Pick Everard
Principal Building Services Engineer (Electrical)
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About Us
Here at Pick Everard, we are passionate about creating a prosperous and sustainable future, taking a fresh perspective on the built environment. Our core values of professionalism, compassion, drive, and positivity are at the heart of everything we do.
Do you want to work within a collaborative, dynamic environment, with a team of highly skilled and like-minded professionals?
Would you enjoy working on diverse projects that make a real difference to communities across the UK?
If you answered yes to the above questions, we want to hear from you!
About the Role
We're looking for someone with excellent technical skills and the ability to independently run and lead complex projects, whilst providing junior colleagues with technical support and guidance.
Pick Everard has an established portfolio of high-profile and nationally significant clients, including UNESCO world heritage sites, major museums and cultural institutions, mission-critical facilities, healthcare estates, custodial environments, energy and infrastructure, and complex public sector assets.
As part of the global Artelia Group, you will also have the opportunity to work within a wider international engineering and consultancy business, drawing on specialist expertise and collaborating with colleagues across the UK and internationally.
Joining a supportive network as part of our national Building Services team, you can expect to receive valuable training, guidance, and genuine scope for career development.
The successful candidate will be required to obtain and maintain the appropriate level of UK security clearance in order to work on certain projects. The required clearance level will depend on the nature of the work and the sensitivity of the information involved.
Responsibilities
- Leading the electrical design and delivery of complex building services projects across both the private and public sectors.
- Preparing designs, feasibility studies, technical reports, specifications, and contract documentation.
- Undertaking electrical system analysis, calculations, and technical assessments.
- Managing projects and design packages from concept through to construction, commissioning, and handover.
- Coordinating electrical designs with mechanical, structural, architectural, and other specialist disciplines.
- Liaising directly with clients, contractors, and other key project stakeholders.
- Ensuring projects are delivered accurately, on programme, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
- Managing project deliverables and supporting resource planning across the team.
- Providing technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to engineers and graduate trainees.
- Supporting client relationships, proposals, and wider business development activity.
- Ensuring compliance with Health & Safety requirements, CDM Regulations, company procedures, and relevant legislation.
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Qualifications
Our ideal Associate - Building Services Engineer (Mechanical) must have:
- HND, Degree, or equivalent professional qualification in Building Services Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Chartered Engineer (CEng) or Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status, or be actively working towards professional registration.
- Significant experience in electrical building services design across a range of complex projects and sectors.
- Strong knowledge and practical application of BS 7671 and relevant electrical design standards.
- Good understanding of Health & Safety, CDM requirements, UK Building Regulations, and other relevant legislation.
- Experience in the design of LV distribution, lighting, emergency lighting, small power, earthing, containment, and associated electrical building services systems.
- Experience of structured cabling, security systems, and other specialist electrical systems.
- Strong working knowledge of electrical and lighting design software, including Revit, AutoCAD, Amtech, EOM, and DIALux, or equivalent platforms.
- Proven experience independently leading electrical design packages and coordinating multidisciplinary projects.
- Strong understanding of construction industry design processes, procurement routes, and project delivery.
- Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to liaise directly with clients, contractors, and other stakeholders.
- Experience providing technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers and graduate trainees.
- Experience in resource planning and project management.
- A collaborative and self-motivated approach, with the capability to progress into broader project, client, and team leadership responsibilities.
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What We Offer
Providing a balanced, enjoyable career is important to us, and we work hard to make sure everyone feels a valued part of our organisation. You will receive an attractive salary, and amongst other benefits you can also expect:
- Agile working.
- Career and Professional Development.
- Corporate Social Responsibility opportunities.
- 26 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave.
- Private healthcare, life assurance, and healthcare cash plan.
- Stakeholder pension.
- Professional subscriptions.
- Employee Discount Scheme.
- Eyecare Scheme.
- Wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme.
Equal Opportunities
As an equal opportunities' employer, Pick Everard is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us on our journey.
Accessibility
We’re committed to helping you perform at your best throughout the recruitment process. If you have a disability or require any adjustments to support your application or interview, please get in touch with us at careers@pickeverard.co.uk. We’ll be happy to discuss how we can assist you.
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We are committed to building and nurturing great relationships with our agency partners. However, this role is being recruited for directly and therefore we are not seeking support at this time. Any unsolicited CV Introductions will not be accepted.
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