Associate Director / Associate Electrical Engineer

Austin Fraser; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an ambitious Associate Director / Associate Electrical Engineer to join their dynamic team. This role involves leading innovative projects in the mechanical, electrical, and public health sectors. You will be responsible for providing technical advice, managing project feasibility studies, and ensuring client satisfaction. The company promotes a flexible hybrid working model, allowing for a healthy work-life balance while being involved in mission-critical infrastructure projects. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to sustainable and innovative engineering solutions in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Hybrid working

25 days holidays

Private Healthcare

Fantastic Pension

Share plan

Car Allowance

Professional Subscriptions paid

40% Gym membership discount

Life Assurance - 3 x Salary

Personal Accident Cover

Qualifications

• Experience in managing engineers and delivering key projects.
• Knowledge of UK electrical building services standards and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team providing design and technical advice on various projects.
• Act as the client's key point of contact for project delivery.

Skills

Team Leadership

Project Management

Technical Judgment

Client Representation

Electrical Building Services Design

Feasibility Studies

Resource Management

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

ElectricalOM

Amtech

Job description

Associate Director / Associate Electrical Engineer - Global Consultancy - Fantastic Benefits

We are currently looking for an ambitious and skilled Associate Director / Associate Electrical Engineer to join one of the biggest multi-disciplined consultancies in the world. The company is one of the most recognisable consultancies who work on some of the most innovative and exciting projects in the UK.

Due to their continued growth, we are currently looking for an experienced Associate Director / Associate Electrical Engineer to take a leading role in a number of their most prestigious projects.

Key Responsibilities

1. Work in a joint leadership capacity within a mechanical, electrical and public health (MEP) discipline team providing design and technical advice in a project manager capacity on a wide range of projects.
2. Supervise the completion of detailed designs and supervise the work of others in this function.
3. Consider the feasibility of the project and lead the overall feasibility study.
4. Take responsibility for and direct others in the production of detailed/performance specification.
5. Act as the client's key point of contact and responsible for overall project delivery in terms of client deliverables and internal KPI's.
6. Provide excellent client care and the opportunities to develop additional business for the team.
7. Assist with developing the client relationship to promote new commissions.
8. Promote our clients' capabilities and expertise in the region.
9. Take responsibility for and direct others in the production of detailed and performance specification for the discipline subject to review by colleagues prior to issue.
10. Development and line management of junior staff.
11. Regularly brief the project team, explaining the appointment. Ensure contracts/letters of intent are in place for all projects before work starts.
12. Maintain project overview & understanding of the team workload and associated resource requirements, and work with the team leaders to ensure resources are fully utilised across your associated projects.
13. Hold regular team meetings to discuss resourcing, staff issues, H&S, quality, training & development & all other relevant issues, including UK & Board briefs in support of your Discipline's Team Leader.
14. The team you will be working with are a close group of engineers working together in an effective and cooperative team atmosphere with a flexible hybrid working model to working practices.
15. The team find this a hugely beneficial feature of managing a healthy work life balance.
16. The team are directly involved in mission critical building and infrastructure projects at one of Europe's busiest airports.
17. They will be looking to you to not only be a client facing representative, but also to lead an engineering delivery team in providing innovative and sustainable solutions.
18. As part of the wider team, they will be looking to you to incorporate their philosophies of sustainability, net zero carbon, digital design, modern methods of construction and smart systems into your design work.

What we are looking for…

1. Have the ability to work as part of a team but also take a leading role in managing engineers towards the delivery of their key projects.
2. Be able to apply technical judgment and resourcefulness to feasibility studies, concept, scheme and detailed design, as well as construction support phases of projects.
3. Able to represent our client to their clients, whilst also understanding and delivering client needs in engineering solutions.
4. Have a working knowledge of UK electrical building services design, including relevant standards, codes and regulations.
5. Be able to manage the technical, cost and programme elements of project delivery.
6. BPSS security clearance is a minimum requirement.

Electrical Skills

1. Low voltage distribution systems
2. Cable calculations via ElectricalOM or Amtech /by hand
3. Lighting calculations (via software and by hand)
4. Energy lighting
5. Small power
6. Fire Detection & Alarm
7. Intruder detection
8. Access control & security systems
9. Disabled call systems
10. Data cabling and outlets
11. Lightning protection

Benefits

1. Hybrid working
2. 25 days holidays
3. Private Healthcare
4. Fantastic Pension
5. Share plan
6. Car Allowance
7. Professional Subscriptions paid
8. 40% Gym membership discount
9. Life Assurance - 3 x Salary
10. Personal Accident Cover

For more information regarding the above role, please contact Stephen Tiigah - (url removed)