Principal / Associate Electrical Engineer

Job Description

Overview

Create places and spaces that matter.
Join AtkinsRéalis—one of the world’s leading design, engineering, and project management consultancies with 50,000+ employees globally. We’re shaping the future across Aviation, Energy, Cities, Education, Transportation, Defence, and more.

You will be part of our national Building Design Practice, working with top‑tier engineers across the UK and global teams via our Technology Centre. Work on high‑impact, multi‑sector projects—from government campuses and SEND colleges to advanced defence facilities and university frameworks.

• Work within our award‑winning Building Services Engineering team—winners of the CIBSE Building Performance Consultancy (300+ employees) 2025.
• Join a collaborative national practice with designers across the UK and the Global Technology Centre.
• Contribute to range of high‑profile, diverse projects.
• Play a key role in advancing energy efficiency, air quality improvement, and decarbonisation.

Location - Glasgow and Edinburgh

Your role

• Lead and deliver electrical building services designs (power, lighting, life safety, telecoms, security, lifts, lightning protection, etc.) from concept to detailed design.
• Demonstrate strong team‑leading abilities, proven work‑winning skills, solid commercial awareness, and confidence in client‑facing environments.
• Produce detailed calculations using tools such as Amtech, Dialux/Relux, Excel.
• Prepare technical specifications, design reports, and client presentations.
• Work with our BIM team—apply your working knowledge of Revit for modelling and drawings.
• Attend and represent AtkinsRéalis in client and stakeholder meetings.
• Undertake site surveys, inspections, and commissioning reviews.
• Manage your own workload, ensuring excellence in delivery, time, and budget.
• Support and mentor junior engineers as part of a growing team.

About you

• Strong experience in Building Services Engineering with a passion for high‑quality building design.
• Curious, innovative, and eager to explore new ways of working.
• Degree in Electrical Engineering / Building Services Engineering or equivalent.
• Working towards or holding Chartered status (IET, CIBSE or equivalent).
• Skilled in industry software: Amtech/ProDesign, Dialux/Relux, NBS, Microsoft tools.
  (High‑Voltage design knowledge is a bonus.)
• Solid understanding of UK technical standards and codes.
• Familiar with energy reduction strategies, decarbonisation, and energy & carbon analytics.
• Experience with commissioning, performance evaluation, and design for measurement & verification.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Additional information

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance.  If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance. 

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.