Electrical Engineer

Electrical Engineer

Join our Leeds‑based Building Services team at a pivotal moment as we lead the next wave of sustainable, high‑profile engineering projects. We’re delighted to be recruiting a Electrical Engineer to join our growing Building Environments team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a background in Building Services who is keen to contribute to industry leading designs within a vibrant, collaborative, multi‑disciplinary practice based in Leeds.

In this role, you’ll have the chance to immerse yourself in a diverse portfolio of engaging and dynamic projects across the UK and internationally. You’ll play a key part in delivering innovative solutions on unique, high‑profile developments that shape the built environment and push the boundaries of sustainable design.

Our Leeds Building Services (MEP) team is at the forefront of delivering innovative, high‑impact projects across a diverse range of sectors. Joining us means contributing to work that truly shapes communities and environments.

• Heritage Retrofits with a Modern Twist – Breathing new life into historic landmarks such as the Great Yarmouth Gardens, a full retrofit of a 120‑year‑old Grade II
  * listed glasshouse on the seafront.
• Sports Sector Developments for Elite Performance – From world‑class training facilities to stadium expansions, helping leading Premier League and Premiership rugby teams create spaces that inspire athletes and fans alike. Recent inso includes the Leeds United Stadium Expansion.
• Transformative Commercial and Residential Schemes – Shaping vibrant urban environments through major developments like York Central, an ambitious masterplan featuring hotels, offices, and residential blocks.
• Prestigious International Projects – Extending beyond the UK with landmark schemes in KSA and Dubai, offering opportunities to work on globally recognised developments.

• Deliver detailed electrical building services designs and calculations using tools such as Revit and Pro Design, supported by hand calculations to ensure robust solutions.
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• Manage design delivery from concept through all RIBA stages, producing coordinated models, drawings, and specifications to meet programme, quality, and budget requirements.
• Design LV distribution, emergency systems and lighting in compliance with UK codes and standards (including BS 7671), aligned with energy efficiency and carbon reduction goals.
• Prepare clear technical reports, schedules and specifications; actively contribute to design reviews and quality assurance processes.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary inputs, respond promptly to RFIs and design queries, and ensure seamless collaboration across teams.
• Support site activities including submittals, FAT/SAT, witnessing and technical queries to enable safe, timely installation and energisation.
• Represent Buro Happold in client, supplier and design team meetings; mentor junior engineers and promote knowledge‑sharing within the team.
• Embrace new technologies and approaches that enhance performance, sustainability and progress towards net‑zero carbon Signed.
• Contribute to project value, including supporting aspects of financial management alongside project leads.
• Actively engage in team discussions, events and seminars, supporting a collaborative and knowledge‑portable culture.
• Maintain CPD and ongoing professional development, while mentoring and supporting junior engineers, interns and trainees, with potential for early line‑management responsibilities.

• Demonstrable experience in electrical building services engineering (consultancy or similar).
• Proven design delivery across project stages with high‑quality outputs (calculations, reports, specifications and schedules).
• Proficiency with Pro Design/Amtech (Trimble), Relux/Dialux and the ability to review and amend designs in AutoCAD and Revit.
• Knowledge of UK codes and standards including BS 7671 and CDM; awareness of design risk management.
• Strong communication and proactive problem‑solving; collaborative, client‑facing approach.
• BEng/BSc or MEng/MSc in Electrical Engineering (or related discipline).

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