Lead Electrical Design Manager

Skanska Peterborough, England Posted Apr 13, 2026

Contract
Onsite
Senior

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General information

City/town: Peterborough Job field: Construction External closing date: Monday, April 27, 2026 Type of contract: Permanent ID: 5965

Description and requirements

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society. 

We are looking for a Lead Electrical Design Manager to join our infrastructure Water team in Peterborough. 

What you'll do:

  • Work on a diverse programme of water recycling, infrastructure and water supply projects.
  • Lead, coach and develop junior and less experienced engineers.
  • Ensure compliance with all Construction Design Management (CDM), Electricity at Works, BS7671, WIMES, DSEAR and other appropriate legislation for all work undertaken.
  • Broaden your skills by working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary project teams, Project Managers, Quantity Surveyors, Procurement, Enabling and Construction Managers.
  • Check specifications, schedules, datasheets, drawings and 3D models to ensure quality, safety, and technical standards are adhered to. You will be required to coach and mentor junior and less experienced members of the electrical team.
  • Review construction site and supply chain design queries and change requests to ensure quick but accurate responses and/or the design remains suitable. 
  • Input into Construction Design management (CDM) and commissioning strategy meetings.
  • Update and collaborate with the Principal Engineer and Design Managers where potential improvements can be implemented.
  • Liaise with other departments and project teams with respect to design requirements.
  • Manage quality through the design workflow review in line with the project timeline. 
  • Support other leads and discipline engineers to deliver their engineering outputs to time and quality standards.
  • Drive sustainability and low carbon designs.
  • Drive offsite build, modular construction and repeatable solutions.

    • What you'll bring to the role:

  • An engineering, or equivalent, degree or be able to demonstrate a degree level of knowledge through relevant experience.
  • Preferably chartered, or working towards, chartered status.
  • Experience of water-sector assets and capital projects.
  • Knowledge of all relevent regulations, standards and codes of practice
  • Experience of mentoring and coaching of junior engineers.
  • Ideally, but not essential, experience of a Design & Build environment.

    • Equalopportunities

    We thrivethrough embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity,disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientationand any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a richpotential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful andhigh-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska. 

    Flexibleworking 

    We welcomeyou to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we willexplore what is possible for the role. 

    Reasonableadjustments  

    Moreinformation about the role 

    Closingdate 

    The closingdate for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretionof the business. 

    We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

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