Senior Design Engineer - Cabling

NG Bailey; Stowmarket; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car or car allowance

Flexible benefits

Pension with up to 8% employer contribution

25 days holiday

Private medical insurance

Personal development programme

Hybrid working arrangement

Job summary

NG Bailey is seeking a Senior Design Engineer to join their team in Stowmarket. The role involves managing cable projects from concept to delivery, ensuring timely completion and efficiency. Candidates should possess experience in cabling system and cable routing design, with skills in software such as AutoCAD and CYMCAP. Benefits include a competitive salary, car allowance, a comprehensive pension plan, and a hybrid working model that combines office, home, and site-based work.

Qualifications

• Degree qualification desirable; HNC/HNC fundamentals essential.
• Autonomous, requiring little direction to get the job done.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead technically demanding projects.
• Lead all types of cabling projects from concept design to detailed design.
• Maintain commercial awareness and build strong client relationships.
• Mentor and provide guidance to Design, Assistant and Graduate Engineers.
• Conduct, supervise, and demonstrate site visits for cable route assessments.

Skills

Cabling system design

Cable routing design

Project management

Client relationship management

Use of AutoCAD

Mentoring

Education

HNC/HNC fundamentals

Degree qualification

Tools

CYMCAP

AutoCAD

Job description

Freedom's Professional Services is looking for a Senior Design Engineer with a cabling system and/or cable routing specialism to join our team based in London or Stowmarket. The role will involve design, drawing, calculations, site surveys, and a hybrid working arrangement between office, home, and site.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead technically demanding projects.
• Lead all types of cabling projects from concept design to detailed design, carrying out calculations and producing drawings, ensuring cost‑effectiveness and timely delivery.
• Maintain commercial awareness and build strong client relationships.
• Apply detailed knowledge of cable system design and software packages such as CYMCAP.
• Apply detailed knowledge of cable routing design and software packages such as AutoCAD.
• Understand and mitigate complex engineering problems such as SEDs.
• Mentor and provide guidance to Design, Assistant and Graduate Engineers.
• 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.
• Review and authorise cable design reports and drawings to a high standard, providing constructive technical feedback.
• Conduct, supervise, and demonstrate site visits to carry out cable route assessments, design commissioning, and investigations after failures.

Qualifications

• Degree qualification desirable; HNC/HNC fundamentals essential.
• Autonomous, requiring little direction to get the job done.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive salary on offer.
• Car or car allowance.
• Flexible benefits.
• Pension with up to 8% employer contribution.
• 25 days holiday.
• Personal wellbeing and volunteer days.
• Private medical insurance.
• Sick pay.
• Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program.
• Flexible benefits to suit (Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Give As You Earn, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes).
• Personal development programme.
• Hybrid working arrangement between office(s), home and site.