Senior Project Engineer Electrical

NG Bailey Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 100,000 - GBP 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent engineering services business is seeking an Electrical Senior Project Engineer for their Midlands team. You will be responsible for delivering major electrical projects within budget and on schedule, managing project risks, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. The ideal candidate will exhibit strong leadership qualities and a background in project engineering, preferably within the construction or rail sectors. Excellent benefits such as a car allowance and private medical insurance are offered.

Benefits

Car/Car allowance

Salary sacrifice car scheme (Hybrid/Electric Vehicle)

Pension with up to 8% employer contribution

Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days

Private Medical Insurance

24/7 Employee Assistance Program

Flexible benefits including Dental Insurance and Gym Memberships

Personal development programme

Qualifications

• Background delivering major electrical projects in a construction or rail environment.
• Strong leadership and team engagement skills.
• Confidence in managing risks and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure projects are delivered to specification, on time, and within budget.
• Lead health and safety practices across project activities.
• Manage successful project closure, ensuring quality and compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Project engineering

Risk management

Customer relationship management

Job description

Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an Electrical Senior Project Engineer to join our Midlands team and help deliver a significant project as part of the infrastructure / rail division

This role plays a pivotal part in delivering this key project that forms part of a wider national programme and will help us to deliver on specific packages. You’ll be responsible for ensuring projects are delivered to specification, on time, and within budget.

You will work closely with various teams from design stage through to delivery to drive excellence and continuous improvement throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Deliverables

• Responsibility for the Electrical packages of the project and their successful delivery.
• Leading Health & Safety practices across all project activities, ensuring our “Safety first and foremost” culture is upheld.
• Supporting pre‑commencement procedures to minimise risk and ensure compliance with company governance.
• Identifying and managing project risks and opportunities, taking ownership of mitigation strategies.
• Re‑engineering installations to meet customer requirements while optimising profitability.
• Providing accurate and timely progress updates for both site and financial reporting.
• Ensuring all activities comply with internal procedures and external legislation.
• Leading and engaging project teams, setting clear expectations and managing performance.
• Building strong relationships with customers to support efficient delivery and future opportunities.
• Managing successful project closure, ensuring quality, commercial targets, and compliance are met.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for a proactive and inspiring engineering professional who thrives in a collaborative environment and is passionate about delivering excellence. You’ll be someone who:

• Has a background of delivering on major projects from an electrical bias.
• Demonstrates strong leadership and team engagement skills.
• Has a solid understanding of project engineering within a construction environment or, ideally, from a rail background.
• Is confident in managing risk, compliance, and customer relationships.
• Is committed to continuous improvement and high-quality delivery.
• Brings a solutions‑focused mindset and a drive for innovation.

Benefits

• Car/Car allowance
• Salary sacrifice car scheme (Hybrid/Electric Vehicle)
• Pension with a leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution
• Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days
• Private Medical Insurance
• Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program (including counselling sessions and legal advice)
• Flexible benefits including Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Travel Insurance, Tax‑Free Bikes
• Personal development programme

Next Steps

As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.

We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

About Us

We are one of the leading independent engineering services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

Working across a variety of sectors within the and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward‑thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground‑breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies.

Progression is something we value, and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.