Aldwych Consulting Ltd
Principal Electrical Engineer
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Principal Electrical Engineer
Glasgow or Edinburgh | Full Time
A leading engineering consultancy is looking for an experienced Principal Electrical Engineer to join its growing Scotland team.
This is an excellent opportunity to take a leading role on complex, high-profile projects across healthcare, education, data centres, critical infrastructure, commercial, residential and technology sectors.
The Role
You'll lead the electrical design delivery on significant projects, taking ownership from inception through to completion while managing internal teams, clients and external consultants.
You'll be responsible for:
- Leading electrical design delivery on complex projects.
- Managing and coordinating multidisciplinary project teams.
- Developing design briefs and managing client relationships.
- Representing the business at client and project meetings.
- Reviewing and overseeing technical work and developing junior engineers.
- Managing project costs, resources and commercial risks.
- Ensuring projects are delivered to a high technical and quality standard.
- Supporting business development and future client opportunities.
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About You
You'll ideally be Chartered or professionally qualified, with strong experience in electrical/building services design and a proven track record leading complex projects.
You'll also have strong client-facing and leadership skills, commercial awareness, excellent communication abilities and experience with Revit, AutoCAD, Dialux and OM Electrical.
Benefits
- Hybrid and flexible working
- 9-day fortnight
- 25 days' annual leave, increasing with service
- Private medical cover
- EV salary sacrifice scheme
- Stock options
- Extensive professional development and training
- Employee community groups and social events
- Strong opportunities for career progression
If you're an experienced Electrical Engineer ready to take a Principal-level leadership role and work on some genuinely challenging projects, this could be an excellent next step.
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Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.
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