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Electrical Engineer or Senior Engineer - Cambridge
- cambridge, england, United Kingdom
- Contract
- £45 - £75 Per Hour
Job Description
Electrical Engineer or Senior Engineer
About the role
We’re seeking an Electrical Engineer to join our Cambridge office. Our local office supports projects across the region and draws on technical expertise from across the firm—particularly in complex sectors such as science & research and healthcare.
Expect to:
- Take briefs and deliver electrical design work from inception through to completion.
- Produce electrical calculations, drawings and technical documentation that comply with relevant regulations, design guides and client standards.
- Ensure quality standards and technical accuracy across deliverables.
- Coordinate electrical design with other disciplines (MEP and our specialist groups) and third‑party consultants.
- Review and comment on technical information provided by contractors and sub‑contractors; check site installations against the design intent.
- Attend and report at design team meetings, client meetings and project meetings.
- Witness selected testing and commissioning activities and support handover documentation.
- Manage own workload to meet programme deliverables and report progress to your line manager.
- Contribute to the professional development of junior colleagues.
Additional responsibilities for Senior Engineer
- Develop briefs and take responsibility for delivering a small project or the electrical discipline on a significant/complex scheme.
- Exercise considerable autonomy and take ownership for technical decisions and project delivery within cost constraints.
- Delegate, manage and check work undertaken by others; mentor and motivate colleagues across project teams.
- Play an active role in commercial aspects (scope, risk, cost control) and ensure outputs meet project and budgetary requirements.
About you
- Degree or equivalent in Electrical/Building Services Engineering; industry membership preferred.
- Working towards or holding IEng/CEng.
- Strong technical competence in LV distribution, lighting, earthing/protection and emergency/standby systems; able to produce calculations and drawings.
- Proficient with industry software (Revit, AutoCAD, Dialux, OM Electrical) and MS Office.
- Able to work independently: deliver an element of a project (Engineer) or lead discipline/small projects and larger schemes (Senior).
- Effective communicator with experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and liaising with clients/contractors.
- Experience of site checking, witnessing testing/commissioning and reviewing contractor submissions.
- Demonstrable commitment to meeting programmes and quality standards; commercially aware.
- Supportive team player who mentors junior staff and pursues continuous professional development (Senior expected to supervise; Engineer to support).