Senior Electrical Engineer – MEP Design Leader

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in the United Kingdom & Ireland is seeking a Senior Engineer to join our Building Services MEP team in Cambridge. You will lead mechanical, electrical and public health design disciplines on a wide range of projects and deliver high-quality technical advice with minimal supervision.

You will supervise detailed designs, feasibility studies and production of performance specifications, guiding others and ensuring resources are available to deliver successful outcomes.

Qualifications

• Having an understanding of the UK and European regulations applicable to the discipline and how to demonstrate this in project execution.
• Have UK project experience within Building Services MEP
• Have working understanding of latest electrical design software packages to allow the allocation / direction of work on projects.
• Have understanding of working with Revit MEP or other 3D design software to allow the allocation / direction of work on projects.
• Have an ability to sketch and communicate technical detail graphically and effectively.
• Have working knowledge of AutoCAD to allow the allocation / direction of work on projects.

Responsibilities

• Meeting the requirements of a 'Senior Engineer' grade and have a proven track record in both leading projects for your discipline and for an overall project team. Be able to demonstrate where your personal input has led to the commission being won or successfully delivered.
• Work in a joint leadership capacity within a mechanical, electrical and public health (MEP) discipline team, providing design and technical advice with a multidisciplinary approach on a wide range of projects.
• Able to work using your own initiative with minimal supervision on all technical aspects of their discipline or have specific specialist experience applicable to the role.
• Able to work under the clear direction of the client and interpret the needs of the project as a whole to meet the full delivery needs.
• Supervise the completion of detailed designs and supervise the work of others in this function.
• Consider the feasibility of the project specific to the discipline and lead the overall feasibility study for the project.
• Take responsibility for and direct others in the production of detailed and performance specification for the discipline subject to review by colleagues prior to issue.
• Reviewing design programmes and ensuring that sufficient resource is available to complete the works

Skills

Low voltage distribution systems

Low voltage standby generation

UPS systems

Cable calculations

Lighting calculations

Small power

Fire alarms

Intruder detection

Access control

Security systems

Disabled call systems

Data cabling

Lightning protection

Education

BEng/Bsc/MEng in applicable engineering discipline

CIBSE / IET / Engineering Council accredited honours degree

Working towards I Eng or C Eng status

RevitMEP training applied to the discipline

Tools

Revit MEP

AutoCAD

Job description

WSP in the United Kingdom & Ireland is seeking a Senior Engineer to join our Building Services MEP team in Cambridge. You will lead mechanical, electrical and public health design disciplines on a wide range of projects and deliver high-quality technical advice with minimal supervision.

You will supervise detailed designs, feasibility studies and production of performance specifications, guiding others and ensuring resources are available to deliver successful outcomes.