With this role, I'm looking for a Leeds area based, Principal Electrical Engineer who has a different focus from the usual new build and refurb schemes.

This position is all about asset management and improvement within a specialist team in one of the UK's top design consultancies.

Based in Leeds, you will be in a highly client focused position liaising with building owners, property portfolio managers and building users directly.

As you would expect, you'll spend a fair amount time on site carrying out surveys, project managing works and discussing options with stakeholders; it's a fantastically varied role where you won't be restricted to a certain portfolio or client base. Location wise, you'll be looking after buildings typically within a two hour radius of Leeds.

While a car isn't part of the package, you won't necessarily want one; the majority of sites are easily reached by train, and the company actively seeks to minimise its carbon footprint.

In terms of background, you may not have worked as an Electrical Design Engineer, but you will need to be comfortable writing reports, creating feasibility studies and producing calculations. In some respects, your ability to understand the original design philosophy and assess how it can be developed to suit the building users, save energy and comply with current building standards is more useful. You'll be joining a company full of electrical designe...