Electrical Design Engineer (Headquarters, Chelmsford)

Location of Role: Chelmsford

Advert Closing Date: 29/10/2025

Starting Salary: 51291.00(pro-rata for part-time vacancies)

Part/Full Time:Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Mon-Fri with occasional evening/weekends

Weekend/Evening Working: No

Essex Police Estate Services Department is seeking to recruit an Electrical Design Engineer to join a skilled and enthusiastic department. This is an exciting time to join the team as we embark on an ambitious programme of new build and refurbishment projects across the force. As well as managing routine electrical maintenance works and associated contractors you will be part of the wider multi-disciplinary Design and Engineering team providing technical assurance and design input throughout all the RIBA stages of work.

The team manages all aspects of property related matters from small repairs to multi-million-pound projects and the successful applicants will be expected to partake in both ends of the scale at the dictates of department demand. The team is currently implementing a significant estate transformation programme aimed at modernising the estate to provide an environment fit for policing now and in the future.

The Electrical Design Engineer will have a professional background and ideally be a member of CIBSE or hold other relevant qualifications that demonstrate considerable practical and technical experience within a large-scale organisation in relation to building services management. Professional qualification such as IEng or CEng or demonstrable equivalent industry experience is essential.

You will have a minimum of four years post qualification experience in Electrical design and/or building services engineering position within a large-scale organisation. You will be required to demonstrate considerable design practical and technical experience in relation to building services management.

You will be suitably qualified and have demonstrable experience of working with electrical systems with a sound technical knowledge. You will also have proven experience of managing contractors covering a variety of systems. The ability to identify operational improvements and cost/plan those works following the public sector financial guidelines and procurement routes is a requirement of the role.

The post holder will liaise and positively engage with the project teams participating in backlog and reactive maintenance refurbishments new development and asset replacement schemes as required. They will have front line responsibility for managing contractors. In addition the Engineer may be required to undertake a coaching/mentoring role with recently appointed members of staff and contract staff.

The post holder will be required to participate in the out of hours on-call rota after a period of time in the role. Full training will be given. Your own transport and valid driving licence are essential for this role as travel will be required.

The successful applicant will:

Interpret Design Guides and employers requirements and compile into appropriate briefing material for delivery partners and subcontractors to use during procurement design and construction phases of projects.

Undertake technical assurance/due diligence of building systems designs at key project stages e.g. RIBA stages.

Be experienced in delivering projects with ideally a background working for anengineering consultancy or client organisation and as part of a team.

Advise on work package lifecycle costs as part of design management.

Hands-on highly skilled adaptive and client focused.

Have professional credibility self-motivation be proactive and provide communicative knowledgesharing.

Develop project-specific employer requirements for projects.

Be experienced dealing with customers on the receiving end of electrical engineering projects.

Be proficient in liaising closely with other professionals including structural engineers architects surveyors and contractors of in-house and external project teams

At shortlisting we will be looking for essential evidence of the applicant:

Overseeing and supervising the installation of building systems and specifying maintenance and operating procedures at various levels within the sphere of electrical installations.

Ensuring the design and maintenance of electrical building systems meets legislative and health and safety requirements.

Leading a team to deliver detailed electrical design projects.

Demonstrate strong engineering experience working on design software eg Amtech and/ or Dialux. Proficient in producing all types of 2D building design & technical drawings using AutoCAD and office software products to significantly enhance the quality and/or presentation of work required within the role.

Ability to manage projects from inception through design and construction up to and including final account varying in values from minor works 5K up to 5M with evidence of effective problem solving.

A good understanding of financial procedures contract management surveying skills and project stages.

Successful applicants for this role will be defined as an Office based agile working with designated team area. Works predominantly (60% or more) in Essex Police Headquarters Chelmsford. The rest of the time works at home or at other police site locations.

Essex Police employees benefit from:

Flexitime (potential for additional non-working days).

Employee wellbeing scheme.

Enrolment into local authority pension scheme.

Working with a dedicated and supportive team of property professions who want to make adifference for the people of Essex.

Working within a non-profit organisation.

To discuss the opportunity further please contact Lydia Purser via email: or by calling .

Essex Policeoffer incremental increases within this salary band therefore the salary for this position will rise to a maximum of54876.00.

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