Principal Electrical Design Engineer

Principal Electrical Design Engineer – Low-Carbon Energy (Lancashire)

Salary: Up to £70,000 + Car Allowance + Benefits

The Opportunity

Join one of the UK’s leading specialists in district energy and low-carbon infrastructure, delivering major projects that directly support the UK’s Net Zero ambitions.

Growing at approximately 20% year-on-year, the business now employs 125+ MEP engineers and has a strong pipeline of secured work across healthcare, universities, residential developments, local authorities and commercial/industrial clients.

As part of this continued growth, they are looking to appoint a Principal Electrical Design Engineer to provide technical leadership across complex energy and decarbonisation projects.

The Role

You will lead electrical design from concept through to detailed design, combining hands-on engineering, technical leadership and client engagement across projects including:

• Energy centres and district heating networks
• Large-scale heat pump installations
• CHP and trigeneration plants
• LV electrical distribution and associated infrastructure

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading electrical designs from concept through to detailed design
• Producing LV distribution designs, SLDs, calculations and specifications
• Cable sizing, protection coordination and equipment selection
• Specifying switchgear, transformers, generators and associated plant
• Coordinating with Mechanical, Civil and C&I engineering teams
• Attending client meetings, design reviews and site surveys
• Resolving technical issues and supporting project delivery
• Ensuring compliance with BS 7671, CDM Regulations and relevant standards
• Mentoring and developing junior engineers

About You

You will ideally have:

• 6+ years' electrical design experience within Building Services, Energy Centres, District Energy, Power Generation or Renewable Energy
• Strong LV distribution and electrical power systems knowledge
• Experience producing electrical calculations, specifications and design documentation
• AutoCAD experience
• Strong knowledge of BS 7671
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Full UK manual driving licence

Package

• Salary up to £70,000 DOE
• Car allowance
• Contributory pension and death-in-service cover
• 25 days' annual leave + bank holidays, increasing with service
• Holiday buy/sell scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• On-site gym, discounted nationwide gym membership and EV charging where available

This is an excellent opportunity to join a rapidly growing, well-established engineering business with a substantial pipeline of low-carbon infrastructure projects across the UK.

If you are interested, please send across your CV for an immediate and confidential discussion.