Electrical Design Engineer

Electrical Design Engineer

Date: 2026-09-26T00:00:00

Location: Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, England

Country: GB

Application Deadline: 2026-12-26T19:00:59.107

Job Details

Position: Electrical Design Engineer

Location: Solihull, West Midlands

Salary: £38,000-£55,000 depending on experience

Job Type: Permanent, Full-time

Hours: 36.25 hours per week

About the Role

We are looking for an Electrical Design Engineer at Intermediate to early Senior level to join a multidisciplinary engineering consultancy in Solihull. This is an excellent opportunity for an electrical building-services professional who enjoys developing practical, coordinated and energy-efficient design solutions and wants to work across a range of built-environment projects. You will work alongside experienced engineers and other design disciplines, contributing to projects from initial design through to delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop electrical building-services designs in line with project requirements.


• Carry out electrical calculations, including load assessments, distribution, and cable sizing.


• Develop lighting and power designs using appropriate design principles and software.


• Produce drawings, specifications, equipment schedules, and other technical documentation.


• Coordinate electrical systems with mechanical, structural, and architectural disciplines.


• Contribute to design meetings and communicate technical information clearly to clients and project teams.


• Support the resolution of technical queries during project delivery.


• Review and check design work to ensure quality, compliance, and practical application.


• Manage your own design deliverables and contribute to meeting project deadlines.

About You

• Experience designing electrical systems for building-services projects.


• Practical experience with electrical calculations, drawings, and technical documentation.


• The ability to take ownership of electrical design packages and deliverables.


• Good communication and multidisciplinary coordination skills.


• An electrical engineering degree, HNC/HND, or equivalent relevant experience.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with some of the following would be advantageous:
  
  
  
  • Revit
  
  
  • Amtech / Trimble
  
  
  • DIALux / Relux
  
  
  • Power and lighting design
  
  
  • Renewable energy systems
  
  
  • BREEAM
  
  
  • Healthcare / HTM projects
  
  
  • CIBSE or IET membership
  
  
  • Progress towards professional chartership
  
  
  
  

What We Offer

• Work within a multidisciplinary engineering environment.


• Gain exposure to a variety of building-services projects.


• Develop your technical and professional skills.


• Work alongside experienced engineering professionals.


• Contribute to practical, sustainable, and low-energy building design.


• Benefit from a range of employee benefits and development opportunities.

Location

The role is based in Solihull, West Midlands, with an agile working approach.

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specifications, equipment schedules and other technical documentation.Coordinate electrical systems with mechanical, structural and architectural disciplines.Contribute to design meetings and communicate technical information clearly to clients and project teams.Support the resolution of technical queries during project delivery.Review and check design work to ensure quality, compliance and practical application.Manage your own design deliverables and contribute to meeting project deadlines.About YouExperience designing electrical systems for building-services projects.Practical experience with electrical calculations, drawings and technical documentation.The ability to take ownership of electrical design packages and deliverables.Good communication and multidisciplinary coordination skills.An electrical engineering degree, HNC/HND or equivalent relevant experience.Desirable SkillsExperience with some of the following would be advantageous:RevitAmtech / TrimbleDIALux / ReluxPower and
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