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• Senior Electrical Engineer

  Hamsphire - Ringwood

  to £45 per hour (Outside ir35)

  Contract

  The Company: Inter disciplinary construction consultancy established for 60 years with 6 UK offices servicing projects across a variety of sectors up to £40m in value and an impressive portfolio of blue chip clients. The Role:

  • Lead building services design projects within a multidisciplinary team.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.
  • Collaborating with other disciplines to deliver complete scheme designs.
  • Take ownership of resolving technical challenges and troubleshooting issues that arise.
  • Stay up to date of advancements in building services technology and industry trends, applying knowledge to drive continuous improvement in design methodologies and processes.

  Duties:

  • Proficient in undertaking design work through all RIBA Stages including feasibility report, concept designs, spatial coordination, detailed design, construction monitoring, and handover.
  • Ensuring compliance with UK building regulations, codes, and standards.
  • Provide expertise in selecting and specifying mechanical equipment, materials and components, considering factors like performance, cost, and sustainability goals.
  • Delivering or inputting into decarbonisation, sustainability and net-zero carbon strategies.

  Skills and requirements:

  • Accredited Building Services degree and significant experience in a similar role.
  • Working towards IEng of CEng with CIBSE, IET or IMechE.
  • Ability to work using their own initiative with minimal supervision on all technical aspects of the role.
  • Excellent communication with ability to articulate complicated issues to clients and stakeholders.
  • Ability to inspire confidence both internally and externally, and then use this to strengthen client relationships.
  • Ambition and willingness to learn while demonstrating a high level of diligence and organisational skills.
  • Strong working knowledge of British Standards, codes of practice and relevant design guidance and standards.
  • Software experience: - AutoCAD, Revit, Dialux/Relux, Trimble Pro-Design, Bluebeam

  Knowledge of:

  • Electrical systems design: LV distribution, small power, general and emergency lighting, containment, fire detection and alarm, security detection and alarm, access control, CCTV and lightning protection.
  • Electrical design calculations: cable sizing and lighting calculations.
  • Building codes and standards.
  • Energy efficiency and sustainability.
  • Construction materials and methods.
  • Risk assessment and mitigation strategies.

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• Senior Electrical Engineer

  London - London Bridge, SE1

  to £65,000 per annum + benefits

  Permanent

  Role:  The Senior Electrical Engineer will excel in engineering design and be comfortable leading projects from inception to completion, working with minimal supervision. They will also assist in planning and managing an appropriate resource to deliver projects. They will prepare conceptual designs of HV and LV electrical systems, lighting, fire alarms etc and be responsible for equipment selection and calculations and assist with the preparation of the client brief. The role also requires that they are confident giving technical presentations to the professional team as well as managing site coordination meetings with contractors. The Senior Electrical Engineer will work across multiple projects at any one time, and will prioritise work to ensure timely delivery. In addition, the Senior Electrical Engineer will work with the directors to contribute to the development of improved standards and procedures within the company.   Responsibilities: Design

  • Design safe, economical and reliable electrical systems to meet the contractual scope of work and comply with the applicable standards and regulations.
  • Develop the preparation of clear and concise drawings, specifications and product schedules to define electrical systems.
  • Coordinate electrical design with other disciplines (e.g. architectural, structural, mechanical & public health) to minimise conflicts and avoid costly revisions.
  • Check tender submissions, drawings and technical submittals to ensure quality of products and equipment are in accordance with design.
  • Undertake site visits and monitor progress against the design.
  • Assist subcontractors to ensure compliance with drawings and specifications and resolve problems during construction.

  Management

  • Work well within the team and manages medium-sized projects internally and externally in respect of deliverables, resources and financials.
  • Assist with the review of appointment documents and scopes of service.
  • Set targets and monitor workload against deliverables.
  • Report any feedback or issues concerning either projects or team to the directors.
  • Demonstrate a good level of oral and written communication (in particular well developed report writing skills) setting the highest standards of communication both internally and externally.
  • Ensure compliance with the companys Quality Assurance procedures.
  • Build relationships and contacts with potential sources of new work, maintain existing relationships.
  • Confidently assist with the delivery of presentations and pitches.

