Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Kier Group; Salford; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

KierDesign seeks a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join the Building Services team in Liverpool or London. You will lead electrical design delivery for large projects, ensure compliance, and collaborate with clients and architects to deliver sustainable, cost-effective solutions.

The role offers opportunities to mentor colleagues, shape standards, and drive innovation within a dynamic environment. 40 hours/week, salary from £40,000 per year.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified Electrical Building Services Engineer or Electrical Engineer with CIBSE or IET membership.
• Chartered Engineer or working towards chartered status.
• Experienced in delivering electrical design solutions with demonstrable capability in this field.
• Highly knowledgeable in your discipline with excellent communication skills.
• Able to pass the BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) requirements.

Responsibilities

• Leading electrical design delivery, ensuring compliance with building codes, regulations, and Kier Design standards
• Providing high-level technical advice and representing electrical engineering in project design meetings
• Collaborating with clients, architects, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure effective coordination
• Promoting sustainable design solutions and driving innovation such as BIM implementation
• Developing standards and best practice whilst mentoring colleagues across the business

Skills

Electrical design

Communication skills

CIBSE/IET membership

BPSS clearance

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

CIBSE or IET membership

Chartered Engineer status or working towards

Tools

BIM

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join our Building Services team based in Liverpool or London. KierDesign are a highly regarded Tier 1 Contractor, with a 750 plus strong design consultancy team, recognised as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor.

Location: Liverpool or London
Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
Salary: starting from £40,000 per year

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role

Are you…

• A degree-qualified Electrical Building Services Engineer or Electrical Engineer with CIBSE or IET membership
• A Chartered Engineer or working towards chartered status
• Experienced in delivering electrical design solutions with demonstrable capability in this field
• Highly knowledgeable in your discipline with excellent communication skills
• Able to pass the BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) requirements

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Electrical Design Engineer, you'll be working within the Building Services team, supporting them in delivering exceptional electrical design solutions for large, complex construction projects.

You'll be at the forefront of delivering sustainable, compliant, and cost-effective design solutions from concept through to construction. Working collaboratively with clients, architects, and multidisciplinary teams, you'll bridge engineering expertise with client needs whilst driving innovation and excellence across high-value projects. This role offers the chance to shape standards, mentor colleagues, and make a real impact within a supportive and dynamic environment.

Your day to day will include:

• Leading electrical design delivery, ensuring compliance with building codes, regulations, and Kier Design standards
• Providing high-level technical advice and representing electrical engineering in project design meetings
• Collaborating with clients, architects, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure effective coordination
• Promoting sustainable design solutions and driving innovation such as BIM implementation
• Developing standards and best practice whilst mentoring colleagues across the business

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

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