Associate Electrical Design Engineer

Associate / Principal Electrical Design Engineer

📍 Manchester

💰 £75,000 - £90,000 + Benefits

🏢 Engineering Consultancy | Leadership Opportunity | Data Centre Projects

Our client is seeking an experienced Associate / Principal Electrical Design Engineer to join their growing Manchester office and play a key role in the strategic expansion of their Northern business unit.
This is a senior leadership position for an accomplished Electrical Design Engineer with a proven track record of delivering complex engineering projects, managing client relationships, developing business opportunities, and leading high-performing technical teams.
Working closely with Directors and senior stakeholders, you will drive technical excellence, profitability, operational performance, and the continued growth of the Manchester office.

The Role

As an Associate / Principal Electrical Design Engineer, you will lead major projects across the data centre sector, whilst providing technical governance and commercial oversight.
You will be responsible for the delivery of high-quality electrical design solutions, mentoring engineering teams, supporting business development activities, and maintaining strong client partnerships.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Electrical Design

Lead the delivery of complex electrical design projects, ensuring technical excellence and compliance.
Act as Electrical Team Lead on major multi-disciplinary schemes.
Review, check and approve electrical design calculations, reports, specifications and technical documentation.
Produce and oversee detailed electrical design solutions using industry-standard software including RELUX, DIALUX, AMTECH, AutoCAD, REVIT and MicroStation.
Maintain quality assurance standards and technical governance across projects.
Act as CRE (Contractor's Responsible Engineer) or CEM (Contractor's Engineering Manager) where required.
Ensure compliance with CDM Regulations, industry legislation and health & safety requirements.

Project & Commercial Management

Manage project delivery programmes, resources and financial performance.
Oversee change management processes and project risk mitigation.
Assist with fee proposals, project bids and contract negotiations.
Support successful project delivery within agreed budgets and timescales.
Provide commercial leadership across multiple projects and frameworks.

Business Development & Client Management

Develop and grow key client accounts across the data centre and development sectors.
Identify and secure new opportunities to generate additional business revenue.
Represent the business at client meetings, industry events and stakeholder forums.
Chair and participate in IDC/IDR and interdisciplinary design meetings.
Support compliance with RISQS, ISO and wider company objectives.

Leadership & Team Development

Mentor, coach and develop engineers at all levels.
Support recruitment and succession planning initiatives.
Promote engineering best practice, drawing standards and document management procedures.
Support the strategic growth of the Manchester office.
Undertake travel and occasional out-of-hours working where project requirements dictate.

About You

We're looking for an ambitious Electrical Design Engineer who combines technical excellence with strong commercial and leadership capabilities.

Requirements

10+ years' experience within an engineering design consultancy environment.
Strong background delivering complex electrical design projects within multi-disciplinary teams.
Extensive knowledge of Electrical Design, MEP coordination and BIM environments.
Proficient in AutoCAD, REVIT, MicroStation, RELUX, AMTECH and DIALUX.
Demonstrable experience generating annual fee income between £250k and £750k+.
Strong client-facing and business development experience.
Excellent leadership and communication skills.
Experience managing project teams and financial performance.
BEng or MEng in an Engineering discipline.
Chartered Engineer status (or actively working towards Chartership).

What's on Offer?

£75,000 - £90,000 salary package
Career progression towards Director-level opportunities
Key role within a growing Northern business
High-profile infrastructure and data centre projects
Collaborative and supportive leadership environment
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed