Principal Electrical Engineer

Company Description

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Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Principal Electrical Engineer with extensive experience in building services electrical engineering to provide technical leadership and engineering expertise across a range of complex projects.

The successful candidate will have a strong track record of delivering building services electrical engineering projects, with the technical knowledge and experience to take ownership of electrical design solutions, lead engineering teams and provide authoritative technical input to clients and project stakeholders.

This is a senior role offering the opportunity to work on technically challenging projects, take responsibility for engineering delivery and contribute to the development of both projects and people. There are also opportunities for overseas travel and international project work.

Key Responsibilities

• Take overall technical responsibility for the electrical engineering aspects of projects.
• Lead the development and delivery of electrical design solutions from concept through to detailed design and project completion.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to electrical engineers and other members of the project team.
• Review and approve electrical designs, calculations, specifications and technical documentation.
• Ensure electrical engineering solutions are technically robust, compliant, coordinated and appropriate for project requirements.
• Provide technical oversight of electrical drawings and BIM models, with a working knowledge of Revit sufficient to review and interrogate models and drawings.
• Undertake and review lighting design and calculations using DIALux.
• Undertake and review cable sizing and associated electrical calculations using ElectricalOM / Amtech.
• Identify and resolve complex technical issues, providing practical and innovative engineering solutions.
• Coordinate electrical designs with other disciplines and ensure effective multidisciplinary integration.
• Liaise directly with clients, contractors, suppliers and other project stakeholders, providing technical advice and representing the electrical engineering team.
• Contribute to project planning, resourcing, programming and delivery.
• Support the preparation of technical proposals, fee estimates and project documentation where required.
• Carry out technical reviews and provide quality assurance throughout the design process.
• Mentor, develop and provide technical direction to less experienced engineers.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of engineering standards, processes and best practice.
• Support business development activities and contribute to the identification of new project opportunities.
• Support projects that may involve overseas travel and international assignments.

Essential Requirements

• Extensive experience working in Building Services Electrical Engineering, with experience appropriate to a Principal-level position.
• Demonstrable experience taking technical responsibility for electrical engineering projects.
• Strong technical understanding of building services electrical engineering, design principles and industry standards.
• Proven ability to lead and technically manage electrical engineering teams.
• Strong communication skills, with the confidence to engage with clients and senior project stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of Revit, with the ability to review, interrogate and coordinate BIM models and drawings.
• Proficient in DIALux.
• Proficient in ElectricalOM / Amtech cable sizing software.
• Ability to review and technically challenge electrical calculations and design work produced by others.
• Due to the level of security clearance required for this role we can only consider sole British Nationals and a minimum of 10 years of continuous UK residency, with no absence from the UK exceeding 30 consecutive days during the last 10 years is required.
• Current SC or DV security clearance is highly desirable.
• Candidates who do not currently hold SC or DV clearance must be willing and eligible to undergo the relevant security clearance process.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for an engineer who combines substantial technical expertise with strong leadership capability. The successful candidate will be comfortable taking ownership of complex engineering problems, making sound technical decisions and providing direction to project teams.

You will be able to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders and have the confidence to represent the electrical discipline at senior project and client meetings.

The ability to develop others is also important. As a Principal Engineer, you will play a key role in mentoring engineers, sharing technical knowledge and helping to maintain a high standard of engineering across the team.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to take a leading technical role on challenging and technically demanding building services projects.
• Opportunities for overseas travel and international project work.
• The opportunity to influence project delivery and engineering standards at a senior level.
• Responsibility for leading and developing talented engineering teams.
• Exposure to a diverse range of complex projects and technical challenges.
• A clear opportunity for continued professional and career development.
• The opportunity to work alongside experienced multidisciplinary engineering professionals.

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 world’s 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 aecom.com 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 you’re 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. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll 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 person’s potential, and we’ll 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 [email protected] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

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