Electrical Engineer Team Leader

Exciting opportunity for an experienced Electrical Engineer Team Leader to lead and develop a talented CAD team, overseeing innovative electrical design projects in Totton.

Location: Totton
Department: Design
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday–Friday, 9am–5:30pm)
Salary: £DOE

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Electrical Engineer Team Leader to lead and develop an established Electrical CAD team.

You will oversee day-to-day design activities, manage workloads and ensure the delivery of high-quality electrical designs across a range of projects.

This role combines technical expertise with people leadership, offering the opportunity to shape the team's development, improve processes and drive engineering excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and mentor a team of CAD engineers across varying experience levels.
• Allocate workloads, manage priorities and monitor project progress.
• Oversee electrical design activities, ensuring quality, accuracy and compliance.
• Review electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, panel layouts and bills of materials.
• Work closely with Project Management, Production and Commercial teams.
• Provide technical guidance and resolve design and manufacturing issues.
• Conduct design reviews and quality audits.
• Support recruitment, training, performance management and career development.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and greater efficiency.

Essential Skills & Experience

• HNC/HND, degree or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Proven experience leading or supervising an electrical design or CAD team.
• Strong understanding of electrical design and manufacturing processes.
• Experience producing and reviewing electrical schematics, wiring diagrams and associated documentation.
• Good knowledge of workload planning, project coordination and team development.
• Strong communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver against deadlines.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with LV switchgear, control panels, protection and control systems.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD Electrical, EPLAN or similar ECAD software.
• Knowledge of ENATS 50-18, ENATS 50-19 and NGTS 2.19.
• Experience with design audits, quality management and continuous improvement.
• Leadership or Management qualifications.
• Experience using MS Project.

The Ideal Candidate

A proactive and supportive leader who can combine strong technical knowledge with the ability to motivate, develop and manage a team. Someone who enjoys taking ownership, improving processes and delivering high-quality engineering solutions.