Principal Electrical Design Engineer

True Engineers

The Role

Overview

Design and lead MEP electrical services for building projects, managing teams and client briefs.

Key Responsibilities

  • project management
  • design calculations
  • performance validation
  • client management
  • concept design
  • team leadership

Tasks

You will join a small management team and be instrumental in shaping the future of the practice and will contribute to business planning and overseeing a team of technicians. Projects are across a wide range of sectors including heritage, healthcare, education and bespoke residential developments. -Manage projects against time, cost and quality requirements. -Undertaking electrical and lighting design calculations. -Produce substantiation calculations to demonstrate that designs will perform as required. -Assisting clients with the development of a brief defining design requirements and following up with managing client expectations from inception to completion of each project. -Developing realistic conceptual designs, schematics and detailed designs in order to assist fellow professionals with shaping the building design at an early stage.

Requirements

  • legislation
  • hnc/hnd
  • 5+ years
  • proactive communication
  • mechanical systems
  • professional membership

What You Bring

-Thorough understanding and working knowledge of current legislative requirements and design standard. -A minimum of HNC/HND in Building Services Engineering or Electrical Engineering. -A minimum of 5 years experience. -Proactive approach to communicating with other technicians and engineers within the practice to produce carefully considered and well-coordinated engineering design drawings and written specifications. -An awareness and understanding of the purpose and principals of a range of mechanical building services systems. -Current membership of at least one relevant professional institution. -Current full UK driving license and the use of a vehicle for business.

Benefits

Benefits - Pension, 25 days, Discretionary Annual Bonus, Phone, Parking, Professional Memberships Circa £70k This role will suit someone who wants to work as a valued member of a close knit supportive team. The relationships between team members are relaxed and friendly as the team are all conscientious and take responsibility for their own work. It’s a social team who would pop out for a beer together, it’s a genuine unforced organic friendly culture.

The Company

About True Engineers

-Founded with a vision to provide innovative engineering solutions across multiple sectors. -Thrives on solving the most complex challenges in infrastructure and energy. -Successfully delivered large-scale projects in transport, utilities, and water resources. -Known for reliability and attention to detail, specializing in both public and private sector work. -Projects often blend cutting-edge technology with sustainable practices. -Recognized for bringing bold, transformative ideas to life in challenging environments.

Sector Specialisms

Buildings

Mechanical Design

Electrical Design

Public Health

MEP

Building Physics

Low Carbon

Sustainability

Thermal Modelling