Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Overview: Location: Oxford
Are you an Electrical Building Services Design Engineer who would be interested in a challenging yet exciting role with plenty of variety?
As the demand for our expertise continues to grow, we now have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Electrical Building Services Design Engineer to join our experienced team based at our idyllic headquarters offices in the grounds of Blenheim Palace – Oxford.
Our projects include large industrial and commercial schemes with contract values over £30 million to smaller schemes and working for diverse and interesting clients including F1 Teams, motor manufacturers, Schools/Universities, contractors, developers etc. Role and Responsibilities:

• Working as the Senior Engineer in a design team delivering detailed electrical building services design
• Using specialist computer-aided design (CAD) and BIM (Revit) software and other resources to design the systems required for the project
• Undertaking electrical services calculations using a wide range of techniques including manual calculations, excel spreadsheets and use of electrical engineering software such as Amtech, Relux, or Dialux
• Producing Reports, drawings and specifications to suit various RIBA design stages.
• Designing site-specific equipment as required
• Liaising closely with other professionals, including structural engineers, architects, surveyors, and contractors of in-house and external project teams
• Attending a range of project group and technical meetings
• Ensuring that the design and maintenance of building systems meets legislative and health and safety requirements

Experience and Skills Required:

• Significant experience within an electrical building services role including undertaking calculations and producing drawings.
• Ideally hold an accredited Building Services degree or higher educational qualification (HNC/HND)
• Experience using AutoCAD and Revit
• Experience using Amtech and Relux or Dialux

What We Can Offer This role offers you the chance to progress your career at a forward thinking, friendly company. Along with providing you with an opportunity to learn and develop skills and qualifications as part of a dynamic team, we also offer;

• Ability to contribute to the growth and development of the team, adding value to our growing business
• 25 days holiday - entitlements increase by 1 day per annum after 3, 5 and 8 years
• Company car allowance
• Private Healthcare
• Life Assurance
• Standard 6% Ridge Contribution - rising to 7% after 5 years, and 8% after 10 years
• Highly competitive salary
• Salary Sacrifice - Cycle to Work Scheme
• Buying and Selling Annual Leave
• Gym Membership Scheme
• Company car leasing scheme

When you join Ridge and Partners, you will be surrounded by professional people who are experts in their field. You will work with and be surrounded by mentors and a support network to help you to embrace new challenges, grow, develop your skills and experience to progress with your career.
Ridge has climbed to 14th position in the Building Magazine Top 150 Consultants, whilst continuing to rise within the Top 50 Architects, Engineers, Project Managers, and Surveyors lists – with us in the top 10 surveyors in the country. Showcasing our continued success!