Principal Electrical Engineer

Ramboll London, England Posted Dec 16, 2025

Full Time
Onsite
Senior

Job description

Job Description

Are you excited about understanding, interpreting, and navigating complex engineering issues? Are you motivated by creating sustainable change that benefits society and nature? Are you a curious and open-minded person?

If this sounds like you, or you’re curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity. Join our Building Services as our new Principal Electrical Engineer and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

You will join our multi-disciplinary 'Industry and Infrastructure Facilities Service Line’

We have recently restructured our global 'Buildings' business into a sector-focused, multi-disciplinary organisational structure. Our Industry and Infrastructure Facilities service line encompasses our multidisciplinary teams (Building Service, Structures, Project/Design Managers, Critical Systems) working across a global portfolio of Rail, Aviation, Ports, Data Centres, Industrial, Logistics, advanced manufacturing and automotive sectors.

Your new role

As our new Principal Electrical Engineer, you will be working as part of a team, you will be expected to manage your own project work, undertake detailed design to the required standards and to maintain excellent levels of client service.

Your key responsibilities will be:

  • To take a key role representing Ramboll on MEP projects leading your own discipline and (for suitably sized projects) also managing engineers of a complimentary discipline
  • Able to work using their own initiative with minimal supervision on all technical aspects of their discipline or have specific specialist experience applicable to the role
  • Complete detailed designs and supervise the work of others in this function
  • Have an ability to inspire confidence both internally and externally, and then use this to strengthen client relationships
  • Manage time on projects to suit deadlines and complete their assigned tasks
  • Where they are the Ramboll project manager, co-ordinate the tasks so all deadlines are met and allocate resource appropriately

    • About you

    From the moment you start at Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you can continue to grow with the company. Whilst we look forward to supporting your continued learning and development, for this role we have identified some qualifications, skills, and capabilities that will set you up for success.

    These include:

  • Being a qualified Engineer having a proven and demonstrable track record in their discipline
  • Having a CIBSE / IET / IMechE Engineering Council accredited honours degree, or an HNC in an applicable discipline with commitment to continue with higher education.
  • To have achieved or working towards IEng or CEng status
  • Able to work using their own initiative with minimal supervision on all technical aspects of their discipline or have specific specialist experience applicable to the role
  • Able to inspire confidence both internally and externally, and then use this to strengthen client relationships
  • To be an excellent communicator and possess to the ability to make what is complicated simple
  • To have an interest in or experience using digital and parametric design tools

    • What we can offer you

  • Investment in your development
  • Leaders you can count on, guided by our Leadership Principles
  • Be valued for the unique person you are
  • Never be short of inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects
  • The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company
  • Flexible work environment
  • 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
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