Electrical Engineer

Join our Leeds-based Building Services team at a pivotal moment as we lead the next wave of sustainable, high-profile engineering projects.

We’re delighted to be recruiting a Electrical Engineer to join our growing Building Environments team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a background in Building Services who is keen to contribute to industry leading designs within a vibrant, collaborative, multi-disciplinary practice based in Leeds.

In this role, you’ll have the chance to immerse yourself in a diverse portfolio of engaging and dynamic projects across the UK and internationally. You’ll play a key part in delivering innovative solutions on unique, high profile developments that shape the built environment and push the boundaries of sustainable design.

Our Leeds Building Services (MEP) team is at the forefront of delivering innovative, high-impact projects across a diverse range of sectors. Joining us means contributing to work that truly shapes communities and environments. Here’s a glimpse of what we’re working on:

• Heritage Retrofits with a Modern Twist – breathing new life into historic landmarks, such as the Great Yarmouth Winter Gardens, a full retrofit of a 120‑year‑old Grade II
  * listed glasshouse on the seafront. This project blends cutting‑edge engineering with sensitive restoration, preserving heritage while meeting modern sustainability standards.
• Sports Sector Developments for Elite Performance – from world‑class training facilities to stadium expansions, we’re helping leading Premier League and Premiership rugby teams create spaces that inspire athletes and fans alike. Our recent work includes the Leeds United Stadium Expansion.
• Transformative Commercial and Residential Schemes – shaping vibrant urban environments through major developments like York Central, an ambitious masterplan featuring hotels, offices and residential blocks. These projects redefine city living and working, with a strong focus on sustainability and community impact.
• Prestigious International Projects – our expertise extends beyond the UK, with landmark schemes in KSA and Dubai. These projects offer opportunities to work on globally recognised developments, pushing the boundaries of design and engineering on an international stage.

Ready to make an impact? As an Electrical Engineer at Buro Happold, you’ll work on iconic UK and international projects, collaborating with architects and specialists to deliver innovative designs using advanced BIM workflows.

Join a team where ideas matter, curiosity thrives and sustainability drives everything we do. This is your chance to grow, collaborate and create lasting positive change.

• Deliver detailed electrical building services designs and calculations using Revit, Pro Design and hand calculations to ensure robust solutions.
• Manage design delivery from concept through all RIBA stages, producing coordinated models, drawings and specifications to meet programme, quality and budget requirements.
• Design LV distribution, emergency systems and lighting in compliance with UK codes and standards (including BS 7671), aligned with energy efficiency and carbon reduction goals.
• Prepare clear technical reports, schedules and specifications; actively contribute to design reviews and quality assurance processes.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary inputs, respond promptly to RFIs and design queries and ensure seamless collaboration across teams.
• Support site activities including submittals, FAT/SAT, witnessing and technical queries to enable safe and timely installation and energisation.
• Represent Buro Happold in client, supplier and design team meetings; mentor junior engineers and promote knowledge‑sharing within the team.
• Embrace new technologies and approaches that enhance performance, sustainability and progress towards net‑zero carbon targets.
• Contribute to project value, including supporting aspects of financial management alongside project leads.
• Actively engage in team discussions, events and seminars, supporting a collaborative and knowledge‑sharing culture.
• Maintain CPD and ongoing professional development, while mentoring and supporting junior…