Electrical Designer

Macclesfield, England, United Kingdom

4/14/2025

About Us

We are one of the UK's largest multidisciplinary design and build contractors with over 100 years of industry experience. We support clients in the Water, Power & Energy, Pharmaceutical, Nuclear and Food and Beverage industries to deliver next generation, value-added engineering solutions.

As a leading engineering firm driving the energy transition in the UK, we are currently recruiting for an experienced Senior Electrical Designer to join our projects team based in Macclesfield.

About The Role

As a Senior Electrical Designer at BGEN you will provide technical support for the design of ongoing projects and frameworks across all industry sectors.Reporting to the Group Design Manager responsibilities include:

• Provide effective, accurate & efficient Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering design services
• Generate electrical installation deliverables in compliance with BS7671 IEE Wiring Regulations and client specifications
• Support effective delivery of projects to time, quality, and cost targets together with the ability to multi-task and prioritise
• Produce documentation in accordance with defined standards / quality requirements
• Liaise with design and equipment subcontractors
• Lead the improvement of performance by seeking, reviewing and applying, where appropriate, innovative solutions
• Interface with other disciplines such as Mechanical, Process, HVAC and Civil
  
  

Qualifications/Experience

• Extensive experience (Minimum 5 years) in a relevant design role including successful delivery of electrical installation designs within projects for the water utility sector.
• Thorough knowledge of IEE Wiring Regulations – BS7671 - 18th Edition
• HNC or Degree in technical engineering related subject
• Membership of professional Institution or similar body is desirable
• Strong experience in UK water utility sector construction projects
• Experience of E&I design best practices
• Strong understanding of design process & associated documentation
• Project lifecycle experience (Concept through detail design to construction support and as built documentation)
• Familiarity with CDM Regulations 2015 together with experience of undertaking ‘Designer’ role
• Ability to undertake site surveys
• Collaborative skills and experience working in part of a multi-discipline team
• Familiarity with hazardous area design together with hazardous area protection principals and generation of associated documentation i.e. Intrinsically safe calculations and hazardous area inspection schedules
• Construction support
• Ability to work in a team or alone, comfortable to liaise with client representatives
• Working knowledge of 3D software i.e. Revit, Navis
• Provision of 2D and 3D Design Deliverables, GAs, equipment layouts and cable/containment routing diagrams
• Single line diagrams (LVC and Instrumentation)
• Cable block diagrams (Power and Instrumentation)
• Earthing diagrams
• Instrumentation Loop diagrams
• Cable Calculations
• Digital Communication Network Diagrams
• Hazardous Area Designs, including IS Calculations
• Building services design
  
  

Software Packages

Proficient Use Of The Following Software Packages

• AutoCAD LT
• Relux/Dialux
• Trimble (Amtech) Pro Design Suite Cable Sizing Software
• Microsoft suite of programs
• Aveva
• Navisworks
• Revit (Desirable)
  
  

Personal Qualities

• Ability to work in a team or alone, confident to liaise with client representatives
• Ability to identify innovative solutions and embrace emerging technology
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• Collaborative skills and experience working in part of a multi-discipline team
• Ability to work under pressure and to maintain excellent working relationships
  
  

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company Pension Scheme
• Death in Service Benefit
• Hybrid working is available following initial probationary period.
• Opportunity to purchase additional holidays per year (up to 5 days for full time employees)
• My Rewards – offering discounts on high street and online shopping
• Employee Assistance Programme – support for your wellbeing and mental health