Associate/Senior Associate Electrical Engineer

Aldwych Consulting; Exeter; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days' annual leave

Private medical cover

Electric vehicle salary sacrifice

Share/stock options

Flexible and hybrid working

9-day fortnight

Professional and technical development

Employee communities and networking

Social and wellbeing initiatives

Career progression and leadership

Job summary

Aldwych Consulting seeks an Associate/Senior Associate Electrical Engineer to lead building services projects in Plymouth or Exeter. You will manage client relationships, coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, and drive technical excellence across commercial, residential and healthcare schemes.

The role requires Chartered status (Senior Associate) or progress towards it, with strong leadership, mentoring and business development capabilities. Hybrid working is supported.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Building Services Engineering or related discipline.
• Strong knowledge of electrical building services regulations and design standards.
• Experience delivering projects and managing client relationships.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary design teams.
• Strong communication and client-facing skills.
• Commercial awareness: project costs, scope and risk.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key client contact, developing briefs and managing relationships.
• Represent the consultancy at client, design and project meetings.
• Lead and coordinate project teams, including specialist groups.
• Manage workloads, priorities and internal project meetings.
• Deliver high-quality projects with commercial awareness.
• Monitor expenditure, resources, costs and risks.
• Delegate, review and check work of junior engineers.
• Support development, mentoring and progression of team members.
• Ensure designs meet relevant standards and client requirements.
• Coordinate electrical design with other disciplines and external consultants.
• Build relationships with clients and contractors to support repeat business.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing and best practice.

Skills

Client management

Team leadership

Project delivery

Multidisciplinary coordination

Communication

Education

Electrical/Building Services degree

Tools

BIM workflows

Job description

Associate / Senior Associate Electrical Engineer - Building Services

Location: Plymouth or Exeter

Job Type: Full-time

The Opportunity

A leading engineering consultancy is looking for an experienced Associate or Senior Associate Electrical Engineer to join its Electrical Engineering team in Plymouth or Exeter.

This is a senior-level opportunity for an electrical engineer with strong experience in building services, project delivery, client management and team leadership.

You'll work across a varied portfolio of built environment projects, including commercial, residential, hospitality, leisure, healthcare, research, data centres, infrastructure, manufacturing and technology.

The role can suit an experienced Associate looking to lead projects and client relationships, or a Senior Associate ready to take responsibility for larger multidisciplinary schemes, business development and supporting the growth of a local team.

The Role

You will:

• Act as a key client contact, developing project briefs and managing client relationships.
• Represent the consultancy at client, design and project meetings.
• Lead and coordinate project teams, including specialist engineering groups.
• Manage workloads, priorities and internal project meetings.
• Deliver high-quality projects while maintaining commercial awareness.
• Monitor project expenditure, resources, costs and risks.
• Delegate, review and check work completed by junior engineers.
• Support the development, mentoring and progression of team members.
• Ensure electrical designs meet relevant standards, regulations and client requirements.
• Coordinate electrical design with other disciplines and external consultants.
• Build relationships with clients, consultants and contractors to support repeat business.
• Contribute to technical knowledge sharing and best practice.

Additional Senior Associate Responsibilities

At Senior Associate level, you will also:

• Lead larger and more complex multidisciplinary projects.
• Support interviews, bids and business development activity.
• Help develop and lead the local electrical team.
• Contribute to the growth and direction of the local practice.
• Work closely with senior management on team performance and future opportunities.

About You

We're looking for someone with:

• A degree or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering, Building Services Engineering or a related discipline.
• Strong technical knowledge of electrical building services and relevant regulations and design standards.
• Significant experience delivering projects and managing client relationships.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary design teams.
• Strong communication and client-facing skills.
• Good commercial awareness, including project costs, scope and risk.
• Experience mentoring, managing or developing engineers.
• Strong organisation and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Experience with relevant engineering software and BIM workflows.
• A proactive approach to professional development and technical knowledge sharing.

Chartered status is required for Senior Associate level and desirable, or actively being worked towards, for Associate level.

What's on Offer

The role offers the chance to work on a varied portfolio of technically interesting projects within a collaborative and supportive engineering environment.

Benefits include:

• 25 days' annual leave, increasing with service
• Private medical cover
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Share/stock options
• Flexible and hybrid working
• Opportunity to participate in a 9-day fortnight
• Professional and technical development programmes
• Employee communities and networking opportunities
• Social and wellbeing initiatives
• Career progression and leadership opportunities

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.