Senior Electrical Building Services Engineer

Mott MacDonald

About the role

Join our Energy Unit's, Nuclear: Defence and Civil division as a Senior Electrical Building Services Engineer and get the opportunity to work on exciting projects within a highly regulated / secure sector. You'll play a key role in managing and delivering electrical building services design solutions for single or multi-discipline small and large scale projects, new and refurbishment projects or be part of an integrated project team, while contributing to technical excellence and collaborating with a successful team across the UK and Europe.

In this role, you will be an integral part of our wider engineering teams, working alongside various Clients and specialist suppliers to deliver innovative, technically excellent solutions.

You will be responsible for the management and delivery of electrical building services design solutions, commensurate to the design phase through sound engineering knowledge.

You will be able to work independently, be highly motivated, have demonstrable engineering experience and be confident in your own ability to deliver the electrical building services design scope for our projects.

Responsibilities

Candidates would be responsible for the development of electrical building services design solutions, including:

• Incoming Supply Arrangements
• Standby Power Generation Systems
• UPS Systems
• LV Distribution Systems
• Earthing Arrangements
• Metering Arrangements
• Small Power
• General/Emergency/External Lighting
• Fire Safety
• Security Systems
• Lightning Protection Systems
• Cable Management Solutions

All our designs undergo the highest level of validation and verification before installation occurs and health & safety management is crucial to meet our Clients requirements.

Our portfolio comprises a variety of different types of project work within a highly regulated / secure sector, including:

• Conceptual Designs.
• New-Build Facilities.
• Refurbishment of existing buildings.
• Asset care/renewal to extend the operational life of legacy buildings.
• Design solutions to support decommissioning activities.

In this role, you'll:

• Be working within multi-disciplinary design teams delivering the electrical building services design solutions.
• Produce and review design documents including basis of designs, technical specifications, procurement specifications, condition assessment reports and survey reports covering all aspects of electrical building services design.
• Produce and review project layout drawings, block cable diagrams and single line schematic diagrams to present the electrical building services design solutions.
• Produce and review project engineering calculations to underpin and substantiate the electrical building services design solutions.
• Support production of estimates of work elements including programme/schedule development and manhour costs to help guide bids and proposals.
• Management and monitoring of the design phase activities to meet the programme and cost schedule.
• Produce and review electrical power demand assessment reports, advise on all aspects of energy consumption and electrical utilisation, identify recommendations to improve energy performance.
• Ensure compliance with Construction (Design and Management) Regulations – designer's duties, current legislation, regulations and standards associated with all engineering aspects of the projects.
• Ensure compliance with Building Regulations and Environmental/Sustainability requirements / targets.
• Attend engineering meetings liaising with other disciplines and Clients as necessary across multi-discipline projects.
• Participate in and advise on all design activities and initiatives, including assurance, governance and documentation review.
• Carry out site surveys of electrical building services and equipment to establish status of the existing installations and gain sufficient information to recommend new/upgrade electrical building services design proposals.

Candidate Specification

• Have sound engineering knowledge, good experience and be familiar with electrical building services design principals and processes.
• Have initiative, be proactive, be self-motivated and have the confidence to make decisions.
• Have the ability to communicate effectively with Clients and team members.
• Have up to date knowledge of current regulations and standards applicable in electrical building services design / infrastructure design environments.
• Have Experience using software packages such as Dialux, Relux, Trimble MEP Designer Suite (Amtech Power) and AutoCAD.
• BIM knowledge and 3D design experience would be beneficial.
• Have a Degree in Building Services (Electrical Biased) or Electrical Engineering.
• Attained or be progressing professional registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and membership in a professional body.
• Nuclear Experience is NOT a requirement, experience working in other highly regulated industries would be beneficial.

Benefits

• Work on innovative projects in a highly regulated / secure sector.
• Collaborate with a skilled and supportive team.
• Training, development and mentoring is provided to advance your career while contributing to impactful engineering solutions.
• Strong sports and social culture with subsidised events arranged throughout each year.
• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with everyday health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years' service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.
• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.
• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

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