Principal or 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 is seeking a Principal or Associate Electrical Engineer to join our team in the Bristol office. You will deliver electrical design across a variety of buildings and work with a multidisciplinary team to achieve outstanding outcomes.

The role emphasizes leadership, technical excellence, and mentoring junior engineers, with opportunities to influence projects from concept to delivery within a collaborative, supportive and high-performing environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering electrical design on complex projects.
• Experience with BIM, Revit, Dialux/Relux and related software.
• Strong client/architect collaboration in a design consultancy.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the day-to-day technical delivery of the electrical design services for multi-disciplinary projects across a number of 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, ensuring a communicative, collaborative and timely approach to delivery. This is a client-facing role, so you will be attending project meetings and disseminating / translating the brief within the project team.
• Work with the team leader to help monitor fee expenditure, resources and work delivered.
• Mentor and support our ‘next gen’ professionals, including apprentices and graduates.

Skills

Electrical engineering experience

Client facing

Mentoring & development

Tools

BIM

Revit

Dialux

Relux

Electrical OM

Job description

Principal / Associate Electrical Engineer. Bristol Office.

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 a Principal or 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 Bristol, 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 it’s landmark sites. As our second-largest office, Bristol is home to more than 100 MEP engineers, and a growing range of specialist disciplines.

As a Principal / Associate Engineer, you will be responsible for supporting and delivering designs for a range of project types and sizes. You will work within a multidisciplinary team of engineers and consultants delivering design solutions of the highest standard for our clients, while securing repeat and new business opportunities.

A critical aspect of this role is to support and develop a team of technically competent, collaborative, and highly engaged team members.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Be responsible for the day‑to‑day technical delivery of the electrical design services for multi‑disciplinary projects across a number of 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, ensuring a communicative, collaborative and timely approach to delivery This is a client‑facing role, so you will be attending project meetings and disseminating / translating the brief within the project team.
• Work with the team leader to help monitor fee expenditure, resources and work delivered.
• Mentor and support our ‘next gen’ professionals, including apprentices and graduates.

About You

• Proven experience working as an Electrical Engineer or in a closely related role, with a track record delivering on a variety of complex projects.
• Experience of 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 / architects in a design‑oriented / consultant role.
• Self‑awareness, an open mind, and a spirit of generosity
• Experience in supporting others to develop knowledge, skills, and confidence.

Adjustments and accommodations

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