Senior Electrical Engineer

Job title:

Senior Electrical Engineer

Location:

Birmingham

Salary: £90,000

Are you ready to be part of a team that delivers mechanical, electrical, and telecommunication engineering solutions? Look no further than VVB, where expertise and experience converge to create sustainable solutions across Rail, Highways, Power, and Tunnels.

At VVB, we're more than just engineers - we're collaborators, innovators, and stewards of our environment. Our projects are guided by our CORE values:

C-Care & Collaboration
O-Opportunity & Ownership
R-Responsibility & Respect
E-Excellence & End Result Focus

Join us in shaping the future of infrastructure while upholding these values at every turn. Explore more about who we are at

• Competitive salaries with yearly appraisals
• Travel expenses covered for assignments outside your base location
• Perkbox membership for 24/7 access to perks, benefits, discounts, and wellbeing tools
• Life Assurance and Private Medical Insurance schemes provided by leading providers
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (this includes a Christmas shutdown)

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Electrical Engineer. To provide complete electrical engineering services to projects through design and engineering to completion. This will involve all stages from tendering, design and engineering, FAT attendance, support to installation, testing, commissioning and handover. Engineering and Supervisory/Management support to electrical installations throughout the projects to ensure successful delivery from a HSE, programme, quality, compliance, and commercial perspective.

• Performs electrical engineering and design, considering safety, maintainability, installation ease, sustainability, and environmental impact.
• Conducts system studies (e.g., load flow, short circuit, motor starting, transformer energization, protection coordination, harmonic analysis, arc flash, equipment/cable sizing, earthing) using software and offline checks.
• Reviews designs to current standards for buildability and constructability; identifies issues affecting functionality and ensures HSE compliance.
• Ensures Design Risk Assessments align with installation parameters.
• Develops engineered solutions addressing client needs, project constraints, and budgets.
• Coordinates with CAD team to ensure BIM-compliant drawings and resolve clashes/interface issues.
• Estimates engineering man-hours and contributes to engineering and project execution plans.
• Develops scope documents for tenders and procurement.
• Liaises with manufacturers to assess product suitability and attends FAT/SAT to ensure compliance.
• Coordinates with installation teams to verify design fit, methodology, and resolve constructability queries.
• Works with commercial team to track design changes and variances.
• Supports planning team in scheduling design, installation, and T&C works; adjusts forecasts to maintain programme.
• Manages subcontractor/sub-consultant work and assists commercial team with valuation and contracts.
• Ensures compliance with VVB and client engineering/design quality procedures.
• Applies knowledge of industry/regulatory codes, standards, and criteria for power, utilities, and infrastructure projects

• A recognised degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent) from an accredited university.
• Registered member of either IET or CIBSE or other recognised Engineering Council Institutions.
• Substantial experience within Rail, Power and Infrastructure Electrical Design Engineering position.

VVB values the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all prospective and current employees with dignity regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. All employees must demonstrate commitment and enthusiasm in promoting the principles of equality in employment and service delivery.