Principal Electrical Engineer in Salford

Job Description

We're looking for a Major Projects Electrical Lead to join our Building Services Design team based in Salford / Speke. Kier Design is a top‑25 engineering consultancy delivering a wide range of services across all sectors of the built environment, providing construction‑focused, innovative and sustainable solutions. We enjoy preferential access to Kier's £11bn+ project pipeline, including mega projects like High Speed 2 and Hinkley Point C, frameworks with local government and other public bodies, as well as a range of other interesting projects in every sector of the built environment.

We believe in building teams around our people, not squeezing people into teams, and want to help you carve out a role in which you can grow and thrive for many years to come. We offer market‑leading development opportunities, support our graduates through the early stages of their careers, enable people to become professionally qualified, provide management training and qualifications, and support ongoing technical development throughout careers.

In this role you can enjoy competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy leave and a fantastic, matched pension scheme. You may also benefit from our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans.

Salford / Speke – 40 hours per week, with some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

• Oversee and coordinate the electrical design for large, complex construction projects.
• Act as the central point for technical excellence, team leadership, client liaison, and ensuring sustainable, compliant, and cost‑effective design delivery from concept through to construction.
• Manage design teams, integrate different disciplines, ensure quality control, and drive innovation for high‑value projects.
• Lead the management of all works delivered through the Electrical team, managing all aspects of building services engineering.
• Work with the Major Projects Mechanical Lead to ensure coordinated solutions for all allocated works, including all major projects and new builds.
• Effectively manage team utilisation levels, balance team capabilities and resource levels with available workload, and maintain standards for quality of product delivery.
• Prepare designs and advice, including feasibility, stage, and condition reports, and provide high‑level technical advice in electrical building services engineering.
• Participate in project design meetings, establish solutions, agree concepts, and work closely with colleagues and other design team members.

• Chartered Engineer and member of CIBSE or IET.
• Degree in Mechanical Building Services or Electrical Engineering, plus significant knowledge of the road tunnel industry.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts in a clear, business‑oriented manner.
• Experience in the application of quality procedures and document control in engineering design.
• Pass BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) requirements.

We offer a wide variety of benefits that can be tailored to your needs. We have a matched pension scheme, holiday entitlement with the option to buy leave, and participate in our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans.

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We are committed to continual improvement and to ensuring a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

As a confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview. We look forward to seeing your application.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. You can see our D&I action plan here. We will use the #joinkier contact information to facilitate applications.