Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Electrical Engineer with a minimum of 10 years of experience, specializing in external lighting design and UK regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise, a deep understanding of lighting standards, and the ability to lead, coordinate, and mentor junior engineers in a multidisciplinary project environment.

Your role

• Lead the design of external lighting systems across all project stages, including concept development, detailed design, photometric calculations, and lighting controls integration.
• Perform lighting calculations using industry-standard software such as Lighting Reality, DIALux Evo, and AGI32.
• Carry out power and electrical load calculations using Amtech in compliance with UK and project-specific standards.
• Conduct lighting class assessments and determine project requirements in accordance with BS standards, with strong understanding of road geometry and its impact on lighting design.
• Responsible for selection of lighting equipment, defining ducting requirements, and preparing technical schedules, BOQs, and design documentation.
• Utilize AutoCAD 2D and Civil 3D to independently produce layouts, schematics, sections, and detailed drawings.
• Coordinate effectively with other utilities and services to resolve design interfaces, avoid clashes, and ensure multidisciplinary alignment.
• Provide technical guidance and support to project teams, and contribute to mentoring and training junior engineers or graduates.
• Knowledge of tunnel lighting and landscape lighting is considered an added advantage.

Leadership Capabilities

• Mentor and train graduate engineers, providing technical guidance, knowledge sharing, and continuous skill development.
• Supervise and review engineering deliverables including drawings, specifications, reports, and technical calculations to ensure accuracy, compliance, and quality.
• Lead and work effectively within a multidisciplinary team, fostering collaboration, clear communication, and coordinated design delivery.
• Demonstrate strong planning, organisation, and presentation skills, including the ability to prepare and present technical content to internal teams, clients, and stakeholders.
• Support project leads in managing design activities, tracking progress, and ensuring timely delivery of engineering outputs.

About you

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from a reputed institution

OR

Postgraduate degree in Lighting Engineering from a recognized institute

Reward & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career.

This includes:

• Comprehensive life insurance coverage.

• Premium medical insurance for you and your dependents.

• Generous annual leave balance.

• Flexible and hybrid work solutions.

• Remote work opportunities outside of country.

• Company gratuity scheme.

• Discretionary bonus program.

• Relocation assistance.

• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.