Head Of Engineering

Electrical Engineering Manager | Data Centres & Mission Critical

Competitive Executive Salary + Car Allowance + Excellent Benefits

Location TBC | Multi-Project / Business-Wide Remit

Data Centres | Defence | Energy | Critical Infrastructure

Walker & Sloan are working with an outstanding specialist construction and engineering contractor to recruit an exceptional Electrical Engineering Manager to take a leading role within their growing technical and engineering function.

Our client has established an enviable reputation for delivering some of the UK's most technically complex construction projects across the Data Centre, Defence and Energy sectors.

With over 40 years of specialist expertise, an impressive portfolio of high-profile developments and ambitious plans for continued growth, the business is looking to appoint a senior electrical engineering professional capable of providing technical leadership, governance and assurance across its entire project portfolio.

This is not a conventional project-based electrical management position.

This is an opportunity to become a leading technical authority within the business, influencing engineering standards, electrical safety, technical strategy and the successful delivery of major mission-critical infrastructure.

As Electrical Engineering Manager, you'll take responsibility for establishing, maintaining and continuously improving electrical engineering standards across the organisation.

Working closely with senior leadership, Technical Directors, Project Directors, HSEQ professionals and operational teams, you'll provide expert guidance across all aspects of electrical design, installation, testing, commissioning and energisation.

You'll play a pivotal role in ensuring that complex HV and LV electrical systems are delivered safely, compliantly and to the highest technical standards.

Your influence will extend across multiple projects, supporting technical decision‑making, challenging engineering solutions, managing electrical risk and ensuring consistency throughout the business.

You’ll also have significant involvement in developing electrical engineering capability, mentoring technical teams and supporting the recruitment and development of future engineering talent.

This is a senior appointment offering genuine authority, autonomy and the opportunity to make a lasting impact on a highly respected specialist contractor.

You'll provide strategic and operational leadership across the company's electrical engineering activities, ensuring that technical standards, governance arrangements and safe systems of work are consistently implemented.

A key part of your role will involve reviewing complex electrical designs, assessing technical risks and providing engineering assurance across major projects, particularly those involving critical power infrastructure, HV/LV distribution and technically demanding electrical installations.

You'll work closely with project delivery teams to establish robust inspection, testing and commissioning procedures, while providing senior technical oversight of energisation activities and significant electrical interfaces.

Importantly, you'll have the authority to challenge designs, reject non‑compliant installations and intervene where electrical safety or technical standards are not being achieved.

Beyond technical assurance, you'll help shape the company's wider engineering strategy, ensuring the business continues to develop the systems, people and expertise required to deliver increasingly complex projects.

You'll be an established senior electrical engineering professional with significant experience delivering and overseeing complex electrical systems within technically demanding…