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Job Description - Senior / Principal Electrical Engineer

Electrical Engineer - Senior / Principal (Building Services)

Location: Plymouth / Exeter
Employment Type: Permanent

Overview

A global engineering and infrastructure consultancy is strengthening its Electrical Building Services capability across Exeter and Plymouth, supporting delivery of complex, high-value and technically demanding projects.

The role sits within a building services team, delivering large-scale infrastructure schemes across defence, transport, healthcare, justice, commercial and public sector environments.

A significant proportion of workload is within secure defence and critical national infrastructure, requiring robust technical leadership and design assurance.

Key Responsibilities

Lead electrical building services design across all RIBA stages (0–7)
Act as technical lead for LV systems including power distribution, lighting, fire alarms, life safety systems, standby power and UPS systems
Produce, review and approve electrical design deliverables including calculations, specifications and drawings
Provide technical governance and ensure compliance with UK regulations, CIBSE guidance and internal standards
Coordinate multi-disciplinary engineering teams across complex projects
Attend and lead client, stakeholder and design team meetings
Support project delivery across secure and defence environments where applicable
Mentor and develop junior and intermediate engineers
Contribute to digital design, BIM coordination and technical innovation
Requirements

Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering or Building Services Engineering
Significant consultancy experience in building services design
Proven ability to deliver complex UK construction projects
Strong technical knowledge of electrical systems design and coordination
Chartered Engineer or working towards (required for Principal level)
Experience in defence, secure estates or critical infrastructure advantageous
Strong Revit / BIM capability beneficial
Benefits

Work on nationally significant defence and infrastructure projects
Clear progression to Associate and leadership levels
Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
Strong global technical network and multidisciplinary support
Long-term pipeline of secured major programmes
If you're interested, please contact Conner Richards at RGB Recruitment – (url removed)
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed
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