Senior / Principal Electrical Engineer (Building Services)

Location - Cardiff

Joining Arup

Arup's purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world. Arup's electrical engineers bring specialist expertise to solutions for buildings, transport infrastructure and energy, water and waste utilities. Our comprehensive services include energy audits, demand assessment, supply and system resilience, utilities consultancy and sustainable electrical engineering design.

The Opportunity

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Principal Engineer with excellent design, communication, technical, and sustainability skills who enjoys working collaboratively in multi-professional design teams, undertaking a client-facing role and taking responsibility for projects from inception to completion to achieve outstanding results.

You will be able to demonstrate solid experience in the field of Electrical Engineering Systems for building services across a range of project scales and building types, and a track record of multi-disciplinary design by bringing the best of Arup together. You will join our creative and friendly Building Engineering team based in Cardiff. A team that seeks to set new standards in the built environment. Challenging orthodoxy will be instinctive to you. You will possess ambition on the Digital front and seek to lead its evolution in the built environment.

In this role you will provide leadership to the MEP team on a portfolio of projects locally, nationally and internationally, having the responsibility of ensuring correct technical approaches are applied to the project and staff are of suitable capabilities to undertake the tasks required. You will be expected to have project management experience and will have responsibility for the financial performance of the projects including liaising directly with clients on fees and commercial matters, effectively overseeing total project delivery by enabling effective team management and delegation to ensure the efficient and satisfactory delivery of multiple and complex projects, reporting to the Project Director.

In this role you will:

• Lead the spatial and technical co-ordination of the building services and their integration into the building design
• Produce engineering designs, calculations and specifications, using appropriate technical software
• Supervise and coordinate the work of others and coordinating work with engineers of other disciplines including in-house specialists
• Work across multiple projects with different design teams
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior members of the team
• Provide leadership on multi-disciplinary projects
• Participate in and lead bids for new opportunities including developing fee proposals and attending interviews
• Be responsible for resourcing and commercial performance of projects

Is this role right for you?

We are looking for people who:

• Hold an advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, preferably at Master's level, and have attained Chartered Engineer status through a recognized professional institution such as IET or CIBSE.
• Demonstrate a strong track record in winning and delivering diverse projects, with the ability to balance engineering priorities across varying scopes and complexities.
• Provide technical leadership to multi-disciplinary design teams, including coordination with external sub-consultants, while applying deep knowledge of sector-specific legislation, regulatory frameworks, and emerging trends
• Exhibit proven people management capabilities, with experience supporting and guiding team members across all levels to achieve project and professional goals
• Bring expertise in sustainable building design, ensuring compliance with both regulatory and voluntary standards related to energy strategy and environmental performance

What we offer you

At Arup, we care about each member's success, so we can grow together. Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive - through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

Different People, Shared Values

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas - this drives our excellence.

We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please contact Louise Raisbeck (Louise.Raisbeck@arup.com) to let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.

Closing Date - 30th November 2025 - We may close the role earlier than the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications, so please ensure you apply early.