Special Risks Design Engineer

Location: Stourbridge
Salary: Up to £35,000 DOE
Job Type: Permanent 

About the Role

Are you an experienced Special Risks Design Engineer looking for your next opportunity?

Technical Resources is partnering with a specialist provider of high-security and special risks systems to hire a Special Risks Design Engineer. In this role, you will be responsible for producing detailed technical designs for complex, high-value security installations, ensuring solutions meet both client specifications and relevant industry standards.

This is an ideal opportunity to join an established organisation with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality physical security solutions across UK projects.

Key Responsibilities

• System Design: Produce detailed schematics, drawings, and design documentation for special risks security systems including intruder detection, access control, and perimeter protection.
• Technical Proposals: Develop accurate bills of materials, specifications, and design packages in support of tender and pre-sales activity.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Liaise with project managers, site engineers, and clients to ensure designs are practical, compliant, and delivered on time.
• Technical Oversight & Reporting: Maintain accurate design records, produce handover documentation, and support engineers through the installation and commissioning phases.
• Quality & Compliance: Ensure all designs adhere to relevant standards including BS EN 50131, NSI/SSAIB codes of practice, and applicable health and safety regulations.

Experience & Qualifications Required

Essential:

• Experience: Minimum 3 years as a Special Risks Design Engineer or in a comparable technical design role within the physical security industry.
• Technical Skills: Hands-on design experience with high-security intruder detection, access control, and CCTV systems; proficiency with AutoCAD or equivalent design software.
• Project/Operational Scope: Demonstrable track record of designing systems for high-value, complex, or sensitive site environments such as financial institutions, government facilities, or critical infrastructure.
• Soft Skills: Strong attention to detail, client-facing communication, and the ability to translate technical requirements into clear, deliverable designs.
• Mobility & Eligibility: Right to Work in the UK at the time of application.

Desirable:

• Certifications: NSI Gold accreditation awareness, CSCS card, or equivalent security industry qualifications; SIA licensing advantageous.
• Sector Background: Prior experience working on high-security or special risks contracts for blue-chip commercial, government, or critical national infrastructure clients.

What We Offer

• Competitive Base Salary: Up to £35,000 DOE
• Benefits Package: Company pension scheme, healthcare provision, and mileage/travel allowance where applicable.
• Clear career progression within a growing global sector.

How to Apply

To apply for this Special Risks Design Engineer position, please submit an up-to-date CV.

Note: Applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application.

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