Major Projects Electrical Design Team Lead
| Posting date: | 16 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £70,000 to £80,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | + Package |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 April 2026 |
| Location: | Speke, Merseyside, L24 2SF |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Fawkes & Reece |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SBELECTEAMLEADER_1776349426 |
Summary
Are you…
- A Chartered Engineer and member of CIBSE or IET?
- A Design Team Leader with strong M&E experience?
- A Design Team Leader looking to take the next step for a Main Contractor with a secured workload?
- Passionate about working for a collaborative, trusted, and delivery‑focused organisation?
Do you…
- Hold a Degree in Mechanical Building Services or Electrical Engineering?
- Bring experience of working across both public and private sector projects?
- Want to work for a highly regarded Main Contractor, recognised as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor?
About the Role
The role involves leading the design and delivery of complex M&E building services projects within the road tunnel and infrastructure sector. As a Chartered Engineer and Design Team Leader, you will manage multi-disciplinary design teams, ensure technical excellence and compliance, and work closely with project teams and clients for a major main contractor. The position requires strong leadership, significant industry experience, and the ability to deliver safe, efficient, and innovative engineering solutions from concept through construction.
Key Requirements
- Chartered Engineer (CIBSE or IET) with a degree in Mechanical Building Services or Electrical Engineering
- Proven senior leadership experience managing multi‑disciplinary engineering teams
- Strong communicator able to translate complex technical information clearly
- Experienced in quality management and design governance
- Able to meet BPSS security requirements
Main Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate multi‑disciplinary MEP design delivery across major projects
- Support the Head of Service and work closely with Mechanical and Electrical Team Leaders
- Manage, develop and resource teams to deliver high‑quality, compliant designs to budget and programme
- Build and maintain strong internal and external client relationships
- Provide senior technical leadership and ensure integrated design solutions through to completion
- Contribute to business growth through bids, fee proposals and winning new work
- Drive standards, innovation, best practice, safety, wellbeing and customer satisfaction
Benefits
- Life assurance
- Private Medical
- Additional holiday purchase opportunities
- Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%
- Enhanced family leave and policies
- Share plan schemes
- Free health and wellbeing services
- Green car scheme
If you are interested in this position and would like to apply, please email a copy of your CV to Sean at Fawkes & Reece, using the contact details provided or you can give my mobile a call for further details on 0775246754