Senior Electrical Engineer: Lead Projects & Clients

Hoare Lea; Newport; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Hoare Lea seeks an Associate Electrical Engineer or Senior Associate to lead technically excellent, commercially sound electrical design across building services projects in the UK.

Based in Bristol or Cardiff, you will manage client relationships, lead project teams, and contribute to business development while mentoring junior engineers in a collaborative, flexible, hybrid working environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical/Building Services Engineering or equivalent.
• Chartered status required for Senior Associate, desirable/working towards.
• Extensive project & client leadership experience.
• Strong technical competence in electrical building services, working to applicable regulations and design guides.
• Ability to lead integrated design teams, coordinate with other disciplines and deliver technically accurate designs.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary client contact for projects; define and agree briefs and represent Hoare Lea professionally at project meetings.
• Promote Hoare Lea’s services to create opportunities and support client objectives.
• Lead and coordinate project teams (including specialist groups), prioritise workloads and host/ chair internal project meetings.
• Deliver profitable, high‑quality schemes; monitor project expenditure, report costs and resource needs to line managers/partners.
• Delegate, review and check work from junior staff; contribute to staff development and performance objectives.
• Maintain awareness of consultant appointment conditions, procurement routes and commercial risks; identify and mitigate business risks.
• Contribute to technical knowledge sharing across the firm and ensure technical accuracy and compliance with relevant standards.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with clients, consultants and contractors to support repeat business and growth.
• Senior Associate: lead larger scale, multi‑discipline schemes, attend interviews and support bid preparation.
• Senior Associate: support development and leadership of the local team and report regularly to senior management.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Project leadership

Client liaison

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Electrical/Building Services Engineering degree

Tools

BIM workflows

Industry software

Job description

Hoare Lea seeks an Associate Electrical Engineer or Senior Associate to lead technically excellent, commercially sound electrical design across building services projects in the UK.

Based in Bristol or Cardiff, you will manage client relationships, lead project teams, and contribute to business development while mentoring junior engineers in a collaborative, flexible, hybrid working environment.