Senior Electrical Design Engineer: Lead Building Services

JobSpace; Wellington; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join our Building Services team in New Zealand. You will lead electrical design for complex building projects across healthcare, aviation, transport, and commercial sectors, delivering innovative, sustainable solutions.

You’ll collaborate with architects, engineers and clients from concept through to delivery, mentor junior engineers and help shape projects that meet performance, constructability and client outcomes.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• 5+ years' experience in electrical engineering, ideally within a building services consulting environment.
• Proven experience delivering electrical designs across a range of building or infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of electrical building services systems and design principles.
• Experience coordinating with multidisciplinary design teams.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of project delivery within a consulting environment.
• Experience managing multiple priorities and contributing to successful project outcomes.
• Working towards Chartered (CPEng) status or a desire to pursue professional registration.

Responsibilities

• Lead design packages for building services projects.
• Mentor developing engineers.
• Collaborate with clients to solve complex challenges.
• Shape projects from concept through to completion.
• Lead and work with multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Electrical design

Stakeholder management

Project delivery

Coordination

Client engagement

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

AECOM is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join our Building Services team in New Zealand. You will lead electrical design for complex building projects across healthcare, aviation, transport, and commercial sectors, delivering innovative, sustainable solutions.

You’ll collaborate with architects, engineers and clients from concept through to delivery, mentor junior engineers and help shape projects that meet performance, constructability and client outcomes.