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Principal Electrical Design Engineer

Job Posted: 2 days ago

Salary: £ 60,000 - 75,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Manchester, Greater Manchester

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Principal Electrical Design Engineer – Low-Carbon Energy (Lancashire)

Salary: Up to £70,000 + Car Allowance + Benefits

The Opportunity

Join one of the UK’s leading specialists in district energy and low-carbon infrastructure, delivering major projects that directly support the UK’s Net Zero ambitions.

Growing at approximately 20% year-on-year, the business now employs 125+ MEP engineers and has a strong pipeline of secured work across healthcare, universities, residential developments, local authorities and commercial/industrial clients.

As part of this continued growth, they are looking to appoint a Principal Electrical Design Engineer to provide technical leadership across complex energy and decarbonisation projects.

The Role

You will lead electrical design from concept through to detailed design, combining hands-on engineering, technical leadership and client engagement across projects including:

  * Energy centres and district heating networks

  * Large-scale heat pump installations

  * CHP and trigeneration plants

  * LV electrical distribution and associated infrastructure

Key responsibilities include:

  * Leading electrical designs from concept through to detailed design

  * Producing LV distribution designs, SLDs, calculations and specifications

  * Cable sizing, protection coordination and equipment selection

  * Specifying switchgear, transformers, generators and associated plant

  * Coordinating with Mechanical, Civil and C&I engineering teams

  * Attending client meetings, design reviews and site surveys

  * Resolving technical issues and supporting project delivery

  * Ensuring compliance with BS 7671, CDM Regulations and relevant standards

  * Mentoring and developing junior engineers

About You

You will ideally have:

  * 6+ years' electrical design experience within Building Services, Energy Centres, District Energy, Power Generation or Renewable Energy

  * Strong LV distribution and electrical power systems knowledge

  * Experience producing electrical calculations, specifications and design documentation

  * AutoCAD experience

  * Strong knowledge of BS 7671

  * Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

  * Full UK manual driving licence

Package

  * Salary up to £70,000 DOE

  * Car allowance

  * Contributory pension and death-in-service cover

  * 25 days' annual leave + bank holidays, increasing with service

  * Holiday buy/sell scheme

  * Employee Assistance Programme

  * On-site gym, discounted nationwide gym membership and EV charging where available

This is an excellent opportunity to join a rapidly growing, well-established engineering business with a substantial pipeline of low-carbon infrastructure projects across the UK.

If you are interested, please send across your CV for an immediate and confidential discussion

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