  Health & Safety

  • Demonstrate a sound understanding of the CDM Regulations, specifically the Designers requirements.
  • Ensure completion of all risk assessment documentation in a timely manner.
  • Report all accidents/incidents or near misses.
  • Ensure adherence to all H&S requirements at all times.
  • Use and maintain appropriate PPE.
  • Demonstrate leadership in all aspects of Health & Safety.

  Training & HR Management

  • Coordinate junior staff internally, providing mentoring and leadership and help to identify opportunities for junior staff to develop.
  • Provide constructive feedback to junior staff.
  • Promote team morale and encourage cooperation, collaboration and team working;

  Technical

  • Demonstrate a good understanding of BSRIA BG6 and RIBA stages, Part L, BREEAM and renewable technologies.
  • Demonstrate a general understanding of other MEP engineering disciplines, other than your own, sufficient to understand their impact in the overall design, and converse at a high level.
  • Ensure proficiency in the use of the following systems; Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Trimble (formerly Amtech) or Cymap, DIALux or similar.
  • Develop ability to use AutoCAD and Revit.
  • Attained or working towards Chartered status.
  • Undertake Continual Professional Development by reading technical journals, attending relevant IEE/CIBSE technical seminars from time to time and attending in house seminars aimed at increasing technical and operational knowledge.

  Financial

  • Demonstrate a thorough understanding of project costing principles and control changes during project development.
  • Utilise strong financial management skills to negotiate additional fees with the client that may be due.
  • Forecast resourcing via Union Square management database.
  • Assist with preparation of fee proposals.
  • Maintain required level of utilisation and complete timesheet on a weekly basis.
  • Assist directors and principals to ensure that projects are invoiced promptly, and assist with debt collection.

  Project Interface

  • Represent the company at design team and client meetings with confidence.
  • Liaise with clients and othersto obtain technical and operational information relating to the projects.
  • Maintain a project overview at all times, able to provide updates on project status to client and others whenever required.
  • Keep project documentation up-to-date and comply with file management protocols.

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• Intermediate Electrical Engineer

  West Midlands - Birmingham

  £30,000 - £42,000 per annum + benefits

  Permanent

  Join a leading multidisciplinary consultancy that provides mechanical and electrical engineering services to a wide range of clients and market sectors. It is an award-winning company that is large enough to provide stability and opportunity, but small enough to recognise its people as individuals. They currently seek an intermediate electrical design engineer with building services experience to join the existing MEP team that provides engineering support to a number of Blue-Chip International Brands. Experience within the commercial/industrial, retail, residential, and education sectors are essential.  Experience in automotive and clean/dry rooms is desirable. The successful candidate will be responsible, under the leadership of the Associate Director/Senior Engineer, for the internal day-to-day management of small to medium-scale projects and individual engineering task(s) for numerous schemes for client’s cross sector. This will include the creation, development of, and finalising engineering design solutions for electrical services, working with other team members and project teams together with direct liaison with the client and other design team professionals. The role will involve: 

  • Complete survey work and site inspections.
  • Undertake design calculations using various methods, from hand calculations to software-based modelling.
  • Prepare drawn information.
  • Write technical specifications.
  • Write technical reports.
  • Exhibit active project risk management.
  • Peer review and check design information prepared by others.
  • Manage a project-specific team of engineers.
  • Manage their own workload to meet defined targets and deadlines.
  • Allocate and manage project-specific workload of Graduates, Project Engineers, and Admin staff.
  • Manage commercial aspects of projects they are working on including responsibility for the management of project income and costs.
  • Manage client relationships on specific projects.
  • Look for additional opportunities within existing and new client relationships.
  • Take responsibility for their own professional and personal development.
  • Input and some responsibility for professional and personal development of team members, staff Performance and Development Reviews and mentoring of staff.

  In order to be considered for this role you will have:

  • Minimum 3 years of building services consultancy design experience.
  • A degree qualification - Electrical or building services (Chartered or working towards). An HNC or HND with suitable design experience will also be considered.
  • Client interaction skills.
  • Software design ideally including Microsoft Office, Amtech, Dialux and Autodesk Revit MEP.
  • Knowledge of British standards, building regulations documents, etc.
  • Professional membership (CIBSE, IET, IMechE).

  They are offering an internal mentoring and training program aimed at developing the individual as well as the “Engineer” with a view to progression to Chartered Engineer (CEng) status.    

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