Senior Electrical Engineer

Job Summary:

Our Building Services team are seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to join the Building Services Design Consultant Engineering team based in our Croydon office to lead MEP and multi-disciplinary teams on small and medium sized projects lead the electrical discipline on large projects and to provide technical training and mentoring to junior engineers.

About the role:

We are seeking an enthusiastic self-motivated person who has excellent written and verbal communication skills and who wants to make a difference in the mechanical field of building services as well as being involved with all other disciplines. We are specifically looking to appoint an Associate Director who has knowledge and experience in relevant areas is familiar working closely with clients & Architects to deliver major UK European & Worldwide projects. A strong knowledge and experience of the South East of England marketplace is essential.

We are seeking an enthusiastic self-motivated person who has excellent written and verbal communication skills and who wants to make a difference in the electrical engineering field of building services as well as being involved with all other disciplines. We are specifically looking to appoint an electrical engineer who has a minimum of 6 years of experience in electrical building services design is familiar working closely with clients & Architects to deliver major UK European & Worldwide projects.  Design experience and knowledge is required for low voltage distribution systems lighting and emergency lighting fire detection and alarms lighting protection.  Experience in using building services engineering software Autodesk Revit and the ability to train junior engineers are all essential.

About the Office & team:

The Croydon MEP team currently consists of approx. 16 engineers with the intention of growing over the next few years.

The team works very closely with our St Albans and London offices and the candidate maybe required to work in these offices from time to time and resources being shared both ways to ensure teams are supported when needed.

The Croydon office MEP team have an established track record of successfully delivering local and regional projects. Some of our flagship work in recent years include;

No 1 Knightsbridge One Braham Sackville House Lots Road Powerhouse London Ambulance Services South London 11 Control Centre; Tower Bridge; London Power Tunnel 2; Snowdonia VIP Cable Tunnel to name but a few.  We are also working on a number of public and private sector decarbonisation schemes.

Job Responsibilities:

         Co-ordinate and manage small project teams on small projects

         Serve as discipline Lead engineer on mid-to large- size projects

         Provide specialised technical input to studies and design for staffs specific area of expertise

         Provide technical direction for studies and design efforts

         Present technical solutions to clients

         Perform quality control reviews of work developed by junior engineers

         Participate in development of technical proposals

         Provide estimates for the engineering budget and schedule and oversees technical resources to meet requirements on large projects

         Attend design team and coordination meetings where required.

         Input to pre-qualification and selection of contractors respond to tender queries comment and review tender returns.

         Attend tender interviews with the project manager. Attend site inspection meetings.

         Obtain the necessary information both internally and externally from Architects Cost Consultants and other Design Consultants for the design to proceed.

         Liaise with clients professional organizations contractors suppliers sub-contractors and other design team members.

         Identify and meet effectively the requirements and expectations of clients.

         Be familiar with the BIM design process and be capable of leading projects designed in Revit

Minimum Requirements:

       Work experience within a similar consultancy or other relevant business

       Willingness to travel to clients and sites across the South East of England and occasionally further afield

       Be able to regularly base yourself within the AECOM Croydon office in order to ensure face-to-face contact time with your team

       A strong technical understanding of building services

       The ability to work accurately independently and efficiently and to take ownership of projects

       Effective communication skills and be a team worker

       Significant track record of leading multi-disciplinary design teams on multiple projects simultaneously

       Experience in project and client management within a defined fee budget and program including managing team resources and interfacing with other disciplines

       Mentoring and support skills for the engineers and technicians in the team

       Experience in identifying and winning new work and building client relationships

       Ability to speak fluently and communicate effectively in written reports and oral presentations

Preferred Qualifications:

Degree educated in mechanical or building services engineering or related discipline ideally Chartered or at least with qualifications leading to this.

Existing BPSS or SC preferred

Additional Information :

At AECOM we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

About AECOM

AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory planning design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation buildings water new energy and the environment our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise a culture of equity diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address   if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time