Our clients Operational Engineering team in London are seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer
Salary Banding Includes travel allowance ( 4560)
Competitive salary benefits
Our client is an awardwinning engineering consultancy with a creative team of engineers designers and technical specialists. They provide innovative solutions to complex engineering and design challenges for buildings. Irrespective of the scale or complexity of a project they provide a full range of MEP environmental and sustainability services bringing buildings to life and ensuring that they perform in operation as well as they look.
Why join the team
You ll collaborate with the industry s best working with a wide range of builtenvironment 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.
The role
You will be working on a varied portfolio of projects both in the UK and Internationally
Providing technical advice to clients on the operation of electrical/mechanical engineering services in existing buildings
Preparing Fee Proposals
Delivering refurbishment and upgrade projects from inception to completion
Undertaking condition surveys of electrical/mechanical installations and producing written reports and recommendations
Developing and producing electrical/mechanical designs and specifications ensuring quality and technical quality standards are met
Production of Feasibility Studies for electrical/mechanical infrastructure replacement or upgrade
Technical Due Diligence Reporting
Ensuring that all work under their control is undertaken to relevant and applicable UK and EU regulations design guides etc.
Review of development and fitout proposals and advising client on the implications in relation to the electrical/mechanical services
You will have the opportunity to lead electrical services design on large projects and lead overall MEP on small to medium sized projects within the office
In addition to mainstream MEP we also do retrofits/overhauls and work on major ets: e.g Generators HV/LV switchboard replacements transformer replacement through to complete primary electrical infrastructure overhauling etc. More shall be detailed within the intervie
Sometimes the role involves surveying existing systems or buildings; essing them against standards and life safety compliance; peer reviewing someone else s engineering and more
It s also breadthwise; it s wide and varied but you can also develop depthwise on specialist systems you like the most
Responsible for dealing successfully with Clients and other professionals
Awareness of consultant appointment conditions
Define and agree brief with Client
Competently represents our client at project meetings
Manage and prioritise the workload of a project team including specialist groups
Host and chair internal project team meetings
Contribute to the professional development of individual team members
Actively leads self and identifies opportunities and providing support for career development of others
Ensure quality standards and technical accuracy is delivered
Reporting cost and resource requirements to the team leader on a regular basis.
What we are looking for
Excellent technical knowledge in Electrical Design Engineering thorough understanding of Building Services Engineering and interdisciplinary design through all stages of the design process
Good experience in use of standards and codes applied in building services
Wiring Regulations; Fire Detection Systems; General and Emergency Lighting design knowledge
Ability to undertake MEP building services surveys with minimal supervision
Ability to peer review in detail with good level of background knowledge of regulatory / standards doentation
Acquainted with and can deliver parallel projects of all types sizes and through various RIBA stages
Can undertake essential calculations maximum demands typical Wm2 and apply electrical theory
Good understanding of 3 phase LV systems with reasonable to good understanding of HV systems
At least some experience working on projects in existing buildings
Ability to develop good relationships with Clients Project Managers Managing Agents and Contractors
Previous consultancy experience: you will appreciate the importance of complementary specialisms such as acoustics fire engineering and computer modelling in the design of buildings
Autonomous approach: able to lead small to medium sized projects and able to take a brief from the project lead on large projects and deliver & control the tasks required
Responsible for the quality of our outputs
Appreciation of client needs with ability to face clients
Ability to identity when outsourcing is required e.g. design & CAD work
Understand and identify resource needs
Mentor and supervise junior members of staff
Chartered engineer or close to
Our benefits
To reward your hard work and commitment we offer both core and flexible benefits a competitive salary and industryleading training and development to support you throughout your career.
Core benefits
Private medical scheme
Life urance
Income protection
Travel Allowance electric car scheme
25 days annual leave increasing to 30 with length of service
Contributory pension scheme
Employee istance Programme
Enhanced Paternity Maternity & Shared Parental Leave
Season Ticket Loans
Professional membership subscription
Education
Principal Electrical Engineer