Graduate Electrical Engineer - Construction

ZipRecruiter; Leicester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading mechanical, electrical, and environmental design consultancy as a Graduate Electrical Engineer. Benefit from hands-on experience across various projects while working alongside talented engineers. The company promotes a healthy work-life balance with competitive holidays and a 9-day fortnight. Enjoy a friendly environment while contributing to impactful designs.

Benefits

Company pension

Bupa Healthcare

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Candidate expected to work towards CIBSE/IET membership.
• Basic understanding of current building regulations and standards.
• Training in IES provided.

Responsibilities

• Assist project engineers in advising on personnel resourcing and workload management.
• Complete detailed electrical designs with support from engineers.
• Coordinate design efforts with mechanical design team members.

Skills

IT literacy

Understanding of building regulations

AutoCAD

Revit

Education

Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Hevacomp

Job description

Job Description

Graduate Electrical Engineer

The Company

We are working with an independently owned mechanical, electrical and environmental design consultancy with a proven reputation in the design-based services expertise to a wide range of clients across all sectors in the construction industry. They pride themselves in delivering technical, robust designs in an environmentally sustainable manner. This is a great opportunity to learn from some of the most talented engineers in the construction industry.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Senior Electrical Engineer or project/business Director, you will collaborate with the Electrical and Mechanical engineers within the Project Team. You will be responsible for assisting Electrical Engineers on a selection of projects, including completing electrical design with guidance from senior engineers, reporting on workloads, and prioritizing tasks with the design lead.

Responsibilities include:

1. Assisting project engineers in advising on personnel resourcing and workload management.
2. Agreeing on design goals with project seniors.
3. Attending weekly team meetings.
4. Seeking ways to improve the efficiency and productivity of your design activities.

As a Graduate Electrical Engineer, you will:

• Operate on multiple projects with assistance from Electrical Project engineers.
• Complete detailed electrical designs with support from other engineers.
• Perform calculations to validate designs for LV Distribution, Lighting, Small Power, Fire, and Security Alarm systems.
• Coordinate design efforts with mechanical design team members.
• Contribute to project engineering team meetings.
• Manage personal workload with support from project engineers.
• Continuously seek ways to improve work efficiency and adopt up-to-date practices.
• Provide input data and criteria to Sustainability Engineers for modelling purposes.

Technical Requirements

• Basic understanding of current building regulations, CIBSE documentation, IEE Wiring Regulations, British Standards, BSRIA documentation, and other relevant design guides.
• IT literacy, including proficiency in Office, AutoCAD, Revit, and Hevacomp.
• Training in IES will be provided; candidates are expected to work towards Member status of CIBSE/IET later in their careers.

Benefits

The company has a friendly and sociable team that hosts various events throughout the year. They offer competitive holiday entitlement and operate a 9-day fortnight, allowing employees to work an extra hour daily and have every other Friday off. Benefits include:

• Company pension
• Bupa Healthcare
• Cycle to work scheme