Electrical Technical Director

Overview

As Electrical Technical Director, you will lead the electrical engineering discipline within the Building Services team in Belfast, shaping technical direction across healthcare, education, and school projects. You will mentor teams, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive sustainable, high-performing, integrated building solutions. This role combines client-facing leadership with governance over design outputs, contributing to a mission of delivering a better world through innovative engineering.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid work options
• competitive compensation
• well-being programs
• global project exposure
• career development
• inclusion and diversity initiatives

Responsibilities

• Lead the electrical engineering discipline across healthcare, education, and school projects with regulatory compliance
• Oversee LV/HV distribution, lighting, fire detection and alarm systems, emergency systems, security, ICT, and BMS/BAS design reviews
• Ensure compliance with healthcare standards (HTMs, HBNs, NHS)
• Champion low-carbon and sustainable technology integration
• Provide technical assurance and governance across electrical design outputs
• Lead technical delivery of multiple projects from concept to construction
• Provide electrical leadership across all RIBA stages
• Review and sign off technical documentation, specifications, and reports
• Collaborate with mechanical, public health, sustainability, and digital/BIM teams for integrated building services solutions
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of electrical engineers
• Support resource planning, recruitment, succession planning, and performance management
• Engage with cross-office teams on healthcare and decarbonisation initiatives

Key requirements

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or Building Services Engineering (or equivalent)
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) with IET or equivalent
• 10+ years of building services electrical design experience
• Proven track record delivering complex electrical designs for hospitals, laboratories, universities, and schools
• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities
• Client-facing communication
• Collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams
• LV/HV distribution design
• Lighting, fire detection and alarm systems
• Emergency systems, security, ICT, and BMS/BAS integration

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