​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.

Interested in looking for a new Electrical Designer job?

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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​Milton Keynes is the largest town in Buckinghamshire. The town had a reported population of 230,000 in 2011.  Milton Keynes has seen numerous large scale construction projects over the past couple of years and has multiple large constructions projects in the pipeline, such as:

Western Expansion Area (WEA)

The ‘Western Expansion Area’ is the largest of the expansion areas in Milton Keynes and covers 350ha. The WEA consists of two major sites, separated by Calverton Lane running through the middle. These sites are:

  • Whitehouse – (Area 10): 228ha site consisting of 4,400 dwellings and 6.5ha of employment land.

  • Fairfield’s (Area 11): 123ha site consisting of 2,200 dwellings and 9ha of employment land

Unity Place

This £150m construction project will see the delivery of Santander UK’s landmark new workplace in Milton Keynes. Unity Place is designed to be the focal point for Santander’s UK business and the local community. 

Looking for a new construction job?

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