Design and installations

Electrical design engineer CV: example and template

This example is for designers of electrical and telecom installations at design offices, general contractors and installation firms, and for assistant designers and electricians who want to design.

The employer wants to know which buildings you design, at which stage of documentation, which calculations you do, which software you use and which licences you hold. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: electrical design engineer

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Paulina Zurawska

Electrical design engineer

Wroclaw +48 123 456 789 paulina.zurawska@example.com

Professional profile

Electrical design engineer with 8 years of experience at a design office, with an unrestricted licence to design electrical installations. I design installations in office buildings, schools and residential buildings: power supply, lighting, low-voltage systems and photovoltaics, from concept to detailed design. I run around 12 projects a year and coordinate disciplines in a BIM model.

Work experience

Electrical design engineer

03.2021 - present

Design office, Wroclaw

  • Around 12 projects a year: office buildings, schools and residential buildings.
  • Building and detailed designs of power supply, lighting and low-voltage systems.
  • Calculations of protection, voltage drops and lighting levels.
  • Applications for connection conditions and agreements with the grid operator.
  • Coordinating disciplines in a BIM model and design supervision on site.

Assistant designer

07.2017 - 02.2021

Design office, Wroclaw

  • Installation drawings in design software.
  • Material lists and bills of quantities.
  • Design practice towards a licence.

Education

Master's degree, electrical engineering

2012 - 2017

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology

Skills

  • Designing electrical installations
  • Calculations and selection of protection
  • Lighting design
  • Low-voltage systems and photovoltaics
  • Agreements and connection conditions
  • BIM and coordination of disciplines

Licences

  • Unrestricted building licence to design electrical installations
  • Member of the Polish Chamber of Civil Engineers
  • BIM design training, 2022

Languages

  • English: B2

Additional information

  • Driving licence category B

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write an electrical design engineer CV

Professional summary

Write which buildings you design, at which stages, in which software and which licences you hold. Add the number of projects and a result, for example designs with no changes needed on site. The employer is looking for a person who will design an installation in line with the regulations and work well with other disciplines.

Assistant designer with 4 years of experience at a design office. I draw installations, prepare material lists and bills of quantities and am gaining practice towards a design licence. I am looking for work as an electrical design engineer.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the buildings, project scope, stages, calculations, agreements, coordination and design supervision. Show results in numbers. Add the software you use. Also say whether you design special systems, for example fire alarm systems.

Weaker: Designing.

Better: Building and detailed designs of power supply, lighting and low-voltage systems.

Weaker: Calculations.

Better: Calculations of protection, voltage drops and lighting levels.

Weaker: Coordination.

Better: Coordinating disciplines in a BIM model and design supervision on site.

Skills worth listing

List design, calculations, lighting, low-voltage systems, agreements and BIM. In your soft skills show accuracy, meeting deadlines and working with other disciplines.

Professional skills

  • Installation design
  • Calculations
  • Lighting
  • Low-voltage systems
  • Agreements
  • BIM

Personal skills

  • Accuracy
  • Meeting deadlines
  • Working with other disciplines
  • Independence
  • Communication

Licences

List your design licence with its full scope, chamber membership and training in software and regulations. Without a licence you can work as an assistant or as a designer under supervision.

How to become an electrical design engineer

Most people start as an assistant designer after studying electrical engineering. On your CV show the software and projects you work on.

A design licence is obtained after practice and an exam at the chamber of engineers. Say what stage you are at.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A design office looks for many projects and BIM, a general contractor for detailed designs and alternative solutions, and a photovoltaics firm for renewable installation designs. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on an electrical design engineer CV

Questions and answers

What should an electrical design engineer put on a CV?

Licences, buildings, project scope, stages, calculations, agreements, software and the number of projects.

Which licences are needed?

A building licence to design installations in the electrical installations specialism.

Which software is worth knowing?

Installation design software, lighting calculation software and, more and more often, BIM tools.

Does experience as an installer help?

Yes, a designer who knows the site makes designs that are easier to build.

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