Job Description

Amey Consulting – Senior Lighting/ Electrical Design Engineer

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Senior Lighting/ Electrical Design Engineer to join our Consulting Lighting, Power and Technology team in Newcastle

The standard hours of work are 40 Hours per week, but we offer a range of flexible working practices, including hybrid, part-time and flexible working patterns. With our network of offices across the UK and now Ireland, we are open to discussing working options that match your needs, with the flexibility to change how you work as your life evolves.

Amey Consulting are a Design partner to support National Highways in the delivery of the largest and most comprehensive renewals programme they have ever launched. The £3.6bn Scheme Delivery Framework (SDF) enables National Highways to procure Design and Construction services across the Strategic Road Network. We are also providers on National Highways frameworks, including SPaTS2, OTCF and ITCF with growing consulting opportunities in the technology arena.

Our Local Authority business currently provides design resource for large LED upgrade programmes and ongoing design work for various local authorities supporting with lighting designs for S38, S278, highway improvement schemes and electric vehicle strategy and design.

What you will be doing

As a Senior Lighting/Electrical Engineer at Amey Consulting, you’ll see your work from early design to the very end result, and every project will be different from the last. You’ll feel inspired to challenge yourself, as well as your colleagues. You’ll have the opportunity to thrive and we’ll help you shape your career whether through further qualification, learning new skills or whatever else you need to achieve your ambitions.

You will be responsible for or assist with:

• Developing effective concept design solutions that are consistent with the project brief.
• Undertake a wide range of design work on all aspects of the functions design and maintenance.
• Implement effective, value for money and innovative design solutions to meet technical and project requirements.
• Progress projects through preliminary and detailed design with emphasis on client requirements, and ensure innovation and best practice is highlighted and adopted where practicable.
• Drive effective health and safety practices within your team.
• Ensure compliance with relevant health, safety and environmental legislation, particularly the CDM regulations.
• Supervise, mentor and develop team members.
• Assist with contract preparation together with project planning and programming.
• Project administration reporting to the Project Manager including monitoring programme delivery, resources and budgets inspection work, feasibility studies, cost estimating for works and fees.
• Support the preparation of bids and delivery of services on other contracts.
• Inspection work, feasibility studies, cost estimating for works and fees.
• Effective management and response of project related correspondence.
• Checks to ensure compliance with the integrated management system and assist in development.
• Prepare technical reports (e.g. Feasibility/Options Reports, Assessment Reports and other technical reports).
• Development of engineering solutions and presentation of engineering options.
• Liaise with the Client and our Community partners to ensure solutions that are developed are suitable for buildability and maintainability.
• Keep up to date with your own personal development to ensure the natural growth of the team and progression with your chosen professional institution.

We want to hear from you if you have:

• You have made progress towards completion of a formal professional training programme with an appropriate professional body
• You are able to demonstrate experience and expertise within the relevant technical field, probably gained in a Graduate Engineer role or equivalent
• You are able to produce technically sound engineering solutions, complying with all relevant technical standards and client requirements, working under supervision
• You are experienced in following procedures associated with health, safety and welfare.
• You are able to comply with technical governance procedures within a consulting engineering environment

We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates. If you have most but not all of these skills and experiences, we encourage you to apply, and we will provide you with development or training to support you.

What we can offer

Our benefits are designed to help you thrive at work and in your home life. You will have the flexibility to choose benefits and development opportunities that are best for you.

Some of our benefits include:

• Exceptional personal development, training and progression plans, designed to allow you to shine in your career, all in line with your personal ambition
• Competitive salary and compensation
• Generous pension scheme, with extra contributions from Amey
• 24 days annual leave, plus bank holidays - holiday structure
• Family friendly policies for new parents or if you provide care for a dependant
• Membership of our Affinity Networks who connect, support and inspire diverse communities within Amey
• Two Social Impact Days each year, for volunteering and fundraising opportunities

About Amey

Who we are
Amey is a global, integrated infrastructure consultancy and operations partner. We design, deliver, protect, and maintain critical assets and systems.

What we do
We advise, design, finance, deliver, and enhance civic, transport, and defence systems. By combining strategic intelligence, engineering, infrastructure finance, and operational expertise, we create secure, resilient, compliant, and high-value outcomes across the lifecycles of new and legacy assets.

To find out more visit our website amey.co.uk/careers

Application Guidance

Diversity and Inclusion

We constantly evolve how we work to reflect the different needs and backgrounds of our employees. We seek out the skills, joy and energy that often-marginalised groups can bring to our teams and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

We are committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Please contact our recruitment team at peopleservices@amey.co.uk to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional support that you may require at any point during the recruitment process.

Apply today

We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Please apply as soon as possible.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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