Principal Building Services Electrical Engineer in London

Location/s: London, UK

Overview of the role

We are seeking a Principal – Building Services Electrical Engineer to lead, grow and inspire our multidisciplinary Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health (MEP) team. This role is ideally based in our London office, with collaboration across our regional teams in Croydon, Brighton and Bristol, alongside opportunities to contribute to national and international projects.

You will play a key role in both winning and delivering major projects across diverse sectors, including:

• Commercial
• Aviation
• Rail
• Transport Buildings
• Judicial
• Residential developments
• Sports & Recreation
• Data centres
• Healthcare
• Defence and civic infrastructure
• Technical Advisory

Responsibilities

• Deliver electrical design for major projects from concept through to detailed design
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and collaborate with architects and civil engineers
• Build and maintain strong client relationships, ensuring high-quality service delivery
• Contribute to business development, including work‐winning and bid leadership
• Champion innovation, sustainability, and best practice in engineering design
• Support senior managers running the commercial and contractual side of projects
• Work autonomously within a team carrying out building services projects

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree-qualified Electrical Engineer with a strong background in Building Services
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) status with IET, CIBSE, or equivalent professional body
• Proven experience delivering projects within the built environment with sustainable solutions
• Extensive MEP design experience across concept and detailed design stages
• Demonstrated ability to lead electrical teams and coordinate with other disciplines
• Delivery of coordinated MEP 3D design models
• Leader of Electrical elements of one large project or a portfolio of smaller projects
• Have a track record in building services Electrical engineering design and specification using relevant industry software (NBS Create, Amtech, Lighting and REVIT etc)
• Excellent communication skills, including report writing and presentations
• Up to date knowledge of current building regulations, legislation and standards applicable in building and infrastructure design

Desirable

• Experience in sectors such as healthcare, infrastructure, aviation, rail, residential or data centres
• Knowledge of the London market and broader UK
• Experience in work‐winning and bid support
• Familiarity with digital engineering tools and emerging technologies
• Experience of training graduates/Early Career Professionals (ECP)
• Expecting to drive profitability of projects, monitoring against budget, reacting and anticipating potential problems and communicating in line with client expectations

Additional expectations

• Willingness to travel within the UK and occasionally internationally as required
• Commitment to high standards of corporate governance and project delivery

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.

Benefits

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4× your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6× 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.
• Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success.
• Our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, giving them a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses.
• As your career grows, so does your stake, recognising your long‐term impact and contribution.
• Your voice matters, with the opportunity to connect directly with senior leadership through formal channels to help shape our future.
• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with everyday 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.
• 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: 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.
• 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.
• 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.