Why do principal electrical engineers leave London for Cambridge?

Overview

As a Principal Electrical Engineer in Cambridge, you lead the electrical discipline within a busy building services team. You steer design direction, review critical work, and engage clients while mentoring engineers. You keep one hand in engineering to maintain credibility, ensuring high-quality delivery across demanding laboratories and research campuses. The firm offers relocation discussions for the right candidate and connects Cambridge’s science market with national standards. You will shape project outcomes and contribute to a credible engineering platform.

Pay / Benefits

• salary £78,000–£105,000
• relocation support (discussions)
• opportunity to influence in Cambridge office
• global engineering consultancy environment
• career progression pathway

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for the electrical discipline
• Direct design activities and review critical deliverables
• Front client engagements and manage stakeholder expectations
• Develop and mentor engineers on the team
• Maintain technical credibility through hands-on involvement
• Balance design leadership with practical engineering work
• Align projects with national standards and client requirements
• Influence project outcomes through oversight and coordination

Key requirements

• experience at principal grade in electrical engineering
• strong track record in building services for complex facilities
• client-facing leadership and project oversight
• ability to mentor and develop junior engineers
• strong technical credibility in electrical design

• leadership
• client-facing communication
• mentorship/people development
• electrical design leadership in building services
• design review and quality assurance
• project coordination for laboratories and research campuses

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