Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Location: Witney, Oxfordshire
Salary: Competitive + Comprehensive Benefits

The Company

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join the Witney office of a well-established, privately owned multidisciplinary consultancy delivering integrated engineering, property and construction consultancy services throughout the UK.

With a history spanning several decades, the business has built an excellent reputation for delivering innovative, sustainable and technically robust design solutions across a wide variety of sectors. Bringing together expertise across Building Services Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Architecture, Project Management, Quantity Surveying and specialist consultancy disciplines, they provide clients with a fully coordinated approach from initial feasibility and planning through to detailed design, construction and project completion.

Their diverse portfolio includes commercial offices, education facilities, defence projects, healthcare buildings, residential developments, industrial schemes, public sector buildings and mixed-use developments. Projects range from complex refurbishments and extensions through to large-scale new build developments, with sustainability and low-carbon design forming a key part of every project.

The Building Services team continues to expand due to a healthy pipeline of repeat business and new project wins, creating an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Electrical Design Engineer to play a key role in delivering high-quality electrical building services designs while mentoring junior engineers and supporting the continued growth of the team. The consultancy offers a collaborative working environment, flexible working arrangements, ongoing professional development and genuine opportunities to progress into Principal and Associate level positions.

The Role

As a Senior Electrical Design Engineer, you will lead the delivery of electrical building services projects from initial concept through to completion, working closely with clients, architects, contractors and internal multidisciplinary teams.

You will be responsible for producing high-quality electrical designs, managing projects, attending client meetings and ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget and to the highest technical standards. Alongside your design responsibilities, you will support and mentor junior engineers while contributing to the continued development of client relationships and repeat business.

Due to the nature of some projects, applicants must either hold current UK Security Clearance (SC) or be eligible to obtain SC Clearance.

Responsibilities

- Lead the electrical design of Building Services projects from feasibility through to construction and completion.
- Produce electrical calculations, specifications, reports and technical documentation.
- Develop electrical designs using industry-standard software.
- Attend client meetings to establish project briefs, budgets and technical requirements.
- Coordinate designs with mechanical, structural, architectural and external design teams.
- Prepare tender documentation and review contractor submissions.
- Carry out site inspections and monitor installation quality throughout construction.
- Review contractor progress and assist with project delivery through to final account.
- Produce condition surveys and reports on existing electrical installations.
- Manage project programmes, budgets and technical delivery.
- Mentor Graduate and Intermediate Electrical Engineers, providing technical guidance and day-to-day support.