Senior​/Principal Electrical Building Services Engineer

Senior or Principal Building Services Engineer Electrical

Employment type:

Permanent

Sector:
Infrastructure and Ministry of Justice buildings

We are recruiting Senior and Principal Building Services Engineers specialising in electrical engineering for a leading UK infrastructure consultancy.

This is an excellent opportunity to take a key role in the design and delivery of electrical building-services solutions across infrastructure and Ministry of Justice projects, including prisons and other secure operational facilities.

Depending on your experience, you will either work as a senior member of the engineering team or provide technical and team leadership across a portfolio of complex, multidisciplinary projects. You will deliver safe, practical and technically robust solutions while maintaining high standards of quality, cost and programme performance.

• Produce technically sound electrical building-services designs that meet client requirements, relevant standards and industry best practice.
• Design and coordinate systems including power distribution, lighting, emergency lighting, fire alarms, security systems, standby power and associated infrastructure.
• Prepare and check calculations, drawings, specifications, reports and technical documentation.
• Lead or support projects from initial survey and concept design through detailed design, construction support, commissioning and handover.
• Coordinate electrical designs with mechanical, structural, architectural and other technical disciplines.
• Undertake site visits, surveys, inspections and technical assessments.
• Develop practical and compliant solutions for existing, refurbished and new-build facilities.
• Identify design hazards and ensure appropriate controls are incorporated into project delivery.
• Ensure compliance with Building Regulations, British Standards, CDM Regulations and relevant technical guidance.
• Liaise with clients, contractors, suppliers, operational teams and other stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage design quality, technical assurance and programme performance across multiple schemes.
• Support delivery against agreed project budgets and commercial objectives.
• Contribute to bids, fee proposals, framework opportunities and wider work-winning activity.
• Share technical knowledge and support the development of junior engineers.

• Act as the technical lead and subject-matter expert for electrical building services.
• Lead multidisciplinary design teams and manage technical interfaces.
• Review and approve engineering deliverables.
• Provide authoritative technical advice to clients, operational managers, suppliers and project teams.
• Take responsibility for successful project delivery across quality, programme, risk and budget.
• Support resource planning and workload allocation across the engineering team.
• Mentor, coach and professionally develop engineers and technicians.
• Undertake people-management responsibilities where required.
• Develop client relationships and support strategic business growth.

• A degree, HNC or HND in Electrical Engineering, Building Services Engineering or a related discipline.
• Substantial experience designing electrical building-services systems.
• A strong understanding of electrical engineering theory and its practical application.
• Experience producing and checking electrical calculations, specifications, drawings and technical reports.
• Knowledge of power distribution, lighting, fire alarms, security systems and associated building infrastructure.
• Detailed knowledge of Building Regulations, British Standards and relevant electrical design guidance.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary design and project teams.
• A good understanding of CDM Regulations, design risk management and health and safety responsibilities.
• Experience using electrical design, modelling and calculation software.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD, Revit and BIM-led design processes.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of project budgets, programmes and delivery requirements.
• The ability to manage competing priorities across multiple projects.

• Chartered Engineer status or experience operating at an equivalent professional level.
• Membership of an appropriate professional institution such as CIBSE or the IET.
• Extensive experience leading electrical building-services design on complex projects.
• Experience…