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Principal Electrical Building Services Engineer

Job in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, WA14, England, UK
Listing for: Mott Macdonald
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-04-29
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 80000 - 100000 GBP Yearly GBP 80000.00 100000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Overview

Join our Energy Unit's, Nuclear:
Defence and Civil division as a Senior Electrical Building Services Engineer and get the opportunity to work on exciting projects within a highly regulated / secure sector. You ll play a key role in managing and delivering electrical building services design solutions for single or multi-discipline small and large scale projects, new and refurbishment projects or be part of an integrated project team, while contributing to technical excellence and collaborating with a successful team across the UK and Europe.

In this role, you will be an integral part of our wider engineering teams, working alongside various Clients and specialist suppliers to deliver innovative, technically excellent solutions. You will be responsible for the management and delivery of electrical building services design solutions, commensurate to the design phase through sound engineering knowledge. You will be able to work independently, be highly motivated, have demonstrable engineering experience and be confident in your own ability to deliver the electrical building services design scope for our projects.

Responsibilities
  • Development of electrical building services design solutions, including Incoming Supply Arrangements, Standby Power Generation Systems, UPS Systems, LV Distribution Systems, Earthing Arrangements, Metering Arrangements, Small Power, General/Emergency/External Lighting, Fire Safety, Security Systems, Lightning Protection Systems, Cable Management Solutions.
  • Ensure all designs undergo validation and verification before installation and uphold health & safety management to meet Client requirements.
  • Contribute to conceptual designs, new-build facilities, refurbishments, asset care/renewal, and design solutions to support decommissioning activities.
  • Work within multi-disciplinary design teams to deliver electrical building services design solutions.
  • Produce and review design documents (basis of designs, technical specifications, procurement specifications, condition assessment reports and survey reports).
  • Produce and review project layout drawings, block cable diagrams and single line schematic diagrams; produce and review project engineering calculations.
  • Support estimation of work elements, programme/schedule development and man-hour costs to guide bids and proposals.
  • Manage and monitor design phase activities to meet programme and cost schedules.
  • Produce and review electrical power demand assessment reports, advise on energy consumption and electrical utilization, identify recommendations to improve energy performance.
  • Ensure compliance with Construction (Design and Management) Regulations, current legislation, regulations and standards for all engineering aspects of projects; ensure compliance with Building Regulations and Environmental/Sustainability requirements / targets.
  • Attend engineering meetings with other disciplines and Clients across multi-discipline projects.
  • Participate in and advise on all design activities and initiatives, including assurance, governance and documentation review.
  • Carry out site surveys of electrical building services and equipment to assess existing installations and inform new/upgrade proposals.
  • Collaborate with a skilled and supportive team; training, development and mentoring is provided to advance your career while contributing to impactful engineering solutions.
About you / Qualifications
  • Be working within multi-disciplinary design teams delivering electrical building services design solutions.
  • Produce and review design documents including basis of designs, technical specifications, procurement specifications, condition assessment reports and survey reports.
  • Produce and review project layout drawings, block cable diagrams and single line schematic diagrams; produce and review project engineering calculations.
  • Support production of estimates of work elements including programme/schedule development and manhour costs to help guide bids and proposals.
  • Management and monitoring of the design phase activities to meet the programme and cost schedule.
  • Produce and review electrical power demand assessment reports, advise on energy consumption and…
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