineers to deliver to, and exceed, client expectations.

You have proven ability in producing electrical designs, including schematic diagrams, layouts, calculations, preparing specifications and project reports, carrying out site inspections and surveys, detail design development as well as contributing to project meetings. Through this experience, you will support your project teams to deliver excellent electrical designs.

Essential characteristics for the successful candidate include:

• The ability to take ownership of tasks
• The capacity to think around problems and help guide the team towards solutions
• The recognition of the importance of collaboration in a multi-disciplinary design environment
• Being an organized and confident communicator with client-facing skills.