Electrical Design Engineer; Building Services

Electrical Design Engineer

Nottingham
£40,000 - £50,000 + Healthcare + 25 Days Holiday + Flexitime

Reference: HS-DEEDP

We're working with a long-established building services consultancy delivering mechanical and electrical design into education, healthcare, commercial and leisure projects. They work with major names and high-profile sites, and due to strong project demand going into 2026, the electrical team is expanding.

The business has been operating for decades, is privately owned, and has a close-knit team of experienced M&E engineers. The business has a solid pipeline, stable workload, and a friendly, professional office environment.

A hands‑on electrical design role producing building services designs for a wide range of projects dealing with clients in the Medical, Commercial and Educational industries.

• Electrical building services design for power, lighting, emergency lighting and fire alarms.
• Electrical calculations: cable sizing, voltage drop, short circuit, lighting calculations.
• Producing drawings, specification and cost estimates.
• Coordinating closely with the mechanical design team on layout.
• Liaising directly with clients and subcontractors.
• Attending sites, design meetings and client meetings.
• Ensuring compliance with BS codes and relevant building services standards.
• Supporting projects from concept through to handover.

• 3-5 years' experience in electrical building services design
• Strong understanding of BS codes.
• Proficient in AutoCAD.
• Experience with calculation tools like Amtech, Dialux or similar.
• Ability to independently produce electrical designs and calculations.
• Confident communicator with strong client‑facing skills.
• Full right to work in the UK (no sponsorship).
• Nice to Have:
• Revit MEP or MagiCAD experience.
• A supporting engineering qualification.
• IET or CIBSE membership.
• Awareness of Part L, BREEAM or general sustainability requirements.

• Up to £45,000
• Flexitime (core hours 10-3, office open 7:30-6:30)
• Private AXA healthcare.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
• Statutory pension.
• Stable workload & exposure to major projects.
• Support for future chartership.

If you're interested in this Electrical Design Engineer role, send your CV to or call (phone number removed) for a confidential chat.

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