Electrical Engineer

Electrical Engineer

Location: Berkshire

Daily rate: £234.85 (outside IR35)

We are seeking an Electrical Engineer to play a key role in a Hospital Programme, ensuring that electrical systems, infrastructure, and engineering services are designed with operational effectiveness, compliance, maintainability, and sustainability at their core.

This is a unique opportunity to bridge the gap between design and operations, working alongside project teams, consultants, estates professionals, and stakeholders to help deliver a state-of-the-art healthcare facility.

The Role

As the Electrical Engineer, you will act as the key electrical representative for Property & Facilities Management throughout the design and development of the hospital. Your expertise will help ensure that facilities are safe, compliant, efficient, and fit for purpose.

Key responsibilities include:

• Reviewing electrical designs, specifications, technical submissions, and consultant proposals.
• Assessing designs from an operational, maintenance, compliance, and lifecycle perspective.
• Managing and responding to technical Requests for Information (RFIs).
• Identifying operational risks and opportunities within proposed designs.
• Supporting operational readiness, transition planning, and future service transformation.
• Facilitating workshops and engagement sessions with operational stakeholders.
• Producing technical reports, design reviews, and option appraisals.
• Supporting long-term asset management, sustainability, and lifecycle planning.
• Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to ensure operational requirements are fully integrated into the programme.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A recognised qualification in Electrical Engineering or Building Services Engineering.
• Degree-level qualification (or equivalent experience).
• 18th Edition IET Wiring Regulations (BS 7671).
• Incorporated Engineer (IEng) or Chartered Engineer (CEng) status, or working towards this.
• Significant experience within healthcare estates, facilities management, or complex engineering environments.
• Experience reviewing electrical designs, specifications, and technical documentation.
• Knowledge of LV distribution systems, emergency power systems, generators, and UPS infrastructure.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• The ability to translate technical detail into operational requirements and outcomes.

Desirable Experience

• NHS healthcare estates experience.
• Understanding of HTM 06-01 and other NHS technical guidance.
• Experience on major capital projects or healthcare developments.
• Experience of operational readiness, commissioning, and transition planning.
• Familiarity with BIM, digital estates, and information management systems.