Principal Electrical Design Engineer

The opportunity

Due to our ongoing growth, we are looking for Principal-level Electrical Engineers to play a leading role in the growth and management of our Design teams across our Blackburn, London, Glasgow, Newcastle and Swansea offices.

  • location
    Location Blackburn, London, Glasgow, Newcastle and Swansea offices.
  • salary
    Salary Competitive depending upon experience

About the role

You will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of design work for high-profile projects, including operational responsibility for a section of the Electrical Design team to ensure requirements and timelines are met and submissions are produced to the highest standard.

Key responsibilities

  • Liaising with clients to appraise, interpret and document their requirements as well as carrying out business development activities
  • Leading the development of technical specifications, calculations, electrical designs and drawings used in a variety of projects
  • Producing things such as power cable calculations, C&I cabling specifications, cable & interconnection schedule projection and electrical building service designs such as for Lighting and Alarms
  • Inputting into initial project conceptual work including site investigations, surveys, client meetings, project submissions and presentations
  • Supporting the compilation and production of design documentation to bespoke project specifications, client specifications and/or legislative compliance
  • Identifying, resolving and proactively preventing design issues
  • Carrying out relevant equipment selection for projects
  • Ensuring compliance with CDM requirements, in-house design processes, legislation and company procedures
  • Assisting in the specification of electrical aspects for tendering works

What you will need

Benefits

  • salary
    Competetive Salary (depending upon experience)
  • Car Fleet
    Vehicle or Travel Allowance 
  • pension
    Contributory Company Pension Scheme
  • insurance
    Non-contributory death-in-service insurance
  • people
    Employee Assistance Programme
  • holiday
    33 Days Holiday including BH
  • flexible working hours
    Flexible working hours patterns
  • location
    Discounted gym memberships across the UK
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