Associate or Senior Associate Electrical Engineer

Hoare Lea; West of England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical cover

Electric vehicle salary sacrifice

Stock options

Up to 30 days annual leave

Job summary

Hoare Lea in Bristol seeks an Associate or Senior Associate Electrical Engineer to lead complex engineering projects within the built environment. You will own multi-discipline workstreams, drive client relationships, and deliver profitable schemes.

You’ll influence design quality, manage stakeholders, and mentor a high-performing local team while contributing to business growth and technical excellence in a collaborative, flexible work culture.

Qualifications

• Chartered status recognised in industry.
• Strong technical knowledge in electrical engineering.
• IT literacy with appropriate software understanding.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Proven ability to lead and motivate a team.

Responsibilities

• Own multiple complex activities and lead large-scale schemes.
• Manage stakeholders and monitor project metrics.
• Secure new work and build strong client relationships.
• Contribute to bid preparation and coordinate disciplines.
• Ensure profitable scheme delivery and effective delegation.

Skills

Chartered status

Electrical engineering

IT literacy

English proficiency

Team leadership

Job description

Associate or Senior Associate Electrical Engineer

Bristol

About Us

Hoare Lea is a human-centric and planet-conscious engineering consultancy. We offer intelligent and sustainable solutions to complex design challenges for the built environment throughout the UK and further afield.

We provide a wide range of engineering and consultancy services, including acoustics, air quality, building services (MEP), fire, lighting, security and sustainability to name but a few. Together, our highly skilled teams use technical expertise and problem-solving skills to bring buildings to life. We ensure that whatever the building, its design is outstanding, and its operations meet the needs of the communities it serves.

We are as committed to providing an environment where everyone can realise their unique potential. So, in joining Hoare Lea, you will experience a business that enriches your knowledge, supports your wellbeing, and welcomes your individuality. You’ll have the opportunity to participate in our 9‑day fortnight scheme, thriving community groups, varied social and networking events, and extensive professional and technical development schemes. We also offer an extensive benefits package, including private medical cover, electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme, stock options, and up to 30 days of annual leave.

Whatever your ambitions or circumstances, our aim is to enable everyone to develop their knowledge, give their best, and enjoy what they do.

About The Role

We have a brand-new opportunity for an Associate or Senior Associate Electrical Engineer to join our team based in our Bristol office.

It's an exciting time to join our Bristol team. We have a well-established reputation for delivering outstanding design on built environment projects throughout the city, the Southwest and further afield. Working alongside a range of specialist engineers and consultants, you will join a collaborative, knowledgeable, highly engaged team who love what they do and offer a supportive, flexible, and high performing work culture.

Bristol is a vibrant and dynamic city with a rich cultural heritage. It also has ambitious plans for growth and aims to become a carbon-neutral city in the next 10 years. We have a long-standing history in the city, having worked on many of its landmark sites. As our second-largest office, Bristol is home to more than 100 MEP engineers, and a growing range of specialist disciplines.

As an Associate or Senior Associate, you will have ownership of multiple complex activities. You’ll be leading large-scale, complex projects, including managing stakeholders’ expectations, monitoring and reporting metrics and motivating others to work at their best. You’ll be expected to look out for new and more efficient ways of working and adding value, as well as to help secure new work and build strong client relationships.

In this key and varied role, you can expect to:

• Be responsible for dealing successfully with Clients and other professionals to foster and maintain good relationships and to create future opportunities.
• Contribute to bid preparation.
• Lead larger scale schemes and co-ordinate all disciplines being the main Client point of contact throughout a project.
• Take ownership and consistently deliver profitable schemes.
• Competently represent all disciplines of Hoare Lea at project meetings.
• Support in developing and leading a high-performing local team and attend interviews.
• Effectively delegate, manage and check work undertaken by others.
• Monitor project expenditure and report to senior management.
• Report cost and resource requirements to the management team regularly.

About You

To be successful in this role you’ll need:

• Ability to deal with difficult situations in a non-adversarial manner.
• Qualified and recognised in industry with Chartered status.
• Strong technical knowledge in electrical engineering and good understanding of other disciplines.
• IT literate with a technical understanding of relevant IT packages.
• Excellent written and spoken English skills.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills to effectively work to timescales and deadlines.
• Positively lead a team and proactively support and motivate team members.
• Develop effective client and fellow professional relationships for future business growth.

Adjustments and accommodations

If there are adjustments or accommodations that we can put in place to help you participate and give your best at any stage of the recruitment process (whether relating to disability, neurodivergence or anything else) please let us know.

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