Senior / Principal Electrical Design Engineer

CIBSE Journal; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

CIBSE Journal is seeking a Principal Electrical Design Engineer for a building services role within an established consultancy. The position focuses on leading end-to-end design delivery, client liaison and project leadership across multiple sectors.

The successful candidate will bring a minimum of 10 years consultancy experience, degree qualification, and strong MEPS/MEP knowledge, along with the ability to mentor engineers and manage site inspections, testing and commissioning activities.

Qualifications

• Ideally degree qualified.
• Minimum 10 years consultancy experience.
• Excellent technical knowledge in Electrical Design Engineering.
• Experience in administration, drawing and project document preparation.
• Understanding of multidisciplinary projects (MEP) and coordination.
• Site inspections and supervision of contractors.
• Ability to mentor graduates, engineers and senior engineers.
• Proven track record of delivering projects in an engineering design consultancy.
• Understanding of MEP design through all stages of the design process.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for design delivery and own the quality of work produced by your team.
• Lead and face clients, respond to client needs, develop and produce reports and specifications, undertake site inspections, oversee testing and commissioning, following legislation and safety policies.
• Perform electrical engineering design and oversee work performed by others in the team.
• Act as electrical discipline lead for projects and be responsible for resourcing and output quality.
• Provide technical leadership and support professional development of engineers within the team.
• Cover drawing practices and document control/management.
• Prepare and present designs, reports, calculations, and specifications.
• Conduct technical reviews of projects.
• Attend and/or arrange site attendance and prepare concise reports.
• Support Directors in financial control of projects.

Skills

Electrical Design

Project Leadership

Client Liaison

MEP Knowledge

Site Inspection

Mentoring

Education

Degree qualified

Job description

Principal Electrical Design Engineer– Building Services

Consultancy / Building Services / Principal Electrical Design Engineer / MEP

This is an exciting opportunity to join an established but growing consultancy for a 6 month contract

My client is an innovative, forward thinking building services consultancy, specialising in providing inspiring design, and advisory services to a wide range of sectors such as industrial, general, health, defence commercial and residential.

My client is looking for someone who is enthused by an aim to deliver the best outcome, is technically competent and who can lead and own end to end project management and act as a strong client interface.

Responsibilities

• You will take responsibility for design delivery and own the quality of work that your team produces.
• Working alongside other Principal Engineers and Directors , facing clients, responding to client needs, developing and producing reports, specifications, undertaking site inspections and overseeing testing and commissioning activities, following legislation, standards and all health and safety, quality and environmental company policies and procedures.
• To perform electrical engineering design and oversee and organise the work performed by others in your team.
• To act as electrical discipline lead for projects and be responsible for the resourcing and quality of output produced for the project.
• To provide technical leadership and support professional development of engineers within the electrical team.
• Delivery from drawing practices to document control and management.
• To prepare and present designs, reports, calculations, and specifications.
• To conduct technical review of projects.
• Attending and/or arranging attendance to site, preparing clear and concise reports to summarise findings.
• To support Directors in financial control of projects.

Skills and Experience Required

• Ideally degree qualified
• Previous consultancy experience of a minimum of 10 years demonstrating a successful career trajectory over the years.
• Excellent technical knowledge in Electrical Design Engineering
• Ideally electrical design including administration, drawing and project document preparation (ability to do and also to delegate to others)
• A good understanding of multi–disciplinary projects to coordinate/manage/undertake.
• Experience of Site inspection, witness testing and supervision of contractors.
• Ability to mentor and supervise graduates, engineers and senior engineers.
• Demonstrable track record of managing, leading and successfully delivering projects in an engineering design consultancy.
• Understanding of Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health Engineering (MEP) and interdisciplinary design through all stages of the design process.