Senior Design Engineer

NG Bailey; England; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Senior Design Engineer specializing in cabling to join their team in Stowmarket or London. This role involves managing complex projects, conducting site surveys, and mentoring junior engineers. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cabling design, excellent commercial awareness, and experience with software like AutoCAD. Competitive salary and flexible benefits are offered.

Benefits

Pension with up to 8% employer contribution

25 days holiday

Private Medical Insurance

24/7 Employee Assistance Program

Flexible benefits including gym memberships

Qualifications

• Experience in leading cabling projects from concept to detailed design.
• Ability to provide mentoring to junior engineers.
• Detail-oriented with a strong understanding of cable system routing.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead technically demanding projects.
• Conduct site visits for surveys and data collection.
• Provide engineering solutions to site-based problems.

Skills

Cabling design

Commercial awareness

Project management

Software packages (AutoCAD, CYMCAP)

Education

Degree or HNC/HND in relevant field

Job description

Senior Design Engineer - Cabling
Stowmarket/London
Permanent
Competitive + Flexible Benefits

Summary

Freedom's Professional Services are looking for a Senior Design Engineer with a cabling specialism to join our team out of the Stowmarket or London offices to support the growth of work within Scotland.

This role will work on the design, drawing and calculations of our projects, working with the wider Design team, with site visits to carry out surveys and data collection, as required.

Key Deliverables

• Manage and lead with delivering technically demanding projects.
• Lead all types of cabling projects (including undertaking calculations and producing drawings) from concept design to detailed design unaided, ensuring that the project is cost effective and delivered on time with the deadlines in the proposal.
• Have good commercial awareness with the ability to work closely with our clients to build a strong relationship.
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of cable system routing and design including very good knowledge of software packages including AutoCAD and CYMCAP.
• Understand and mitigate complex engineering problems such as SED's.
• Mentor and provide help / guidance to Design, Assistant and Graduate Engineer's.
• Attend and chair design team meetings with the team/client via teams or in person.
• Provide engineering solutions to site-based problems through TQ/RFI process.
• Have the ability to review/authorise earthing reports and drawings to a high standard, providing constructive technical feedback to all engineering levels.
• Ability to confidently conduct, supervise and demonstrate site visits to carry out earthing assessments, design commissioning, and investigations after failures.

What we're looking for

• Degree qualified is desirable, but fundamentals from HNC/HNC is essential.
• Someone the is autonomous and needs little direction to get the job done.

Benefits

• Pension with a leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution
• 25 days holiday
• Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days
• Private Medical Insurance
• Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and well-being (including counselling sessions and legal advice)
• Flexible benefits to suit from Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Give As You Earn, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes.
• Personal development programme

Next Steps

As a business, we're on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.

We'll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

About Us

Freedom are part of the NG Bailey Group, one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies.

Progression is something we value and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.