Senior Electrical Engineer - Mission Critical (London, UK)

-; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Greater London is looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer to join their team. The role involves leading electrical design projects, with an emphasis on high-tech building facilities such as data centers and telecommunications. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and at least 7 years of experience, including EPC project experience. Strong analytical and leadership skills are essential for success in this dynamic environment, offering opportunities for career development.

Qualifications

• 7 years electrical engineering experience, EPC project experience preferred.
• 6 years electrical engineering experience, EPC project experience preferred for Master's holders.
• Experience leading design for large projects and delegating tasks.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical design of projects from conceptual phase to completion.
• Prepare specifications and data sheets for electrical equipment.
• Review vendor drawings and coordinate with suppliers.
• Participate in development of project schedules and budgets.
• Quality review production drawings and coordinate field inspections.
• Build effective relationships with clients and develop new business opportunities.

Skills

Expert knowledge in standard engineering techniques and procedures

Strong knowledge of electrical equipment design ANSI and IEEE Standards

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Demonstrated critical thinking skills

Strong attention to detail

Ability to travel

Team building and collaboration skills

Education

Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering or related degree

Master Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Description

• Chart your own course and change the world – with the support of people whose interests are aligned with yours. At Burns & McDonnell, opportunity is waiting. We're looking for people with big ideas and an entrepreneurial mindset. It's those kinds of people who've helped us grow from a small consulting business back in 1898 to a global leader in engineering, architecture and construction solutions. Today, we're a thriving company with more than 10,000 professionals working in 75 offices worldwide and recognised as a leader in mission‑critical services. We’re growing our UK business and have exciting opportunities for experienced and motivated engineers to join us in our London office as we continue our journey to help make our clients successful. We have an opportunity for a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our team, working on a variety of high‑tech building design and construction projects. Project focus would initially be data centres and telecommunications facilities and would grow to include a variety of other facilities including pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, manufacturing, airports, or institutional. If you are excited about working with one of the leading engineering companies in the world, helping to make our clients successful, then we want to hear from you. We are Burns & McDonnell and we Create Amazing. This role sits within our global facilities services Mission Critical team, providing an opportunity to build your career and your team to serve this expanding sector. The key tasks and responsibilities are as follows: The Senior Electrical Engineer will lead electrical design project teams to create world‑class designs for new projects, alterations and redevelopments on a variety of projects including power, process, corporate, healthcare, pipeline, airports, institutional, industrial, manufacturing, government and military facilities. The Senior Electrical Engineer will lead the project team throughout the design and construction process, adapting electrical plans according to budget constraints, design factors or client needs.
• Lead electrical design of projects from the conceptual phase through design completion for project needs and requirements that are set forth by the project managers.
• Prepare electrical equipment: packaged equipment specifications and data sheets, Request for Qualifications (RFQ's), technical bid summaries, and purchase recommendations.
• Review electrical equipment vendor drawings; data interface with suppliers, clients other engineering disciplines, detailers, designers.
• Participate in development of project schedule, scope, budget staffing planning and construction planning. Responsible for effective management of change orders.
• Applies expert knowledge of commonly used electrical concepts, practices, codes and procedures within the electrical engineering services industry.
• Applies knowledge and experience to complex projects, find non‑standard design solutions.
• Quality review production drawings for a variety of projects and project related data as required by the project managers to verify corrections are made within multiple CAD related software.
• Quality review the construction administration including coordination with field personnel to resolve design related installation issues, calculations, field inspections and testing of electrical systems.
• Leads field inspections, installation, measurements or calculations for public and private clients.
• Prepare and present technical reports for clients and industry publications.
• Build effective relationships with existing clients, customers and contractors and develop new business opportunities. Responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction goals and expectations are met.
• Participate sales and marketing efforts and identify key pursuits.
• Lead the development of cost proposals and qualification statements to achieve stated targets and standards for financial performance.
• Prepare and present project budgets and cost estimates. Report project performance.
• Provide leadership, guidance and instruction to the electrical engineering practice. Mentor and guide less experienced engineers.
• Responsible for QA/QC process adherence.
• Responsible for effective communication with other engineering disciplines.
• Responsible for compliance with company and site safety policies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering or related degree. and 7 years electrical engineering experience. EPC project experience preferred. Required or
• Master Degree in Electrical Engineering and 6 years electrical engineering experience. EPC project experience preferred. Required
• Expert knowledge in standard engineering techniques and procedures. Strong knowledge of electrical equipment design ANSI and IEEE Standards. Strong computer skills (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with leading the discipline design for large projects and delegating work tasks to team members. Ability to lead execution of work and resolve issues in a team environment.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills, ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem‑solving environment.
• Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to perform quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications.
• Ability to travel.
• Professional Engineer (PE) License Preferred

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

Job

Electrical Engineering

Primary Location

GB-London, UK-London

Schedule

Full‑time

Travel

Yes, 10 % of the Time

Req ID

254805

Job Hire Type

Experienced #LI-JA #UKO