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• Senior/Associate Electrical Engineer

  London - City, EC2

  to £80,000 per annum + benefits

  Permanent

  The Company & Role: This Canadian-born business founded in 1978 has grown to become a global commercial real estate advisory firm employing 5000 people in 120 locations across 20 countries.  This opportunity is for a Senior / Associate level Electrical engineer to join an exciting and successful Building Consultancy team, based in London. You will work on a variety of professional and project work for investors, lenders, occupiers, developers, and the public sector. Their broad client mix offer opportunities for travel around the UK and Europe with exposure to a diverse range of property types. The Mechanical, Electrical & Public Health (MEP) engineering team offer traditional MEP design and consultancy services alongside surveying and project management activities with sustainable solutions at the core of their work. Their expertise ranges across all sectors including office, industrial, retail, education, government, healthcare, aviation, and residential. As part of their succession plan, they are looking for an electrically biased building services engineer who will support the building surveyors in providing building engineering consultancy services that augments and compliments the building surveying and Project Management activities. This is a great opportunity for someone with a background in MEP consulting or design and contracting who is looking to move into a corporate real estate environment. Flexible working arrangements from home and office is available but the applicant must be able and willing to travel to undertake site inspections as part of the role.   Duties & Responsibilities: Design:

  • Be familiar with RIBA Work plan stages, BSRIA BG6(2018) and deliverables required.
  • Understand the requirements and differences between performance design and detail design.
  • Agree briefs with clients to anticipate and identify needs and expectations and develop the job/project brief in conjunction with the team.
  • Prepare and assist in producing feasibility study reports.
  • Work with client and design team to assemble a design specification compliant with the Employer’s requirements, agree its format and content, and ensure delivery by the due date.
  • Agree and monitor scope of works and communicate any changes to the team.
  • Produce calculations for engineering systems as required and ensure proper QA, technical reviews and sign-off are carried out and recorded.
  • Establish the design concepts with the team and determine/agree the programme for the design process.
  • Hold an appreciation of sustainability, net zero carbon and building energy performance issues and ensure that these are taken fully into account in the initial assessment of the job/project and incorporate requirements into job/project delivery.
  • Liaise with the design team and agree the appropriate programme for issuing information to external associated parties.
  • Ensure the team delivers the requisite information to assist with the preparation of the project budget and agree the budget with the team.
  • Carry out periodic review and identify risks affecting overall delivery.
  • Co-ordinate and attend pre-qualification interviews.
  • Review tender documentation and authorise tender issues, review tenders received and advise client on appointment of contractor and liaise between disciplines on multi-functional tenders.
  • Report to the client any variance between the works constructed and the design intent.
  • Ensure appropriate level of site supervision and carry out periodic reviews of construction activity.
  • Ensure relevant schedules of testing/commissioning and snagging are prepared and carried out by suitably qualified personnel and ensure that performance is in line with project guidelines and client requirements.
  • Identify the need for building and site surveys and their relevance to the project and ensure that they are implemented in time to meet the requirements of the project.
  • Manage and monitor site and buildings appraisals and carry out inspections where necessary.
  • Ensure the availability of specialist resource for Computer Aided Design.
  • Follow in full the document control, archiving, CDM and QA processes relevant to job/project work, ensuring reports, correspondence, specifications, drawings, and schedules are issued, and filed in an appropriate manner.
  • Identify client needs and expectations, ensuring they are exceeded.

  Surveying, Dilapidations and Advisory:

  • Carry out/assist with technical due diligence surveys and reports.
  • Be familiar with mechanical, electrical, and public health installations and trends and current code/regulatory requirements.
  • Possess and display a good level of written communication skills with an ability to convey engineering systems clearly and concisely in report format and to a lay person.
  • Prepare feasibility study reports.
  • Hold an appreciation of sustainability, net zero carbon and building energy performance issues and ensure that these are taken fully into account in the initial assessment of the job/project and incorporate requirements into job/project delivery.
  • Understand dilapidation assessments (not essential but preferable)

  Business and Team Functions:

  • Attend and contribute to staff meetings.
  • Deliver jobs/projects to time and budget and evaluate jobs/projects to identify learning for the future.
  • Input to company job/project and resource management processes.
  • Promptly complete and submit timesheets.

    Knowledge, Skills, and Experience: The role is to contribute and assist jobs/projects and deliver excellent service to our clients. The applicant will have obtained, or be working towards, Chartered Engineer status and hold the professional qualifications with bodies such as CIBSE, IET or IMechE (however applicants with proven design experience in the industry may be considered) and can demonstrate experience in the industry for a minimum of 5 years, with a proven ability to work within a team completing engineering reports, detailed design, and site inspections. The applicant is expected to be comfortable with working in a multi-disciplinary Chartered Surveyor/Project Management environment and shall have excellent technical skills allied with the applicant’s relevant experience. The role will require the applicant to be familiar with a range of building services installations and be comfortable surveying and reporting on the general condition and potential remedial works required as part of our due diligence service to our clients. Prior experience in carrying out technical due diligence is not essential but preferable. The applicant will be able to work alone and as part of a team and be able to communicate with clients to provide professional advice in plain English, founded on their wide range of experience in the commercial, retail, healthcare, residential, and leisure sectors. Key attributes will include:

