Senior Electrical Design Engineer (Major Projects)

Location Liverpool
Discipline: M&E Pre-Construction Roles
Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 + benefits
Contact name: Mike Halliwell

Contact email: mike.halliwell@ravensearch.co.uk
Job ref: 3635097
Published: about 2 months ago

​The Opportunity

We have partnered with a Tier 1 contractor and leading national infrastructure business to help grow the building services design team within their in-house design consultancy. This is a senior design engineering role: you would take full responsibility for the preparation of electrical designs and technical advice on large, complex construction projects, leading design delivery on high-value schemes.

The role is based in Liverpool. You would own electrical design delivery from concept through to construction, provide high-level technical advice, represent electrical engineering in design meetings and help develop standards and best practice across the team. It suits an experienced electrical building services engineer, chartered or working towards it, ready to operate at a senior level on major projects.

Salary is £50,000 to £60,000 depending on experience, plus a full benefits package.

About the Business

Our client is one of the UK’s largest and best-known construction, infrastructure and property groups, with an in-house design consultancy that delivers multi-disciplinary building services engineering on some of the most significant projects in the country. Working within their design function means access to major, complex schemes and the technical resource of a Tier 1 business, while operating within a focused, collaborative design team.

Their major projects work spans sectors including health, justice, defence, education, custodial and government, frequently on high-value, high-profile schemes. The design consultancy is central to how the wider business wins and delivers work, and it invests seriously in the development, chartership and wellbeing of its engineers.

This is a stable, well-resourced environment with a clear commitment to professional development, sustainable design and the long-term progression of its people, backed by the scale and security of a major national group.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Taking full responsibility for the preparation of electrical designs and advice on major projects

  • Leading electrical design delivery from concept through to construction

  • Providing high-level technical advice in electrical building services engineering

  • Representing electrical engineering in project design meetings and coordination

  • Ensuring delivery of coordinated design solutions to the end of projects

  • Developing standards and best practice to share across the design team

  • Providing budget costs and pre-tender estimates as required

  • Driving sustainable design solutions and BIM initiatives

  • Maintaining effective communication with senior management on output, progress, cost and risk

What We're Looking For

  • Degree in Electrical Building Services or Electrical Engineering, and member of CIBSE or IET

  • Chartered Engineer, or working towards chartership

  • Significant electrical building services design experience on large, complex projects

  • A high level of technical knowledge and experience in electrical design

  • Excellent communication skills, able to translate complex technical concepts for wider audiences

  • Experience with quality procedures and document control in engineering design

  • Able to meet BPSS security clearance requirements

What's on Offer

  • £50,000 - £60,000 depending on experience

  • Full company benefits package

  • A senior design role on major, high-profile projects within a Tier 1 business

  • The technical resource and security of a major national group

  • Strong support towards chartership and long-term career progression

How to Apply

Apply via the link on this page, or contact Mike Halliwell directly:

Email: mike.halliwell@ravensearch.co.uk
Phone: 07958 016375