​What is an Electrical Designer?

Electrical Designers are responsible for creating and designing electrical systems, turning to their expertise on how electricity works to create wiring and power distribution diagrams that fit the project’s needs.

What are the typical duties and activities for an Electrical Designer?

From employer to employer the job description of an Electrical Designer will vary, however typical duties and activities undertaken include:

  • Analyse reports, drawings and tests to plan and design projects.

  • Establish design criteria and develop system designs from concept plans

  • Plan and develop drawings for production work including problem analysis, design layout and calculations

  • Review design drawings for quality assurance within scope, budget and schedule

Skills required to be a successful Electrical Designer

To be successful as an Architect, the below skills are important;

  • Communication

  • Problem solving

  • Critical thinking

  • Attention to detail

How can we help with your Electrical Designer job search?

For over 15 years we have specialised in securing contract and permanent opportunities for Electrical Designers across the Construction, Civils, Rail, Power and Telecoms sectors.

Working globally with the largest contractors, consultancies, along with many infrastructure owners and operators, we are ideally positioned to work with talented Electrical Designers and secure the market's leading Electrical Designer opportunities.

With a reputation for being experts in the sectors that we operate, we are also renowned for consistently delivering the right opportunities to our candidates, working proactively in order to give our candidates the edge in a competitive marketplace.

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If you are looking for a new Electrical Designer opportunity, please get in touch with our specialist recruiters to discuss your situation in more detail. Alternatively you can search all of our current live jobs across the Construction, Civils, Rail, Power and Telecoms sectors.

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