Senior / Principal Electrical Engineer ( Building Services)

Arup; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Income protection

Job summary

Arup is seeking a Senior or Principal Electrical Building Services Engineer to guide technical direction and oversee project delivery for buildings and infrastructure. You’ll work with advanced digital tools, lead multidisciplinary design teams, and ensure commercial success while maintaining high-quality electrical designs for the built environment.

You will collaborate with project leadership, support budgets and timelines, and contribute to Arup’s culture of continuous improvement across

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer or near Chartership via IET or CIBSE.
• Experience delivering UK multi-disciplinary design projects in a consultancy.
• Proficient in BIM and digital design tools; experience with Revit MEP is desirable.
• Strong leadership and communication across teams and with clients.
• Solid track record delivering high-quality electrical designs in built environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary design teams from inception to completion.
• Coordinate holistic electrical design solutions and design programmes.
• Chair internal and external meetings and manage project delivery.
• Utilise BIM for coordination and clash detection.
• Report progress, risks and mitigation strategies to project leadership.

Skills

Chartered Engineer

Leadership

Communication

Commercial awareness

Tools

Revit MEP

BIM

Job description

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach have set us apart for 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Around the globe, Arup’s electrical engineers bring specialist expertise to solutions for buildings, transport infrastructure and energy, water and waste utilities. Our comprehensive services include, demand assessment, supply and system resilience, utilities consultancy and sustainable electrical engineering design.

Across Healthcare, Science & Industry, Commercial, and Transport, we support designers and developers in shaping solutions that unite creativity, functionality, and commercial value. We are trusted to bring inventive solutions to complex technical challenges for clients in the Midlands including NHS Trusts, National Grid, Advanced Manufacturing Facilities, Government Agencies and Local Universities,

Whatever the role or specialism, our people are passionate about what they do, they believe in our values and are happy to come to work every day. And this is why people choose to work here and stay.

The Opportunity

As a Senior or Principal Electrical Building Services Engineer, you’ll play a key role in delivering high‑quality outcomes for our clients, working closely with Arup’s project leadership to guide technical direction and oversee project delivery. Your electrical engineering expertise will support both the development of innovative design solutions and the growth of the wider Electrical team. You’ll work with advanced digital tools from Microsoft and Autodesk, and when existing tools fall short, you’ll help shape new digital approaches that enhance our design process and client services. Day to day, you’ll collaborate within project groups and across global networks, benefiting from shared knowledge and research while contributing to a culture of continuous improvement.

In this role, strong communication skills are essential as you maintain relationships with clients, project teams and the wider Arup community, clearly reporting progress, risks and mitigation strategies. You’ll support project managers in controlling budgets, timelines, quality and safety, ensuring delivery aligns with programme objectives. Key responsibilities include leading multidisciplinary design teams from inception to completion, coordinating holistic design solutions, managing design programmes, chairing internal and external meetings, utilising BIM for coordination, staying current with legislation and regulations, and working with the Project Director to ensure commercial success.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas.

You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

Is this role right for you?

We Are Seeking Candidates Who

• Are a Chartered Engineer (or close to Chartership via IET or CIBSE) with a strong background in electrical building services design.
• Have proven experience managing and delivering UK multi-disciplinary design projects within a consultancy environment; values quality and enjoys delivering.
• Are proficient in BIM and digital design tools; experience with Revit MEP is highly desirable.
• Have strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and with clients.
• Can demonstrate strong commercial awareness and a solid track record of delivering high‑quality, technically excellent electrical designs & innovative solutions in the built environment.

What We Offer You

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share the results of our collective efforts.

We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefitsto help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.

Different people, shared values.

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.

Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup.

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