Senior Electrical Engineer

Job Description

Arup's purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world. Arup is a UK-headquartered independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, consultants, and technical specialists offering a wide range of professional services. With 90 offices in 35 countries, their 19,000+ staff make a positive difference in the world through their work.

The Opportunity

You will play a key role within the Building Services team, driving technical excellence, project delivery, and overall team performance. In this role, you will be responsible for the planning, design, coordination, review, and delivery of electrical building services solutions across a wide range of sectors, including commercial, residential, hospitality, healthcare, mixed-use developments, infrastructure, and mission-critical facilities such as data centers. You will support projects throughout the entire lifecycle, from concept and detailed design through tendering and construction, ensuring compliance with local authority regulations, international standards, and industry best practices. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you will develop integrated, efficient, and sustainable engineering solutions that prioritize safety, reliability, maintainability, energy efficiency, and operational resilience. Experience in mission-critical environments, particularly data centers involving redundancy, resilience, and high-availability power systems, will be highly valued. Proficiency in industry-standard tools such as Revit, ETAP/Amtech, Dialux, MS Office, and BIM coordination platforms is essential for successful project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Design HV/LV power distribution systems, transformer interfaces, substations, MDBs, SMDBs, DBs, MCCs, and panel boards.
• Develop standby and emergency power systems, including diesel generators, UPS systems, and static transfer switches.
• Design lighting, lighting control, small power, earthing, bonding, and lightning protection systems.
• Coordinate electrical interfaces for fire alarm, BMS, ELV, ICT, CCTV, access control, security, and structured cabling systems.
• Integrate renewable energy solutions such as Solar PV, battery storage, and EV charging infrastructure.
• Prepare Basis of Design (BoD), design criteria reports, and technical specifications.
• Perform load calculations, demand assessments, diversity studies, and equipment sizing calculations.
• Develop single-line diagrams (SLDs), schematic diagrams, riser diagrams, and electrical layouts.
• Conduct voltage drop, short-circuit, fault level, protection coordination, discrimination, and earthing studies.
• Prepare lighting calculations and emergency lighting designs using Dialux or equivalent software.
• Ensure designs meet authority requirements, project specifications, and applicable codes and standards.
• Coordinate with architectural, structural, mechanical, and public health disciplines to achieve fully integrated designs.
• Review and coordinate design deliverables across project teams.
• Support design reviews, tender documentation, construction activities, and technical clarifications.
• Design systems with a focus on constructability, maintainability, operational resilience, and energy efficiency.

If this role right for you?

• BEng/BSc (Hons) in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, with 8+ years of post-graduate experience.
• Minimum 2 years of Middle East project experience, particularly in UAE and KSA.
• Strong interest in BIM-based design delivery and automation processes.
• Proficient in LV power system studies (Amtech or equivalent), lighting design (Dialux/Relux), lightning protection (StrikeRisk), and generator sizing.
• Good knowledge of British Standards, NEC, CIBSE, NFPA, UAE, and KSA codes and regulations.
• Experienced in multidisciplinary (Multi-D) project environments with strong coordination skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and manage multiple priorities.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Broad understanding of building services design and electrical systems integration.
• Familiarity with sustainable design standards, including Estidama and LEED.
• Membership of a relevant professional institution required; Chartered Engineer status is an advantage.
• Highly motivated, proactive, and adaptable to new challenges.

Not ready to apply just yet, or have a few questions? Contact (Monalisa Ginu - [email protected]). Please note, to ensure we remain GDPR compliant do not send your CV directly to us via this email.

Reward and Benefits

We offer a competitive salary at all levels, and one of the best benefits packages in our sector. Core benefits include Provident Fund contribution, NPS option, Mediclaim cover (incl. family), Term Life and Accident Insurance, Employee Assistance Prog. scheme for the family to safeguard your physical and mental wellbeing. In addition, all permanent employees are eligible for the Global Profit Share scheme. Subject to scheme rules employees can receive two Profit Share payments per year, which are dependent on the firm's financial performance.

Different people, shared values.

At Arup, we believe when talented people collaborate, great things are possible. Arup hires people with proven skills and open minds. We are taking deliberate action to create an inclusive culture that is grounded in our purpose to shape a better world.

At Arup, we welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and any other protected characteristic. Our internal employee networks - BAME, Culture, Disability, LGBTQ+ and Women - provide a space for you to express your views and to make a positive difference - discover more about life at Arup here.

At Arup, we are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to candidates with disabilities. Please speak to our recruitment team and we will work with you to make reasonable adjustments to ensure you can perform at your best throughout your application.

At Arup, we appreciate that everyone's circumstances are different and having the freedom to flex the way we work is essential to our wellbeing. If flexibility matters to you let us know when you apply, and we will discuss how this could work in your role.

What happens next?

If this could be the next step in your journey, please apply online. All applications will be considered, and we will try our very best to respond to you within 72 hours of receiving your application.

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