Associate Electrical Design Engineer in Manchester

Our client is seeking an experienced Associate / Principal Electrical Design Engineer to join their growing Manchester office and play a key role in the strategic expansion of their Northern business unit.
This is a senior leadership position for an accomplished Electrical Design Engineer with a proven track record of delivering complex engineering projects, managing client relationships, developing business opportunities, and leading high-performing technical teams.
Working closely with Directors and senior stakeholders, you will drive technical excellence, profitability, operational performance, and the continued growth of the Manchester office.

As an Associate / Principal Electrical Design Engineer, you will lead major projects across the data centre sector, whilst providing technical governance and commercial oversight.
You will be responsible for the delivery of high-quality electrical design solutions, mentoring engineering teams, supporting business development activities, and maintaining strong client partnerships.

• Lead the delivery of complex electrical design projects, ensuring technical excellence and compliance.
• Act as Electrical Team Lead on major multi-disciplinary schemes.
• Review, check and approve electrical design calculations, reports, specifications and technical documentation.
• Produce and oversee detailed electrical design solutions using industry-standard software including RELUX, DIALUX, AMTECH, AutoCAD, REVIT and MicroStation.
• Maintain quality assurance standards and technical governance across projects.
• Act as CRE (Contractor's Responsible Engineer) or CEM (Contractor's Engineering Manager) where required.
• Ensure compliance with CDM Regulations, industry legislation and health & safety requirements.

• Manage project delivery programmes, resources and financial performance.
• Oversee change management processes and project risk mitigation.
• Assist with fee proposals, project bids and contract negotiations.
• Support successful project delivery within agreed budgets and timescales.
• Provide commercial leadership across multiple projects and frameworks.

• Develop and grow key client accounts across the data centre and development sectors.
• Identify and secure new opportunities to generate additional business revenue.
• Represent the business at client meetings, industry events and stakeholder forums.
• Chair and participate in IDC/IDR and interdisciplinary design meetings.
• Support compliance with RISQS, ISO and wider company objectives.

• Mentor, coach and develop engineers at all levels.
• Support recruitment and succession planning initiatives.
• Promote engineering best practice, drawing standards and document management procedures.
• Support the strategic growth of the Manchester office.
• Undertake travel and occasional out-of-hours working where project requirements dictate.

We're looking for an ambitious Electrical Design Engineer who combines technical excellence with strong commercial and leadership capabilities.

• 10+ years' experience within an engineering design consultancy environment.
• Strong background delivering complex electrical design projects within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Extensive knowledge of Electrical Design, MEP coordination and BIM environments.
• Proficient in AutoCAD, REVIT, MicroStation, RELUX, AMTECH and DIALUX.
• Demonstrable experience generating annual fee income between £250k and £750k+.
• Strong client-facing and business development experience.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Experience managing project teams and financial performance.
• BEng or MEng in an Engineering discipline.
• Chartered Engineer status (or actively working towards Chartership).

• £75,000 - £90,000 salary package
• Career progression towards Director-level opportunities
• Key role within a growing Northern business
• High-profile infrastructure and data centre projects
• Collaborative and supportive leadership environment