Senior Electrical Engineer - Building Services

Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in Scotland is seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer to join their Edinburgh team. The successful candidate will manage the design and delivery of electrical services across a diverse portfolio of projects, ensuring compliance with industry standards while mentoring junior engineers. This role offers a competitive salary, hybrid working options, and various professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Annual salary reviews

34 days annual leave

Competitive Pension scheme

1 professional membership fee covered

Equipment provided for remote work

Learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Degree in electrical engineering or relevant subject is required.
• Strong background in Electrical Design and Building Services Engineering.
• Chartered Engineer or pursuing chartership status.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for design and delivery of electrical services for various projects.
• Conduct site surveys and inspections, and mentor junior engineers.
• Produce detailed design calculations and specifications.

Skills

Electrical Building Services Engineering Design

Team Management

Client Liaison

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Chartered Engineer with CIBSE or IET

Tools

Trimble/Amtech

Dialux

BIM using Revit

Job description

Your new company
Our client is awell-known Scottish multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy with 3 officesacross Scotland. Throughout their long history, they have remained at theforefront of multidisciplined engineering design for a multitude of sectorsincluding commercial, industrial, healthcare, sports, education, etc. Theirteam of almost 100 engineers covers the design of Civil, Structural andBuilding Services disciplines.

Currently, they arelooking to bring an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer to complement theirgrowing Edinburgh team.


Your new role
As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will beresponsible for all aspects of design and delivery of electrical services for aportfolio of projects.

You will be responsible for; undertaking calculations,production of drawings, producing specifications and reports, conducting sitesurveys, conducting construction stage duties, providing client liaison,consulting with members of design/construction teams and any other relevantduties required to comply with project briefs.
Producing and reviewing mechanical design drawingswill be key.
You should be capable of managing your own workloadand the workload of others, updating forward plans of workload regularly &working to time allocations.

Key responsibilities:

• Production and review of detailed design calculations for all aspects of electrical design.
• Production of specifications and schedules.
• Production of design notes, basis of design and RIBA stage reports showing compliance with standards and best practice.
• Production of design drawings from conception through to detailed design.
• Conducting detailed site surveys and inspection of installations.
• Mentoring and guidance of junior to intermediate engineers.

What you'll need to succeed

• Degree in electrical engineering or other relevant subject.
• Chartered Engineer with CIBSE or IET, or working towards chartership.
• Strong background in Electrical Building Services Engineering Design.
• Proficient with Trimble/Amtech, Dialux, and/or other electrical design software and familiar with BIM processes using Revit or other recognized industry platforms.
• Experience in designing from first principles as well as the design of HV. LV. Lighting and lighting controls, Fire Alarms, Security/Access Control, electrical design for renewable energy systems and earthing across a range of projects.

What you'll get in return

• £45,000 to £55,000 annual salary (DOE)
• Annual bonus scheme - Discretionary
• Annual salary reviews
• 34 days annual leave (including Bank/Public holidays)
• Competitive Pension scheme
• Hybrid + Flexible working
• Learning opportunities
• 1 professional membership fee paid for you
• Equipment provided for remote work

What you need to do now
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