Senior Electrical Design Engineer – Building Services

Buckinghamshire (hybrid) or fully remote for London-based candidates
£50,000 – £55,000 + benefits (5k car allowance)

A great opportunity to join a well-established building services engineering consultancy with a varied portfolio covering commercial, residential, retail, education, healthcare, industrial, hospitality, leisure and sport, student accommodation, historic and public buildings.

There are two ways to work:

• From the Princes Risborough office with hybrid working, or
• Fully remote, based in central London, looking after the practice's London clients

Job overview

You'll lead the design of electrical building services from inception to completion on a wide variety of interesting and prestigious schemes.

Key responsibilities

• Attend client and design team briefings to establish project criteria
• Develop system options with the Director or Associate during design development
• Carry out initial space planning for plant rooms and primary services routes
• Prepare initial budget costings and monitor cost implications as designs develop
• Attend design team and site meetings, as the sole representative where appropriate
• Survey existing installations to assess their condition and suitability for re-use
• Carry out principal electrical design calculations (lighting, cable sizing, distribution board schedules) using design software
• Produce tender-quality drawings in AutoCAD / Revit in line with QA procedures
• Liaise with utility companies on record information and quotations for new supplies
• Obtain quotations from manufacturers and select switchgear, light fittings and other equipment based on calculated loads
• Deal with contractor site coordination queries and snag installed systems
• Manage your own workload and work with the CAD / Revit and admin teams to meet client deadlines