THE OPPORTUNITY:

We are seeking both Senior and Principal Energy & Carbon Consultants to join our Electrical Building Services Engineering team. You will play a key role in delivering innovative, sustainable, and technically excellent solutions across a wide range of multidisciplinary projects.
Working alongside building physicists, sustainability consultants, carbon and energy specialists, and BIM modellers, you will help shape the future of the built environment—supporting our clients in achieving their net zero carbon goals.

We’re looking for candidates who bring a strong foundation in electrical building services design, along with a passion for sustainability and innovation. You should have:

• A degree in Electrical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, Architectural Engineering, or Architectural & Environmental Engineering, along with Chartered Engineer status through a recognised institution such as the IET or CIBSE. We also welcome applicants who are on the cusp of achieving chartership and are seeking to step into a senior role.
• Proven experience in the design and delivery of electrical systems within complex building projects.
• A strong track record in developing and implementing decarbonisation strategies, including life-cycle carbon and cost assessments
• Familiarity with sector-specific regulations, energy performance standards, and low-carbon technologies.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary teams, ideally with exposure to sustainability, carbon modelling, and digital design tools.
• For Principal-level role: Demonstrated leadership in project delivery, client engagement, team development, and commercial managemen

IN BOTH ROLES, YOU WILL:

• Lead and contribute to projects from feasibility through to completion across a variety of sectors.
• Develop and implement decarbonisation strategies for new and existing assets, including life-cycle carbon and cost optioneering assessments.
• Use and enhance analytical tools and economic models to optimise energy, carbon, and financial performance
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to deliver integrated, sustainable design solutions.
• Contribute to our digital transformation by exploring automation and data-driven design approaches.

SENIOR ENGINEER RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Senior Engineer, you will:

• Take ownership of project elements and support delivery across multiple workstreams
• Provide technical input and coordinate with multidisciplinary teams.
• Support junior engineers and contribute to design quality and consistency.
• Engage with clients and stakeholders to ensure project objectives are met.

PRINCIPAL ENGINEER RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Principal Engineer, you will:

• Provide leadership to the MEP team on a portfolio of projects locally, nationally and internationally, having the responsibility of ensuring correct technical approaches are applied to the project and are carried out appropriately to complete the tasks at hand.
• Lead client engagement, fee proposals, and commercial discussions
• Oversee project delivery, resource planning, and team development
• Mentor and guide engineers, ensuring high standards of design and innovation.

IS THIS ROLE RIGHT FOR YOU?

We’re looking for candidates who bring a strong foundation in electrical building services design, along with a passion for sustainability and innovation. You should have:

• A degree in Electrical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, Architectural Engineering, or Architectural & Environmental Engineering, along with Chartered Engineer status through a recognised institution such as the IET or CIBSE. We also welcome applicants who are on the cusp of achieving chartership and are seeking to step into a senior role.
• Proven experience in the design and delivery of electrical systems within complex building projects.
• A strong track record in developing and implementing decarbonisation strategies, including life-cycle carbon and cost assessments
• Familiarity with sector-specific regulations, energy performance standards, and low-carbon technologies.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary teams, ideally with exposure to sustainability, carbon modelling, and digital design tools.
• For Principal-level role: Demonstrated leadership in project delivery, client engagement, team development, and commercial management

Not ready to apply just yet, or have a few questions? Contact Louise Raisbeck (Louise.Raisbeck@arup.com). Please note, to ensure we remain GDPR compliant do not send your CV directly to us via this email.