Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Vox Network Consultants; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in the UK is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to oversee junior staff and manage various electrical design projects. The role involves liaising with clients, conducting quality inspections, and maintaining project budgets, while ensuring compliance with current regulations. The ideal candidate should possess CAD experience and a strong background in project management. This position offers the opportunity to influence design processes from initial conception to completion.

Qualifications

• Experience with current Building Regulations, especially energy controls.
• Experience in a design capacity working with large contractors.
• Ability to produce detailed specifications and design calculations.
• Management experience with junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Oversee junior staff and manage the design team.
• Liaise with clients and attend project meetings.
• Conduct quality inspections and carry out surveys.
• Monitor project financial aspects and maintain standards.

Skills

Electrical design

Project management

CAD systems

Client liaison

Tools

Revit

BIM Standards

Job description

The Senior Electrical Design Engineers role will be to oversee junior staff and undertake engineering designs, provide project management and administration duties and to monitor design team costs taking into account the programme and budget provided for each of the projects. The Senior Electrical Design Engineer will also be responsible for assisting with fee assessments and providing fee bids for projects as directed.

Responsibilities

• To carry out Electrical design and project management of various types of projects in accordance with the company aims and policies.
• To manage design team and provide Electrical engineering support to all Electrical engineers
• Liaise with clients and attend meetings on all aspects of the projects.
• Maintain and expand the client base.
• Carry out surveys and produce reports.
• Carry out quality inspections of projects.
• Use CAD systems in line with the company's procedures.
• Monitor financial aspects of projects.
• Formulate Electrical standards within the organisation.
• Mentor and oversee junior staff

Requirements

• Experience and knowledge of current Building Regulations, specifically energy related controls etc.
• Working for a large contractor in a design capacity
• Project management of multi–disciplinary projects
• Producing detailed specifications
• Productions of design calculations both manual and software type
• CAD experience essential
• Carry out tender analysis of returned tender packages
• Production of budget costings for all aspects of services
• Carry out site surveys in various parts of the UK using your own vehicle or public transport.
• Management of junior staff.
• Direct Client Liaison

Knowledge

• CIBSE Guides
• IEE Regulations
• CDM Regulations
• Revit / BIM Standards (UK)

The role is suited to a candidate who is ambitious, self motivated, a team player and has worked in a smaller Consultancy where design and management of others are required. The ideal candidate will be someone who can produce designs from initial design through to completion, including production of specifications, drawings, schedules and cost estimates using word and excel and also manage Clients and team members.