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Electrical Design Manager

Hybrid in Ballymena·Full-time·Added 3 months ago

This job was published 3 months ago

Dowds Group

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Overview

Job details

  • Full-time

    Per the ad.

  • Hybrid

    Office and home days — the ad has the split.

Requirements

  • Be near Ballymena for hybrid days

    No relocation package mentioned.

Benefits

  • 41 days holiday

    Per the ad, which doesn’t say whether bank holidays are on top.

Skills

Nice to have

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • Proven experience in electrical building services design within MEP/construction
  • Strong track record in design management on complex projects
  • Experience working with consultants and multidisciplinary teams
  • Strong knowledge of design coordination, value engineering, and procurement
  • Ability to lead design reviews and influence key decisions

Nice to have

  • Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
  • Chartered or working towards (IET / CIBSE or equivalent)
  • Experience across sectors such as healthcare, life sciences, or commercial
  • Exposure to BIM and digital construction tools

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

  • 41 Days Holiday
  • Early Finish Fridays
  • Private Medical
  • Bonus
  • Wellbeing Initiatives 
  • Pension
  • Work from home
  • Plus, many more

The role

What you'll do

  • Provide leadership across electrical design and technical governance
  • Support the delivery of the Design Management strategy across the business
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of design standards and processes
  • Lead electrical design reviews of bids, identifying risks and opportunities
  • Support development of best-value technical solutions and value engineering options
  • Work closely with estimating teams to strengthen bid competitiveness
  • Develop electrical design strategies aligned to client requirements
  • Act as electrical technical authority across allocated projects
  • Lead and chair design review meetings with MEP consultants
  • Manage electrical design scope, deliverables, and consultant performance
  • Ensure coordination with mechanical and BIM disciplines
  • Review technical submittals, calculations, and key design outputs
  • Verify installation against design intent and resolve technical issues
  • Contribute to procurement decisions for major electrical packages
  • Support BIM integration and coordinated delivery

We are seeking

Dowds are seeking an experienced Electrical Design Manager to lead electrical design delivery and technical governance across multiple projects and bid activities.

You will play a key role in shaping high-quality, buildable electrical design solutions across work winning, preconstruction, and live project environments.

About Dowds Group

Industry
Engineering
Website
dowdsgroup.com

In their own words

About the company & team

Dowds is a long established, multidisciplinary engineering and construction Building Services Engineering company headquartered in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. Founded in 1978, our expertise spans the full lifecycle of complex-built environments from initial design and systems integration through to installation, commissioning, and handover. Across specific sectors: life science, commercial, education and healthcare. 

Operating at a gold standard for best managed company and investors in people, our vision is to set the standard for excellence, driving progress, responsibility, and lasting impact. While keeping our clients and our people at the heart of what we do.  

Additional information

Dowds is an Equal Opportunities Employer

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