Senior Electrical Design Engineer

JAM Recruitment Ltd; Ivybridge; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

JAM Recruitment Ltd in Ivybridge seeks a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to own technical delivery across building and infrastructure projects, coordinating client relationships and mentoring junior staff. The role combines hands-on design with project leadership in a multidisciplinary environment.

You will produce robust electrical designs, review calculations, and support bids while ensuring compliance with UK standards.

Qualifications

• BSc/BEng degree in Electrical Engineering or a relevant engineering discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• HNC/HND or equivalent qualification with appropriate industry experience.
• Significant experience delivering electrical building services design projects.
• Strong knowledge of relevant British Standards, UK Regulations and industry codes.
• Experience using electrical engineering calculation, design and spreadsheet software.

Responsibilities

• Undertake electrical design work across projects from building services to high-voltage systems.
• Lead the running and delivery of medium to large-scale projects.
• Act as key client contact during development, design and coordination of electrical services.
• Deliver design and specification work across relevant design stages.
• Mentor engineers and graduate staff, and support bids and proposals.
• Review calculations, drawings and documents for standards compliance.
• Attend client and site locations as required.

Skills

Client-facing communication

Workload management

Team mentoring

Project coordination

Education

BSc/BEng in Electrical Engineering

HNC/HND or equivalent with experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Electrical design software

Job description

The Senior Electrical Design Engineer position in Ivybridge is available with an established, independent engineering consultancy. This full-time role offers a salary between £50,000 and £55,000 per annum. You will take ownership of technical delivery across diverse building and infrastructure projects, managing client relationships and mentoring junior staff. Working within a multidisciplinary environment, your responsibilities include producing robust electrical designs, overseeing project execution, and ensuring practical, sustainable solutions. The consultancy values technical excellence and innovation, so you will contribute to complex schemes from concept through to completion. This permanent role suits a chartered engineer seeking responsibility and professional development within a supportive Devon-based team. Your expertise will directly influence project outcomes while supporting the firm's continued reputation for quality.

Senior Electrical Design Engineer

The Company An established, independent engineering consultancy based in Ivybridge, Devon, providing multidisciplinary engineering and environmental consultancy services across a diverse range of building and infrastructure projects. The business has a strong reputation for delivering technically robust and innovative engineering solutions, with a focus on quality, sustainability and practical design. Working within a multidisciplinary environment, you will have the opportunity to contribute to complex projects while taking ownership of technical delivery, client relationships and the development of junior engineers.

The Role

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join the team in Ivybridge. The successful Senior Electrical Design Engineer will provide technical design expertise across complex projects, taking responsibility for medium to large-scale schemes from design through to delivery. The role combines hands-on electrical design with project leadership, client management, technical review and mentoring responsibilities. You will work closely with clients, contractors and wider professional teams, providing technical advice and leading the coordination of electrical engineering services. The role will also provide opportunities to contribute to bids and proposals, resource planning and the development of the wider engineering team.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake electrical design work across a range of projects, from electrical building services through to high-voltage systems
• Take responsibility for the running and delivery of medium to large-scale projects
• Act as a key client contact throughout the development, design and coordination of electrical engineering services, installations, systems and equipment
• Deliver electrical design and specification work across relevant RIBA stages
• Develop and specify controls, instrumentation and operating systems associated with building engineering services
• Undertake surveys and testing of existing electrical installations
• Prepare dilapidation reports for existing electrical installations
• Make day-to-day technical and project decisions relating to project progress
• Provide direct technical advice and support to clients
• Represent the business at technical meetings with clients, contractors and wider professional teams
• Lead the coordination of electrical and wider engineering services
• Review engineering calculations, drawings and technical documentation to ensure compliance with relevant standards and regulations
• Provide technical review and quality control across electrical engineering projects
• Undertake site quality inspections, snagging and witness testing where required
• Ensure appropriate health and safety procedures are followed, including risk assessments when acting as Project Manager
• Maintain accurate project work-in-progress records and support project and resource planning
• Assist with the preparation of bids and proposals
• Support the development of existing client relationships
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring and support to Engineers and Graduate/Trainee Engineers
• Support graduate development and the wider engineering team
• Attend client and project locations as required

About You

• BSc/BEng degree in Electrical Engineering or a relevant engineering discipline, or equivalent professional experience
• HNC/HND or equivalent qualification with appropriate industry experience
• Significant experience delivering electrical building services design projects
• Strong experience across relevant RIBA design stages, including specification and detailed design
• Good understanding of electrical building services and associated engineering systems
• Experience working on complex projects and taking responsibility for project delivery
• Strong knowledge of relevant British Standards, UK Regulations and industry codes
• Good understanding of health and safety requirements and relevant legislation
• Experience using relevant electrical engineering calculation, design and spreadsheet software
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Strong client-facing and communication skills
• Ability to manage and prioritise your own workload and meet agreed deadlines
• Consultancy or construction environment experience preferred
• MCIBSE/MIET membership desirable
• Working towards Chartered Engineer status desirable but not essential

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to join an established independent multidisciplinary consultancy
• Responsibility for medium to large-scale electrical engineering projects
• Varied portfolio across building, industrial, logistics and infrastructure projects
• Significant client-facing and project management responsibility
• Involvement in bids, proposals and client development
• Opportunity to mentor and support junior engineers
• Strong technical and professional development opportunities
• Opportunity to work alongside other engineering disciplines
• Support towards continued professional development and chartership
• Collaborative working environment
• Ivybridge-based office

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