Senior/Associate Electrical Engineer — Lead Projects

Hoare Lea; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hoare Lea, a human-centric engineering consultancy, invites applications for an Associate or Senior Associate Electrical Engineer in Manchester. The role focuses on delivering high-quality electrical building services across diverse projects within a collaborative team.

The successful candidate will lead client relationships, coordinate multi-disciplinary design teams, and drive commercially sound solutions while contributing to business development and local team leadership.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical/Building Services Engineering or equivalent.
• Chartered status required for Senior Associate; desirable/working towards for Associate.
• Extensive project & client leadership experience.
• Strong technical competence in electrical building services, Regulations and design guides.
• Ability to lead integrated design teams and deliver technically accurate designs.
• Excellent client-facing communication and ability to manage difficult situations.
• Demonstrable commercial awareness: monitor project costs and mitigate risks.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary client contact for projects and represent Hoare Lea professionally at meetings.
• Promote Hoare Lea’s services to create opportunities and support client objectives.
• Lead and coordinate project teams, prioritise workloads and chair internal project meetings.
• Deliver profitable, high-quality schemes; monitor costs and resources.
• Delegate, review and develop junior staff and contribute to staff development.
• Maintain awareness of procurement routes, contractual conditions and commercial risks.
• Contribute to technical knowledge sharing and ensure compliance with standards.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, consultants and contractors to support repeat business.

Skills

Electrical building services

Project leadership

Client liaison

BIM workflows

IT proficiency

Education

Degree in Electrical/Building Services Engineering

Tools

BIM software

Job description

Hoare Lea, a human-centric engineering consultancy, invites applications for an Associate or Senior Associate Electrical Engineer in Manchester. The role focuses on delivering high-quality electrical building services across diverse projects within a collaborative team.

The successful candidate will lead client relationships, coordinate multi-disciplinary design teams, and drive commercially sound solutions while contributing to business development and local team leadership.