Senior Electrical Design Engineer

COWI; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement (28 days + UK bank

Private health care

Flexible & hybrid working

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Maternity leave

Paternity leave

Electric vehicle lease

Rail card

Job summary

COWI is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join our expanding Infrastructure MEP team in the UK. You will lead multiple medium-sized projects, develop and coordinate MV/LV power systems, and collaborate with BIM to deliver integrated electrical designs for water, transport and other critical sectors.

The role requires Chartered Engineer status or equivalent, and experience with UK infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering is required.
• Chartered Engineer status or equivalent is expected.
• Experience on large-scale UK infrastructure electrical design projects is preferred.
• Ability to work across sectors and collaborate with BIM teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee MV/LV power systems design, including single line diagrams, load schedules, cable calculations and general arrangements.
• Oversee design of fire alarm, security, lighting, lightning protection and earthing systems.
• Prepare technical specifications.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, especially BIM, to prepare design models and drawings.
• Conduct thorough technical reviews of designs, calculations and specifications.
• Participate in project meetings, site surveys and inspections.
• Adhere to quality and governance processes.

Skills

Chartered Engineer status

Deadline-driven

Collaborative mindset

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Amtech

Dialux

ETAP

Revit

Open Buildings Designer

Job description

Position : Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Permanent

Office/Home Hybrid Working

Do you want to be part of a rapidly expanding M&E team within Infrastructure? Can you build relations with others to deliver an overall quality service? Are you a Chartered Electrical Design Engineer working in infrastructure? Then, join us for the next adventure in your career.

Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow

To grow our Infrastructure MEP design capability, we are looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer to join us. Working for UK and international clients, you’ll have the ability to run multiple concurrent medium sized projects. You’ll have responsibility for the development, design & coordination of electrical services for infrastructure projects. COWI's active markets include water, transportation and mission critical sectors among others.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Oversee engineering work related to the design and specification of MV/LV power systems and distribution, including the production of single line diagrams, load schedules, cable calculations, and general arrangements.
• Oversee the design of other electrical systems, including fire alarm, security, lighting design, lightning protection and earthing
• Preparation of technical specifications
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, particularly with the BIM team, to prepare design models and drawings
• Conducting thorough technical reviews of electrical designs, calculations, and specifications, ensuring accuracy and adherence to project requirements
• Participation in project meetings, site surveys and inspections.
• Adhering to all quality and governance processes
  

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that, you’ll have:

• A degree in Electrical Engineering
• Chartered Engineer status or a similar professional qualification
• Experience working on large scale UK infrastructure electrical design projects
• Experience and agility to work across sectors as necessary
• Demonstrable knowledge in using related software including Amtech, Dialux and ETAP
• Proficiency in working with BIM software such as Revit, Open Buildings Designer or similar
• Awareness and knowledge of energy reduction methods, carbon calculations, and sustainable design (particularly low energy)
• A good understanding of British and Industry recognised technical standards and regulations
• The ability to prioritise own workload and to work to deadlines
• Knowledge of CDM2015 regulations, with an understanding of key health and safety issues and legislation

A place to work and so much more.

At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity – and sometimes even our courage – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. We support our customers’ transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead by example by embedding environmental management, social responsibility and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.

With offices primarilylocatedin the Nordic region, the UK, NorthAmericaand India, we are currently more than 7,500 people who bring theirexpertisein engineering, architecture,energyand environment into play.

What we also offer:

To us, a fair reward is more than a competitive salary. We want to take care of our people professionally and personally as well.

• 28days' holidayplus all UKbank and public holidays
• Formalised development plans and yearly promotion opportunities
• Private health care, for you anda contribution from you foryour immediate dependents
• Flexible and hybrid working conditions
• Annual subscription fees paid for your membership of two Professional Institutions
• Group personal pension scheme – salary exchange
• Life assurance
• Maternity Leave: 1-20weeks full pay, 21-26 weeks half pay, 27-39Statutory (SMP) 40-52 weeks unpaid (eligibility criteria will apply)
• Paternity Leave: 12 weeks full pay (eligibility criteria will apply)

Optional benefits include:

• Electric vehicle lease
• Annual Rail card (available for under 30s)

If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to Katie Pattrick [e-mail].

Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

Equal opportunity employer

COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age or disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.