Electrical Lead

Why RLB?

At RLB, we live by four simple ideas: Truth, Trust, Together, Tomorrow. Four values that live at the heart of RLB. A place where People Make Progress.

We value your skills, talents and unique perspectives – we think they are priceless.

Bring them to RLB and you'll be empowered to shape our future and your career in new and meaningful ways.

We'll give you opportunities to work on some of the most ambitious and exciting projects currently being designed and developed in the built environment sector.

You'll continue to learn and advance as everyone who works for us is provided with a tailored training programme. Our mentoring and reverse mentoring schemes will enable you to share your expertise while gaining fresh insights.

What makes RLB unique is our inclusive culture. As an independent, employee-owned business, teamwork and collaboration lies at the heart of everything we do. Hybrid and flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies are just some of the ways we invest in employee wellbeing.

Join us and you will thrive personally as well as professionally.

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Electrical OR professional to support the delivery, operation, and ongoing reliability of complex, mission-critical assets. The role focuses on electrical infrastructure across large-scale developments such as data centres, industrial facilities, and major infrastructure projects, with particular emphasis on safety, reliability, commissioning, and operational readiness. The role will work closely with clients, contractors, designers, and operators to ensure electrical systems are designed, installed, tested, commissioned, and operated to the highest standards, mitigating risk and ensuring long-term asset performance.

Key Responsibilities

· Provide technical leadership on electrical systems across live and new-build environments, including HV/LV power distribution, substations, switchgear, UPS, generators, EPMS, SCADA, BMS and associated control systems.

· Support reliability-focused design reviews, including constructability, maintainability, resilience, redundancy, and operational risk assessments.

· Identify operational, safety, and reliability risks and develop mitigation strategies aligned with client and regulatory requirements

· Act as technical interface between design teams, contractors, commissioning agents, vendors, and client stakeholders.

· Review electrical designs, specifications, technical submissions, method statements, inspection and test plans, and commissioning documentation.

· Support and oversee testing, commissioning, integrated systems testing (IST), and handover to operations.

· Monitor electrical installation quality on site, ensuring compliance with standards, specifications, and best practice

· Act as technical interface between design teams, contractors, commissioning agents, vendors, and client stakeholders.

· Review electrical designs, specifications, technical submissions, method statements, inspection and test plans, and commissioning documentation.

· Support and oversee testing, commissioning, integrated systems testing (IST), and handover to operations.

· Monitor electrical installation quality on site, ensuring compliance with standards, specifications, and best practice

Candidate Profile

Experience:

Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline (or equivalent practical experience).

Formal electrical safety training for high-risk or live environments (e.g. HV authorised person, critical switching, live working procedures).

Relevant professional or project delivery certifications (e.g. PMP, APMP or equivalent) desirable.

Health & Safety qualification (e.g. NEBOSH, IOSH or equivalent) advantageous.

Membership of a recognised professional body (e.g. IET, CIOB) is desirable.

Behaviours:

Recognised as a client focused, positive collaborator who shares knowledge freely and offers support to their peers and seniors. Recognised as a team player with a strong willingness to learn.

Demonstrates a positive and proactive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with good commercial results.