Associate Electrical Engineer

Aldwych Consulting Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Aldwych Consulting, a London-based building services consultancy, is seeking an Associate Electrical Engineer to join its senior leadership team. You will lead an internal team, oversee project delivery, and contribute to ongoing growth while ensuring technical excellence and sustainable design.

You will coordinate resources, manage client relationships, and supervise electrical design across multiple projects, balancing technical leadership with commercial oversight and effective programme

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering or Building Services Engineering.
• Strong experience within a UK building services consultancy.
• Comprehensive knowledge of electrical building services design and UK standards.
• Proven experience managing projects, fees, resources and delivery programmes.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Excellent communication and client-facing abilities.
• The ability to balance technical responsibilities with commercial and managerial priorities.
• Chartered Engineer status or progress towards professional accreditation.
• Experience with Revit, BIM and digital engineering workflows.
• Exposure to sustainable building design and low-carbon engineering solutions.
• Experience contributing to business development and client account management.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop a team of electrical building services engineers.
• Act as line manager, supporting team members' welfare, professional development, workloads and day-to-day activities.
• Oversee the successful delivery of all projects within your team, ensuring quality, programme and budget requirements are met.
• Lead electrical design and multidisciplinary coordination across multiple projects.
• Manage project fees, resources, budgets and commercial performance.
• Act as Project Lead on selected schemes, overseeing technical delivery and client communication.
• Coordinate with mechanical, public health, architectural and structural teams.
• Provide technical guidance, design reviews and mentoring to engineers at different levels.
• Support client relationships, business development and the development of new opportunities.
• Promote best practice in sustainable design, BIM coordination and technical quality.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Client relations

Communication

Project management

Team coordination

Education

Degree in Electrical or Building Services Engineering

Tools

Revit

BIM

Job description

Associate Electrical Engineer

Building Services Consultancy | London

About the Opportunity

An established building services consultancy is looking for an experienced Associate Electrical Engineer to join its senior leadership team. Working across a diverse portfolio of building projects, the consultancy delivers integrated engineering solutions with a focus on technical excellence, collaboration and sustainable design. This is an opportunity for an ambitious electrical engineer to take on a key leadership position, managing a team, overseeing project delivery and contributing to the continued growth of the business.

The Role

As Associate Electrical Engineer, you will lead an internal team while maintaining responsibility for the successful delivery of its projects. Combining technical leadership with people management and commercial oversight, you will play a key role in coordinating resources, managing client relationships and ensuring projects are delivered to the required standard.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop a team of electrical building services engineers.
• Act as line manager, supporting team members' welfare, professional development, workloads and day‑to‑day activities.
• Oversee the successful delivery of all projects within your team, ensuring quality, programme and budget requirements are met.
• Lead electrical design and multidisciplinary coordination across multiple projects.
• Manage project fees, resources, budgets and commercial performance.
• Act as Project Lead on selected schemes, overseeing technical delivery and client communication.
• Coordinate with mechanical, public health, architectural and structural teams.
• Provide technical guidance, design reviews and mentoring to engineers at different levels.
• Support client relationships, business development and the development of new opportunities.
• Promote best practice in sustainable design, BIM coordination and technical quality.

About You

You will be an experienced Electrical Building Services Engineer with strong consultancy experience and the ability to lead people, projects and client relationships.

Essential:

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering or Building Services Engineering.
• Strong experience within a UK building services consultancy.
• Comprehensive knowledge of electrical building services design and relevant UK regulations and standards.
• Proven experience managing projects, fees, resources and delivery programmes.
• Strong leadership and people management skills, including workload planning and team development.
• Excellent communication, organisation and client‑facing skills.
• The ability to balance technical responsibilities with commercial and managerial priorities.

Desirable:

• Chartered Engineer status or progress towards professional accreditation.
• Experience with Revit, BIM and digital engineering workflows.
• Exposure to sustainable building design and low‑carbon engineering solutions.
• Experience contributing to business development and client account management.

Why Join?

• Join a senior management team with genuine influence over project delivery and team development.
• Lead and develop a team of electrical engineering professionals.
• Take ownership of project performance, resources and commercial outcomes.
• Work across a varied portfolio of building services projects.
• Contribute to a collaborative, multidisciplinary and sustainability‑focused environment.
• Develop your leadership and business management experience while progressing your career.

The Next Step

If you're an experienced Electrical Building Services Engineer ready to take on greater leadership responsibility, this is an opportunity to combine technical expertise with team management, commercial oversight and strategic project delivery.

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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