Senior Electrical Building Services Engineer

Align Property Partners; Northallerton; Hybrid; GBP 49,500 - 60,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary up to £55,000

Pension scheme with up to 6% contribution

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Hybrid working model

Professional development opportunities

Benefits scheme with discounts from retailers

Job summary

A leading design consultancy in the UK seeks a Senior Electrical Building Services Engineer to join their Building Services team. This role involves significant responsibilities, including project management, preparing electrical surveys, and advising on health and safety regulations. Candidates should have a degree in Electrical Engineering and extensive industry experience. The position offers a competitive salary of up to £55,000, excellent career development opportunities, and a hybrid working model to promote work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Hold a degree or HNC in Building Services/Electrical Engineering and ideally working towards MCIBSE.
• Have significant industry experience working as an Electrical engineer.
• Be IT proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, Autodesk AutoCAD, and Revit.

Responsibilities

• Provide services related to building pathology, design, and project management.
• Advise on Health and Safety, fire safety, and sustainability issues.
• Prepare electrical surveys and identify solutions to service defects.

Skills

Electrical Services Engineering

Project Management

Health and Safety

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Degree or HNC in Building Services/Electrical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Autodesk AutoCAD

NBS software

Revit

Job description

Senior Electrical Building Services Engineer

Join to apply for the Senior Electrical Building Services Engineer role at Align Property Partners

Due to our continued steady expansion, we now have the opportunity for a Senior Electrical Building Services Engineer to bring their experience, professionalism, and enthusiasm to the Building Services team at Align Property Services.

Align Property Services, who are we?

We are an award-winning building design consultancy and are proud to be recently named the Regional Energy Consultancy and Regional New Build Project of the year for our recent work with Darlington Borough Council at the North East Energy Efficiency Awards. Align Property Services is a Limited Company, wholly owned by North Yorkshire Council and we are one of the largest multi-discipline building design consultancies in the North of England.

We are collaborative in the way we work, offering a broad range of services in Architecture, Sustainability, Building Surveying, Project Management, Civil & Structural, Transport Planning, Bridges, Highways & Drainage Engineering, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Quantity Surveying, CDM, Property Advisory & Estate Management.

We are dynamic and diverse in our approach to projects, from valuing small gardens to multi-million-pound listed structures including schools, fire stations, care homes and other public and commercial buildings across the UK. 2024 was one of our busiest years yet, with the development of exciting new projects with North Yorkshire Council and other public and private sector clients and is an exciting time to join us as we continue to evolve.

Want to learn more? Further information and project case studies can be found on our website and in our quarterly newsletter.

As a Senior Electrical Engineer

You will be responsible for providing a variety of services including those relating to building pathology, design, project management, building surveys and contract administration as well as producing early design advice through to detailed electrical services design.

Your previous experience in Electrical Services Engineering will have given you the ability to manage a busy and varied project workload, appreciate complex situations and communicate clearly when working closely with other disciplines to deliver engineering solutions to meet client’s budgets and programmes.

You will be able to advise on Health and Safety issues, fire safety and sustainability throughout the design and construction period of projects, considering the Construction Design and Management Regulations. As someone who is proactive, you will look for new challenges and be committed to maintaining an annual programme of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

To be successful in this position, you will:

• Hold a degree or HNC in Building Services/Electrical Engineering and ideally working towards MCIBSE.
• Have significant industry experience working as an Electrical engineer.
• Prepare electrical surveys and condition survey reports.
• Investigate and analyse services defects to develop solutions to system failures.
• Prepare feasibility studies and decarbonisation/sustainability reports.
• Produce RIBA stage electrical design and drawings, technical specifications, schedules of works and other documents to high standards in conjunction with internal and external design disciplines.
• Work as part of a team and support and develop other junior engineers.
• Supervise and monitor Electrical installation work on site (Clerk of Works / NEC Supervisor).
• Be IT proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office Suite, Autodesk AutoCAD and NBS software, Revit.
• Demonstrate knowledge of NEC and JCT contracts.
• Prepare applications for utility supplies for new and existing buildings.
• Hold a full UK driving license with the ability to travel.

For further information, please read the Job description

"Align your career success with delivering our ambitious growth plans"

When you join Align, you will join a team of professionals who feel rewarded for the work they do. Operating in a friendly and professional environment, we want to provide the training and resources to succeed and thrive in your role. Our people are not just numbers, everyone is crucial to the vital services we provide, and we treat everyone in our teams with respect and complete support.

In return for your commitment, we offer:

• A Competitive salary up to £55,000 per year, dependent on your skills and experience
• Enrolment on to a company pension scheme which we will contribute up to 6%
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays with opportunity to purchase up to 10 additional annual leave days per leave year.
• Hybrid working to support you in a healthy work-life balance.
• Professional development through varying project work
• A benefits scheme which includes a good maternity leave package, cycle2work scheme and our online voucher portal giving access to discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in.
• Stability in your role - public sector security in a private sector industry

How to Apply

To apply, please forward your CV and Supporting Statement to Danielle McDowell (Resourcing Specialist) at [e-mail] .

To discuss this position in more detail, or for any other questions, please get in touch with Danielle on 07977743718

The deadline for applications is Midnight on Tuesday 6th of January 2026

Interviews are planned to take place throughout the recruitment process, if you would like to apply, please do so now and we will respond to you quickly. We reserve the right to remove this vacancy in the event of the position being filled before the proposed deadline.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, any disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief.

Please note, we do not accept applications from agencies and can only consider applications from individuals with right to work within the UK.