Senior Electrical Design Engineer in Blackburn

Would you like to be part of Vital Energi's strategy of growth? If so, we are looking for a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join our growing Project Development team. This role could be based at our head office in Blackburn, Glasgow, or London. We are flexible on location.

The Company: Vital Energi is a leading provider of renewable energy infrastructure and systems to the public and private sectors. We support hospitals, universities, new build developments, towns and cities as well as industrial and commercial clients to decarbonise their buildings. We have and continue to work on ground‑breaking projects throughout the UK which are supporting the UK’s Net Zero targets, such as the recently announced £1 billion low‑carbon infrastructure project for Westminster. With plans to double our headcount in the coming years, supported by offices opening in new locations across the country and our strong investment pipeline, coupled with our expansion into new markets such as industrial power generation with our very own Energy‑from‑Waste facility, there is no better time to join the family here at Vital Energi.

About the Role: Reporting to the Principal Engineer, you will carry out a wide range of electrical design tasks across industrial, commercial, and public sector projects. This includes concept and detailed design during pre‑construction and tender stages, reviewing third‑party drawings/specifications, and contributing to PCSAs and investment‑grade proposals. You will be part of a team of electrical engineers responsible for designing electrical plant layouts, switch‑rooms, substations, cable and equipment sizing, lighting and containment systems, and general building services. HV design experience is a plus. In addition, you will manage and support junior engineers, assign tasks, review work, and ensure project deliverables are met on time and within programme.

Key Duties:

• Electrical design work during pre‑construction stages and during project delivery as required by the department workload.
• Responsible for the timely execution of electrical design deliverables on tender/bid projects.
• Day‑to‑day decision making on tenders and projects; providing advice to internal stakeholders and clients.
• Takes a holistic view in the selection and application of engineering concepts and solutions.
• Represent Vital Energi at technical meetings with customers, professional teams and contractors.
• Ensure engineering calculations and drawings meet required robust industry and legal standards.
• Survey and report on existing electrical installations.
• Work within multi‑disciplinary, work‑winning teams to deliver technically compliant tenders.
• Lead the coordination of engineering services.
• Engage equipment vendor/supply chain to ensure electrical equipment selections are valid, technically compliant, value for money and available within programme.
• Have an awareness of cost implications within design.
• Assist in effectively dealing with design issues and minimizing their impact.
• Ability to design systems in the form of calculations, equipment selection and process operation.
• Liaise with external designers, customers and Vital Energi in‑house project teams.
• Compliance with CDM requirements and our in‑house design processes.
• Ability to design systems in the form of schematics, calculations, equipment selection, detailed drawings and provide inputs for control operating strategies.
• Ensuring compliance with legislation and best practice with company procedures.

Skills and Experience:

The person will ideally be qualified at degree level or similar (HNC/HND) with a minimum of 3‑5 years relevant experience working for a consultancy or contractor. Knowledge of MS Office applications (Word, Excel). Experience using Trimble ProDesign (Amtech). Good understanding of the latest edition of the IET Wiring Regulations. Sound knowledge of electrical building services design. Ability to prioritise own workload and work to deadlines. Sound knowledge and working application of key health and safety issues and legislation. Chairing/facilitation of meeting skills.

Package:

• Salary negotiable, DOE.
• Car allowance.
• Paid membership to professional engineering institutions (IET, CIBSE, etc.).
• Contributory company pension scheme.
• Non‑contributory death‑in‑service insurance.
• Employee assistance programme.
• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays.
• Additional holidays awarded inline with length of service.
• Option to purchase/sell additional holidays.
• On‑site gym / wellbeing centre at Blackburn Head Office.
• Discounted gym membership across the UK.

Equality and Diversity: Vital Energi is opposed to all forms of discrimination and will select for employment, training and promotion on the basis of suitability for the job and merit. It is company policy that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment than another on the grounds of sex, race, colour, age, ethnic or national origins, political affiliations, religious beliefs, marital status, physical disability or is disadvantaged by unjustifiable conditions or requirements. Applicants must have the unrestricted and ongoing right to work in the UK for the duration of employment, without the need for sponsorship. Due to the nature of this role, we are unable to support visa sponsorship or employ individuals with time‑limited permission or conditions attached to their right to work in the UK.

Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Vital Energi Utilities Ltd is not accepting unsolicited CVs from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. CVs submitted to any Vital Energi Utilities Ltd employee by a third‑party agency and/or search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement will become the sole property of Vital Energi Utilities Ltd. No fees will be paid if a candidate is hired as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.