Principal or Senior Electrical Engineer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 28 April 2026
LOCATION
Plymouth
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Building Services Engineering
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SKILLS

Electrical Engineering Degree Building Services Engineering AutoCAD Revit NES Amtech Cymap Microsoft Office

FULL DESCRIPTION

Principal or Senior Electrical Engineer

Company: [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk]

Location: Plymouth, Exeter, Cornwall

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Type: Full-time

Experience Level: Mid-Senior level

Salary: Competitive remuneration package

Job Description

[Employer hidden] are seeking a highly motivated and dynamic Principal or Senior Electrical Engineers to join our company at either our Plymouth, Exeter or Cornwall office.

You will be degree qualified and a member of an appropriate professional body and have a minimum of 5 years relevant experience. The position provides excellent career opportunities and benefits from a first-rate remuneration package, which includes holiday purchase, cycle to work schemes, professional body membership payments and death in service cover. Successful candidates will be client facing, experienced and will be comfortable developing, supporting and mentoring others.

Requirements

  • Hold a relevant bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical, building services engineering, or equivalent qualification, or can demonstrate sufficient suitable design experience. The degree should meet the academic requirements for achieving professional engineer status with an appropriate institution
  • Track record of work on a variety of building services designs and delivery of small and large scale projects
  • Ability to work individually or as part of a team
  • Be passionate, driven and determined to develop career to higher status
  • Be fully IT literate and with relevant experience of AutoCAD, Revit, NES, Amtech, Cymap & Microsoft Office
  • Hold a full UK driving license
  • Above average ability in written and spoken English and have excellent interpersonal skills
  • Demonstrate the capability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
  • Understanding of setting and managing budgets, and making sound financial decisions

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the development and growth of the company by identifying new opportunities and potential areas for growth and also maintaining and developing existing client relationships
  • Act as part of a multi-disciplinary design team to ensure successful timely preparation and delivery on project objectives, including providing technical support
  • Produce budgets for clients based on their specifications and monitor spend to ensure that, as far as possible, projects are delivered within their budget and time scales
  • Liaise with the client and external design teams as necessary for the successful delivery of projects.
  • Monitor and pursue own training and development requirements
  • Keep up to date with technical developments, national and international standards and legislative requirements related to the discipline
  • Compile specifications, drawings and contract documents and maintain the required technical quality of work, ensuring that designs comply with the relevant codes, standards, regulations and procedures
  • Provide electrical building engineering services design to buildings and infrastructure.
  • Identify scope and schedule changes, in accordance with the change control process, maintain planning and cost control on all scopes

About [Employer hidden]

[Employer hidden] have an excellent track record and reputation across the South West. This role will appeal to an ambitious engineer looking for real career development with the opportunity to work on major projects.

Application Instructions

To apply please email your CV and covering letter to [contact hidden].

[Employer hidden] is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We do not accept CVs from agencies.

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