The Role
Design and coordinate low-voltage electrical systems from concept through construction and handover. Responsibilities include load assessments, cable sizing, protection studies, schematics, layouts, equipment specification, site surveys, multidisciplinary coordination, technical documentation, RFIs, risk assessments, and support during procurement, commissioning, and testing. The role serves healthcare, education, leisure, and residential projects and requires occasional travel across the UK and Ireland.
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Team Overview:
The Design department is responsible for developing innovative, practical, and fully coordinated mechanical and electrical building services solutions tailored to each project. Working closely with clients, project teams, and the BIM department, the design team transforms concepts into detailed, build-ready technical designs that meet regulatory standards, client specifications, and sustainability goals. Their work underpins the technical accuracy and efficiency of our installations, ensuring seamless integration from planning through to construction.
Role Overview:
As an Electrical Design Engineer, you will help deliver the low-carbon energy infrastructure that supports Alternative Heat’s commitment to decarbonisation. You will develop coordinated electrical designs for projects across healthcare, education, leisure and residential sectors, including LV distribution, load assessments, circuit design, plant power supplies, general and emergency lighting, metering, generators, transformers, and electrical interfaces with mechanical plant and BMS packages. Working with the electrical, mechanical and BIM teams, you will produce calculations, schematics, schedules, and coordinated layouts from design development through construction and handover. Your work will contribute to safe, buildable, and energy-efficient systems that reduce carbon emissions and support our clients’ decarbonisation objectives.
Job Title | Electrical Design Engineer
Location | Banbridge
Hours | Monday-Thursday 8am-5pm and Friday 8am-3pm
Salary | Competitive Depending on Experience
Responsible to | Head of Design
Location | Banbridge
Hours | Monday-Thursday 8am-5pm and Friday 8am-3pm
Salary | Competitive Depending on Experience
Responsible to | Head of Design
What You'll be Doing
Responsible for delivering coordinated electrical designs from concept through to construction, commissioning and as-built handover, including load assessments, cable sizing, voltage drop, fault current, protection and discrimination studies using Amtech or ElectricalOM. Duties include conducting site surveys, developing LV single-line diagrams, schedules, schematics and layouts, and specifying electrical systems such as switchgear, distribution boards, transformers, generators, cables and metering. The role also involves coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, including mechanical, controls, civil, structural and BIM, to resolve interfaces, equipment locations and service routes, as well as defining electrical interfaces with mechanical plant and BMS systems. Additional responsibilities include reviewing standards and legislation, preparing technical documentation and risk assessments, responding to RFIs and technical queries, attending design meetings, and supporting clients and project teams through procurement, construction, testing and commissioning, with occasional travel to sites across the UK and Ireland.
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About
With over 20 years of experience within the Commercial Offsite Fabrication industry, Alternative Heat have established themselves as a market leader in this sector. Located centrally between Dublin and Belfast our 8.5 acre Head Office and fabrication facilities, which are fully equipped with overhead cranes and 8,000m² of workshop floor area, provide an ideal factory construction environment which is reflected in the high quality solutions we offer.We employ a strong team of design engineers, CAD technicians, contracts managers and skilled trades personnel who utilise their vast industry experience to assist in the design, fabrication and delivery of our bespoke MEP solutions, which we supply throughout the UK, Ireland and Europe.
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The Company
What We Do
Alternative Heat designs, manufactures and delivers turnkey offsite-prefabricated mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) solutions for commercial and infrastructure projects. Its offering includes packaged plantrooms, plant skid modules, and MEP lateral and riser modules, supported by in-house design, fabrication, installation, commissioning and operation. The company also provides prefabricated renewable-energy solutions, including biomass and heat-pump systems, serving data centres, district heating, residential and healthcare projects across the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe.