  • Client focus
  • Personal drive coupled with the ability to develop others
  • Leadership
  • Teamwork
  • Communication
  • Enthusiasm and passion for technical quality, learning and knowledge sharing
  • Willingness to help and support individuals
  • Capable of driving best practice and encouraging a culture of knowledge sharing and learning
  • Assertive, both in driving the initiative and harnessing support within the team
  • Promote client care and client facing culture

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• Associate Electrical Engineer

  London - Shoreditch, E2

  to £75,000 per annum (DOE) + benefits

  Permanent

  An innovative multidisciplinary firm of building services engineers, environmental design consultants and lighting designers focused on delivering high-quality, award-winning building services and sustainable design within the built environment sector. Seeking an Associate level Electrical Engineer. About the role: As a member of the Engineering team, you will report to an Associate Director. You will be responsible for leading and maintaining a wide range of projects and/or providing specialist knowledge to other projects/teams. Using industry benchmarks and internal standards, you will ensure not only the timely delivery of considered and accurate project information but also provide a leading point of contact for our clients/collaborators. The incumbent will be expected to undertake an element of business development, leveraging key contacts to secure new or additional work whenever possible. You will also be encouraged to secure external speaking/CPD opportunities. You will also be responsible for upholding the integrity of ISO 9001, directing, leading and co-ordinating the internal efforts of junior staff, providing appropriate frameworks and tools, agreeing appropriate standards and co -ordinating delivery against these standards. Key accountabilities:

  • Ability to work as a self-starter
  • Lead and plan efforts / workload of project team
  • Accept line management responsibilities
  • Responsible for overall engineering including reports, specifications and leading / chairing design meetings and reviews
  • Awareness and understanding of other disciplines
  • Demonstrate an empathy with company approach
  • Committed to the development of high-quality, high-performance and sustainable buildings via the appropriate technical standards, costs and programme
  • Actively manages project resources and costs to enhance profitability
  • Leads and maintains a range of projects
  • Manages and oversees medium projects
  • Lead point of contact
  • Competent at concept design
  • Familiar with forms of contract and procurement
  • Assists in preparation of bid proposals
  • Financial awareness of project costs, budgets and resource planning
  • Competent strategic planning skills
  • Undertake technical approval of project design work
  • Assist in the need to generate business
  • Report any feedback or issues concerning the project and address accordingly
  • Foster positive relationships with clients and other members of the design team
  • Undertake an element of business development, leveraging key contacts to secure new or additional work whenever possible
  • Expert knowledge of discipline
  • Excellent presentation skills
  • Excellent client facing skill

  What we offer: In return for your enthusiasm and commitment, you get:

  • A competitive salary
  • Exciting and varied day to day work as part of a team
  • A flexible work environment
  • Excellent opportunities for career growth
  • Extensive training opportunities

  What we’re looking for: We’re looking for someone who has experience working in a fast-paced office environment with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and work as part of a team as well as having the initiative to work under limited supervision. You’re proactive and self-motivated, with strong interpersonal skills and comfortable working with colleagues on all levels. Qualifications and skills:

  • Relevant professional qualifications
  • Considerable proven track record of successfully co-ordinating and delivering projects within the public and private sector
  • Good understanding of contractual procedures
  • Solid experience in mechanical design
  • Extensive proven track record of engaging and negotiating with senior management and peers on projects
  • Proven track record of engaging with and influencing peers outside of formal management relationships
  • Proven track record of a commitment to and effective implementation of consistent standards and metrics
  • Extensive practical knowledge of managing project teams coupled with the understanding to select frameworks/tools that are appropriate to circumstances
  • Ability to work without supervision
  • Ability to prioritise and to think strategically about the timing and way of delivering project information
  • Ability to identify project resource requirements
  • Strong people-management skills
  • Good inter-personal skills
  • Strong writing skills for producing written reports
  • Effective IT skills for producing material

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• Intermediate Electrical Engineer

  London - Islington, N1

  to £40,000 per annum + benefits

  Permanent

  The Client: An independent specialist MEP engineering consultancy established in 2005.   Join a dynamic team of c30 experienced engineers and designers providing innovative and sustainable solutions for a range of projects across various sectors, in the UK and Internationally. The firm is independently owned by the Directors and employees, all based together in one office, supporting each other without corporate interference or distractions irrelevant to project delivery.  They can provide technical support when needed but otherwise trust employees to independently manage their workload. Approximately two thirds of their turnover is derived from overseas projects, having undertaken projects in Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus, Russia, Vietnam, Germany, UAE, Angola and the Bahamas.  Their key sectors are commercial offices, hotels, and residential incorporating very high end residential developments. Responsibilities:

  • Manage the delivery of electrical design solutions in accordance with British Standards and relevant codes of practice.
  • Produce detailed electrical designs and specifications for projects, ensuring compliance with performance requirements and energy efficiency standards.
  • Undertake detailed calculations and simulations to validate the electrical design solutions.
  • Attend site visits and meetings with clients, architects, and contractors.
  • Work collaboratively with other engineers and design team members to ensure project deadlines and deliverables are met.
  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of current and emerging electrical design technologies and practices.

  Requirements:

  • Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
  • UK experience in electrical design engineering within the building services industry.
  • Knowledge and experience of British Standards and relevant codes of practice.
  • Proficient in AutoCAD and Revit.
  • Experience in using electrical design software such as Amtech, Dialux, or equivalent.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work collaboratively within a team.

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