Senior Electrical Design Engineer Building Services

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Public holidays

Enhanced pension

Yearly salary reviews

Company away days

Access to training academies

Job summary

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd in Glasgow seeks a Senior Electrical Design Engineer Building Services. The role focuses on design and specification of electrical building services across healthcare, education, data centres, and more.

You will lead calculations, liaise with clients and contractors, and ensure quality governance. The ideal candidate has a degree in Building Services or Electrical Engineering with 5–10 years in a design consultancy, strong reporting skills, and proficiency in tools like

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Building Services or Electrical Engineering.
• 5–10 years experience in a design consultancy or similar.
• Knowledge of electrical design within the built environment.
• Good report writing and experience presenting to clients.
• Ability to take charge of project deliverables and make decisions.
• Proficient with software tools like Trimble, Dialux, Excel.

Responsibilities

• Understand project briefs and design/specified Electrical Building Services systems.
• Design and specify electrical systems including power, lighting, life safety, telecoms, security, access control, lifts and lightning protection.
• Produce calculations using industry tools (Excel, Dialux, Amtech, in-house tools) and manage others.
• Represent the company at client and contractor meetings.
• Conduct site surveys, inspections and monitor site works.
• Prepare reports and technical notes; maintain records to company standards.
• Adhere to quality, environmental, and governance processes.

Skills

Report writing

Client meetings

Electrical design

Project ownership

Education

Degree in Building Services or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Dialux

Trimble

Excel

Job description

Senior Electrical Design Engineer Building Services

A very successful independent MEP & Sustainability consultancy with a strong presence across the UK. A premium brand in the industry, with a solid track record of project delivery across sectors such as Healthcare, Education, Data Centres, Leisure and more. They are currently seeking an experienced mechanical candidate at either Principal or Associate Engineer level to join their modern, open plan Glasgow city centre office.

Role

• Ensuring an understanding of project briefs. Design and specification of all Electrical Building Services systems .
• Design and specification of all Electrical Building Services systems - power, earthing, lighting, life safety, telecoms, security, access control, lifts, lightning protection etc.
• Carry out (and managing of others), in the production of detailed calculations using industry standard software tools including Excel, dialux, Amtech, in-house developed tools, etc.
• Representing the organisation at meetings with clients and contractors.
• Site surveys, inspections and monitoring of site works.
• Report and technical note writing.
• Maintaining complete records and archives to company standards.
• Adherence to all quality, environmental and governance processes.

Qualifications / Experience

• Degree qualified or equivalent qualification in Building Services Engineering / Electrical Engineering
• 5-10 years experience working in a design consultancy or a similar environment.
• Knowledge of electrical design within the built environment.
• Good report writing skills, experience of making presentations to and attending meetings with clients.
• Detailed knowledge of appropriate technical standards, able to take charge of project deliverables, make decisions, act on own initiative.
• Good level of computer literacy in a range of digital tools such as Trimble, Dialux, Excel etc.
• 25 days holiday + publics
• Enhanced pension
• Yearly salary reviews
• Company away days
• Access to training academies