The posting
Contract to start ASAP
Duration: 12 weeks with a possible extension.
Senior Electrical Engineer
Hours: Full-time (36 hours per week)
Contract: 12 Week Temporary Contract, ending 17 January 2027
Lead Electrical Engineering Delivery Across Council Assets and Projects
We're recruiting an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer to join Southwark Council, providing specialist electrical engineering expertise across the Council's property, housing, infrastructure, and building services portfolio.
This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong engineer with experience in electrical design, building services, planned maintenance, compliance, contractor management, inspections, testing, and project delivery.
You'll work closely with internal Council teams, consultants, contractors, property professionals, and other stakeholders to ensure electrical systems are safe, compliant, efficient, and delivered to a high professional standard.
About the Role
As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you'll provide senior technical advice and support across electrical engineering projects, maintenance programmes, compliance activity, and building services.
You'll help manage projects from initial assessment and design through to delivery, inspection, commissioning, and completion, ensuring all works meet relevant legislation, technical standards, Council requirements, and health and safety expectations.
What you'll be doing:
- Providing senior-level electrical engineering advice across Council buildings and property projects
- Developing and reviewing electrical designs, specifications, and technical requirements
- Managing electrical installation, refurbishment, and improvement projects
- Undertaking inspections and condition assessments of electrical systems and installations
- Identifying defects, risks, and remedial works and providing appropriate technical recommendations
- Supporting planned and reactive electrical maintenance programmes
- Reviewing electrical test results, certification, and compliance documentation
- Ensuring installations comply with current electrical regulations and relevant British Standards
- Monitoring contractor performance and ensuring works are completed safely and to specification
- Managing consultants and specialist contractors where required
- Reviewing contractor quotations, designs, method statements, and technical submissions
- Providing technical input into procurement and tendering processes
- Supporting project planning, budgeting, and programme management
- Monitoring project costs, progress, quality, and risk
- Carrying out site inspections and attending project meetings
- Supporting electrical compliance programmes, including inspection and testing requirements
- Providing advice on emergency lighting, fire alarm systems, power distribution, lighting, and other electrical building services
- Supporting energy efficiency and sustainability initiatives relating to electrical systems
- Preparing technical reports, specifications, schedules, and recommendations
- Ensuring accurate project and compliance records are maintained
- Working collaboratively with mechanical engineers, surveyors, project managers, and property teams
- Supporting the resolution of complex technical issues
- Providing technical guidance to colleagues and stakeholders
- Ensuring all work complies with health and safety legislation and Council procedures
Requirements
We're looking for a highly experienced and technically competent Electrical Engineer with strong building services knowledge and the ability to manage complex electrical projects.
You'll ideally have:
- Significant experience working as an Electrical Engineer within building services, housing, property, or infrastructure
- Experience designing, specifying, and managing electrical installations
- Strong knowledge of current electrical regulations and standards
- Good working knowledge of BS 7671 / IET Wiring Regulations
- Experience undertaking or reviewing electrical inspections and testing
- Experience managing electrical maintenance and refurbishment projects
- Strong knowledge of electrical building services systems
- Experience managing contractors and consultants
- Ability to review technical drawings, specifications, and contractor submissions
- Experience preparing scopes of work and technical specifications
- Strong understanding of health and safety and CDM requirements
- Experience monitoring project budgets, programmes, and risks
- Strong technical report-writing skills
- Ability to diagnose complex electrical faults and recommend solutions
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
- Experience within local government, social housing, or the public sector would be advantageous
- Relevant degree, HNC, HND, or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering or Building Services Engineering
- Professional engineering membership would be advantageous
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- Ability to provide three years of references/work history
- Ability to complete a Criminal Convictions Declaration
- Ability to sign a Confidentiality Agreement
Why Apply
- Competitive Umbrella rate of £34.93 per hour
- Opportunity to work with Southwark Council
- Senior technical engineering role
- Work across a varied property and building services portfolio
- Opportunity to manage electrical compliance, maintenance, and improvement projects
- Gain further local authority engineering experience
- Work alongside experienced engineers, surveyors, contractors, and project managers
- Full-time 36-hour working week
- 12-week temporary assignment
Benefits
- Weekly Pay
- Company Pension
- Ongoing Agency Support
Additional Information
Client: Southwark Council
Job Title: Senior Electrical Engineer
Location: 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH
Start Date: 26 October 2026
Contract Duration: 12 weeks, ending 17 January 2027
Hours: 36 hours per week
Pay Rate: Umbrella: £34.93 per hour
Employment Type: Temporary
Number of Positions: 1
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: 12 weeks
Pay: £34.93 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
Application question(s):
- Do you have significant experience working as an Electrical Engineer within building services, property, housing, or infrastructure?
- Do you have strong working knowledge of BS 7671 / IET Wiring Regulations?
- Do you have experience managing electrical installation, maintenance, refurbishment, or compliance projects?
- Are you confident reviewing electrical designs, specifications, test certificates, and contractor submissions?
- Do you have experience managing contractors and consultants on electrical projects?
- Have you previously worked within a local authority, social housing, or public-sector environment?
- Please confirm your current location and whether you can reliably travel to 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QHas required.
Experience:
- Electrical Engineering: 3 years (preferred)
- Building Services / Property: 2 years (preferred)
- Electrical Compliance / Testing: 2 years (preferred)
- Local Authority / Public Sector: 1 year (preferred)
Education:
- HNC, HND, Degree, or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering or Building Services Engineering (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- 18th Edition / BS 7671 Qualification (preferred)
- IET, CIBSE, or equivalent professional membership (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
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