Principal Electrical Building Services Engineer

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Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance - we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you're surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About The business unit

The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle - from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we're helping to deliver the energy transition globally.

About The Role

Join our Energy Unit's, Nuclear: Defence and Civil division as a Senior Electrical Building Services Engineer and get the opportunity to work on exciting projects within a highly regulated / secure sector. You'll play a key role in managing and delivering electrical building services design solutions for single or multi-discipline small and large scale projects, new and refurbishment projects or be part of an integrated project team, while contributing to technical excellence and collaborating with a successful team across the UK and Europe.

In this role, you will be an integral part of our wider engineering teams, working alongside various Clients and specialist suppliers to deliver innovative, technically excellent solutions.

You will be responsible for the management and delivery of electrical building services design solutions, commensurate to the design phase through sound engineering knowledge.

You will be able to work independently, be highly motivated, have demonstrable engineering experience and be confident in your own ability to deliver the electrical building services design scope for our projects.

Candidates would be responsible for the development of electrical building services design solutions, including;

• Incoming Supply Arrangements

Standby Power Generation Systems

UPS Systems

LV Distribution Systems

Earthing Arrangements

Metering Arrangements

Small Power

General/Emergency/External Lighting

Fire Safety

Security Systems

Lightning Protection Systems

Cable Management Solutions

All our designs undergo the highest level of validation and verification before installation occurs and health & safety management is crucial to meet our Clients requirements.

Our portfolio comprises a variety of different types of project work within a highly regulated / secure sector, including:

• Conceptual Designs.
• New-Build Facilities.
• Refurbishment of existing buildings.
• Asset care/renewal to extend the operational life of legacy buildings.
• Design solutions to support decommissioning activities.
  
  

About You

In this role, you'll:

• Be working within multi-disciplinary design teams delivering the electrical building services design solutions.
• Produce and review design documents including basis of designs, technical specifications, procurement specifications, condition assessment reports and survey reports covering all aspects of electrical building services design.
• Produce and review project layout drawings, block cable diagrams and single line schematic diagrams to present the electrical building services design solutions.
• Produce and review project engineering calculations to underpin and substantiate the electrical building services design solutions.
• Support production of estimates of work elements including programme/schedule development and manhour costs to help guide bids and proposals.
• Management and monitoring of the design phase activities to meet the programme and cost schedule.
• Produce and review electrical power demand assessment reports, advise on all aspects of energy consumption and electrical utilisation, identify recommendations to improve energy performance.

Collaborate with a skilled and supportive team.

Training, development and mentoring is provided to advance your career while contributing to impactful engineering solutions.

A range of core and flexible benefits are provided to support pension, health and wellbeing.

Strong sports and social culture with subsidised events arranged throughout each year.

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

If you're ready to lead and make a difference, apply now to be part of our team!

Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Agile working

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone

feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

We Offer Some Fantastic Benefits Including

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
  
  

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
  
  

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years' service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.
  
  

Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
  
  

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.
  
  

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.
  
  

Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.

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