Principal Electrical Engineer

Hoare Lea; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Participation in a 9-day fortnight scheme

Thriving community groups

Extensive professional development schemes

Private medical cover

Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

Stock options

Up to 30 days annual leave

Job summary

Hoare Lea is looking for a Senior or Principal Electrical Engineer to join their team in Plymouth or Exeter. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering electrical design services on multi-disciplinary projects while leading a team and interacting with clients.

Ideal candidates will have proven electrical engineering experience and familiarity with tools like BIM and Revit. Benefits include private medical cover, up to 30 days annual leave, and a salary sacrifice scheme for electric vehicles.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Electrical Engineer with a track record delivering various complex projects.
• Experience with modern technical delivery processes and relevant software/tools.
• Demonstrable experience working with clients and contractors in a design-oriented role.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for technical delivery of electrical design services for multidisciplinary projects.
• Lead development of strategic concepts ensuring solutions meet brief and regulatory standards.
• Mentor and support junior professionals including apprentices and graduates.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Project management

Client communication

Mentorship

Tools

BIM

Revit

Electrical OM

Dialux

Relux

Job description

About the role

We have a brand-new opportunity for a Senior or Principal Electrical Engineer to join our team based in our Plymouth or Exeter offices.

Our teams deliver outstanding design on built environment projects across the Southwest and beyond. Working alongside a range of specialist engineers and consultants, you will be part of a collaborative, knowledgeable, highly engaged team with a supportive and flexible culture.

As a Senior or Principal Engineer, you will support and deliver designs across a wide variety of project types and sizes, working within a multidisciplinary team to deliver design solutions of the highest standard while securing repeat and new business opportunities. A key aspect of this role is to support and develop a team of technically competent, collaborative, and highly engaged members.

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

• Be responsible for the day-to-day technical delivery of electrical design services for multi-disciplinary projects across several building sectors.
• Lead the development of initial strategic concepts for projects, ensuring solutions are appropriate for the brief and regulatory standards.
• Interact regularly with internal and external stakeholders, maintaining a communicative, collaborative, and timely approach to delivery. This is a client-facings role, attending project meetings and translating the brief within the project team.
• Work with the team leader to help monitor fee expenditure, resources and work delivered.
• Mentor and support next-generation professionals, including apprentices and graduates.

About you

• Proven experience as an Electrical Engineer or in a closely related role, with a track record delivering a variety of complex projects.
• Experience with modern technical delivery processes, and use of relevant software/tools such as BIM, Revit, Electrical OM, Dialux and Relux.
• Demonstrable experience working with clients, contractors and architects in a design-oriented consultant role.
• Self-awareness, an open mind, and a spirit of generosity.
• Experience supporting others to develop knowledge, skills and confidence.

Benefits

Participation in a 9-day fortnight scheme

Thriving community groups, varied social and networking events

Extensive professional and technical development schemes

Private medical cover

Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

Stock options

Up to 30 days of annual leave

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 related to disability, neurodivergence or anything else), please let us know.