Building Services Electrical Lead

Overview

In this role, you will lead the Electrical Building Services team in Liverpool, providing technical direction and line management. You will mentor junior engineers and oversee electrical design from concept to implementation, coordinating with clients and stakeholders to meet briefs. You will ensure quality across detailed design and drawings, while steering multidisciplinary projects, programmes, and budgets. You’ll support senior management on business development in Liverpool/Merseyside and represent Arup externally to enhance the firm’s technical profile.

Pay / Benefits

• Profit Share
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Income protection
• flexible benefits
• learning opportunities

Responsibilities

• Lead and line manage the Liverpool Electrical Building Services team, including workload planning and junior/intermediate development
• Develop coordinated electrical engineering solutions from concept through design and implementation
• Collaborate with clients and stakeholders to capture requirements and deliver to brief
• Oversee electrical engineering quality in design and drawings against standards
• Lead multidisciplinary projects with electrical content, including teams, deliverables, programme and budget
• Support senior management with business/technical development for Liverpool/Merseyside growth
• Represent Arup externally at conferences/seminars to boost technical profile and business development

Key requirements

• Degree qualified and Chartered Engineer, or equivalent recognised professional qualification
• Detailed knowledge of UK electrical design standards, statutory requirements and construction practice
• Substantial experience leading electrical building services design on major or complex multidisciplinary projects
• Sound engineering judgement balancing priorities with proportionate decision-making
• Strong project and programme management skills for directing teams and meeting deadlines
• Experience leading and motivating teams, coaching engineers, and addressing performance issues
• Evidence of winning work, preparing fee proposals and maintaining client relationships
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Strong commercial awareness

• leadership
• communication
• stakeholder management
• UK electrical design standards
• electrical building services design
• multidisciplinary project leadership

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