Senior​/Principal Electrical Engineer ( Building Services

Senior / Principal Electrical Engineer ( Building Services)

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Location - Birmingham or Nottingham

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Around the globe, Arup’s electrical engineers bring specialist expertise to solutions for buildings, transport infrastructure and energy, water and waste utilities. Our comprehensive services include energy audits, demand assessment, supply and system resilience, utilities consultancy and sustainable electrical engineering design.

Whether in commercial property, retail, sport, mission‑critical facilities, the arts or any market, we meet the creative and commercial demands of designers and developers. We are trusted to bring inventive solutions to complex technical challenges for clients in the Midlands including NHS, University of Warwick, University of Nottingham, Defra (Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs), Rolls‑Royce Motor Cars and Rolls‑Royce PLC.

Whatever the role or specialism, our people are passionate about what they do, they believe in our values and are happy to come to work every day. And this is why people choose to work here and stay.

As a Senior / Principal Electrical Building Services Engineer within our building engineering group you will undertake a key role in delivering our clients’ requirements. You will work with the Arup project leadership to oversee the technical engineering and project delivery. Your Electrical Engineering background will come in to its own when helping to guide the technical direction of our projects, and when helping members of the Electrical team achieve their full potential.

You will have the opportunity to use the latest digital tools developed by Microsoft and Autodesk to support the delivery of your projects. When you find that current tools don’t deliver what you need, you can help Arup to create new digital tools that improve our design process or deliver our services to clients in ways not seen before. You can work with our software developers to integrate these through our smart buildings design.

Day‑to‑day, we work in project groups, supported by geographical discipline teams. Our global business and skills networks provide us with the ability to develop as individuals based on projects and research conducted around the world.

As the technical leader and member of the project team you should have excellent communication skills, allowing you to maintain relationships with your client, your team and the wider Arup. You will communicate progress, potential issues and risks to inform and propose mitigation to your client, the Project Manager and internally. You will support the Project Manager to control budgets for projects, key milestones and targets including time, cost, quality and safety to ensure that objectives are achieved in line with programme plans.

The knowledge, skills and experience we value are varied as we continue to develop diverse teams. You will help to foster a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement, demonstrating adaptability and commitment to supporting others across the team in delivering a high‑quality service. In delivery, you should understand your clients’ requirements and the impacts of the success factors of the project, developing a schedule and delivery plan to ensure success.

Key responsibilities you will hold when undertaking this role:

• Leading Arup multi‑disciplinary design teams from project inception through to completion
• Communicating our designs with our clients and collaborators
• Working with the Internal team to deliver holistic design solutions
• Managing the design programme
• Chairing internal and external design team meetings
• Keeping up to date with current legislation and regulations
• Working with the Project Director to ensure commercial success

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives…