Senior Electrical Engineer – Sustainable Building Design

Hoare Lea; Ferndown; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Hoare Lea in Bournemouth or Reading is seeking an Electrical Engineer or Senior Engineer to deliver high-quality sustainable electrical engineering solutions across multiple projects in the built environment.

Join our Electrical team in Bournemouth or Reading; you will own project deliverables, mentor junior staff, and coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, with opportunities to lead larger schemes and client engagement.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical/Building Services Engineering; industry membership preferred.
• Working towards IEng/CEng.
• Strong technical competence in LV distribution, lighting, earthing/protection and emergency/standby systems; able to produce calculations and drawings.
• Proficient with industry software (Revit, AutoCAD, Dialux, OM Electrical) and MS Office.
• Able to work independently: deliver an element of a project (Engineer) or lead discipline/small projects and larger schemes (Senior).
• Effective communicator with experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and liaising with clients/contractors.
• Experience of site checking, witnessing testing/commissioning and reviewing contractor submissions.
• Demonstrable commitment to meeting programmes and quality standards; commercially aware.
• Supportive team player who mentors junior staff and pursues continuous professional development (Senior expected to supervise; Engineer to support).

Responsibilities

• Take briefs and deliver electrical design work from inception through to completion.
• Produce electrical calculations, drawings and technical documentation that comply with relevant regulations, design guides and client standards.
• Ensure quality standards and technical accuracy across deliverables.
• Coordinate electrical design with other disciplines (MEP and our specialist groups) and third‑party consultants.
• Review and comment on technical information provided by contractors and sub‑contractors; check site installations against the design intent.
• Attend and report at design team meetings, client meetings and project meetings.
• Witness selected testing and commissioning activities and support handover documentation.
• Manage own workload to meet programme deliverables and report progress to your line manager.
• Contribute to the professional development of junior colleagues.

Skills

Electrical design

LV distribution

Lighting design

Regulatory compliance

Revit

AutoCAD

Project coordination

Education

Degree in Electrical/Building Services Engineering

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Dialux

OM Electrical

Job description

Hoare Lea in Bournemouth or Reading is seeking an Electrical Engineer or Senior Engineer to deliver high-quality sustainable electrical engineering solutions across multiple projects in the built environment.

Join our Electrical team in Bournemouth or Reading; you will own project deliverables, mentor junior staff, and coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, with opportunities to lead larger schemes and client engagement.