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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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• Intermediate Electrical Engineer

  Gloucestershire - Bristol

  to £42,000 per annum + benefits

  Permanent

  Award-winning multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy specialising in building services. They are one of the industry leaders, providing innovative solutions to complex engineering and design challenges for buildings.  Providing a full range of MEP, environmental, and sustainability services bringing buildings to life.  They are looking for an experienced Intermediate Electrical Design Engineer to join and assist their busy team in Bristol. What the client is offering:

  • You’ll collaborate with the industry’s best, working with a wide range of built-environment specialists.
  • You’ll be part of progressive and exciting projects, able to experience innovative schemes across all sectors.
  • You’ll advance your career, your way, thanks to our structured Career Paths framework.

  What You’ll Be Doing:

  • You will be working on a varied portfolio of projects both in the UK and internationally across a varied portfolio of projects across key sectors.
  • Designing electrical engineering systems at the highest level using the latest software design packages. Competency in AutoCAD and ideally experience with REVIT.
  • Projects span a cross-section of sectors including Education, Science and Research, Healthcare, Leisure, Residential, Commercial, Defence, and high-end mixed-use developments.
  • You will lead the development of initial strategic concepts for projects ensuring solutions are appropriate for the brief and regulatory standards.
  • Take responsibility for solid technical delivery in your work either alone or as part of a team.
  • Engage with junior support staff in their day-to-day activities and offer advice and guidance to ensure that they develop their skills and we get the best out of our people.
  • Looking at new ways of working and taking time out for innovation and research ensuring we keep abreast of our competitors.

  What We Are Looking For:

  • A relevant degree or equivalent for a career in building services engineering.
  • You will have experience in using recognised design software tools such as REVIT and ideally have exposure to MagiCAD.
  • Have great communication skills that can adapt both to external parties and clients but also within the team.
  • Understand project needs and be able to manage the full delivery.
  • You will have recognised qualifications in electrical services design and either be working towards Chartered Status, or have an interest in doing so.
  • Be able to work both autonomously and as part of a team in support to deliver projects.
  • Experience of people management is desirable.
  • Future flexibility will be needed for regular cooperation, travel, and inter-office working.

  Benefits:

  • An opportunity to join a multi-disciplinary team in a leading consultancy
  • Competitive salary and benefits package
  • Excellent future career opportunities
  • 26 days holiday per year, rising to 31 days with loyalty days, plus bank holidays
  • Hybrid working arrangements
  • Fantastic training and development culture
  • Access to mentoring support from industry experts
  • Opportunity to play a key role in exciting and varied projects
  • Opportunity to be client-facing and the chance to get involved with business development and marketing activities
  • Fast-tracked career progression for the right candidates

     

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• Junior – Intermediate Electrical Engineer

  North Yorkshire - Leeds

  £27,000 - £34,000 per annum + benefits

  Permanent

  Client: Mechanical and Electrical engineering consultancy providing engineering services, design, and asset management for the built environment. With over 50 years of experience, they are an established consultancy that is excited to be growing its team of MEP and Sustainability professionals. They are committed to using their engineering knowledge, passion, and team culture to make a positive contribution and to be the leading global provider of eco-conscious engineering solutions for the human-centric built environment. With the assistance of other engineers within the team the Electrical Engineer will be required to take on the technical design and integration of the electrical systems for new and existing projects. Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Assisting with designing and supporting the Senior Electrical Engineer to manage individual projects, resolving technical matters, and liaison with clients as and when required.
  • Liaising and developing the relationship with existing clients of the Company also endeavoring to secure new sources of work. You will receive training and guidance in these areas of marketing the Company.
  • Attending project meetings with clients and internal meetings, to discuss progress and policies.
  • Carry out site surveys for Condition and Feasibility Reports.
  • Writing and producing specifications and Tender packages.

  Qualifications and Skills:

  • Preferably a degree in Building Services Engineering.
  • 2-3 years experience in a related Engineering field.
  • Proficient in the use of Office 365, Amtech (Trimble), and Dialux.
  • Knowledge of AutoCAD, BIM, and Revit.
  • A conscientious and focused outlook towards your profession.
  • The ability to think innovatively and efficiently in solving engineering and commercial problems.
  • Highly motivated with a strong aptitude to learn and develop skills.
  • A positive and friendly team approach.
  • An enthusiastic and willing personality to handle client relationships and develop these further.

  Benefits:

  • Competitive Salary
  • 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
  • Auto-Enrolment Pensions Scheme
  • Healthcare with discounted gym membership included
  • Life Insurance
  • Flexible and hybrid working opportunities upon agreement
  • Wellness Days
  • Professional membership subscription
  • Assistance with Professional registration
  • Rewards and Recognition scheme

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