Senior / Principal Electrical Design Engineer

GR Associates; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

GR Associates is seeking a Principal Electrical Design Engineer for building services on a 6-month contract in the Nottingham area. You will lead end-to-end design delivery, coordinate with other engineers and directors, and act as the electrical discipline lead across projects.

You will mentor engineers, produce reports and specifications, and oversee site inspections, testing and commissioning in line with health and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Ideally degree qualified.
• 10+ years consultancy experience.
• Excellent technical knowledge in Electrical Design Engineering.
• Experience with administration, drawing and project document preparation.
• Good understanding of multidisciplinary projects (coordination).
• Experience in site inspection, witness testing and supervision of contractors.
• Ability to mentor and supervise engineers.
• Proven track record delivering projects in an engineering design consultancy.
• Understanding of MEP interdisciplinary design through all stages.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for design delivery and own the quality of work produced by the team.
• Face clients, respond to client needs, develop reports, specifications, site inspections and oversee testing/commissioning.
• Perform electrical engineering design and oversee work of team.
• Act as electrical discipline lead; manage project resources and output quality.
• Provide technical leadership and support development of engineers.
• Oversee drawing practices and document control/management.
• Prepare and present designs, reports, calculations, specifications.
• Conduct technical project reviews.
• Attend site, prepare concise reports summarising findings.
• Support Directors in financial control of projects.

Skills

Degree knowledge

10+ years experience

Electrical design

Administration & drawing

MEP coordination

Site inspections

Mentoring engineers

Project delivery leadership

Technical leadership

Education

Degree qualified

Job description

Principal Electrical Design Engineer– Building Services

Consultancy / Building Services / Principal Electrical Design Engineer / MEP

This is an exciting opportunity to join an established but growing consultancy for a 6 month contract

My client is an innovative, forward thinking building services consultancy, specialising in providing inspiring design, and advisory services to a wide range of sectors such as industrial, general, health, defence commercial and residential.

My client is looking for someone who is enthused by an aim to deliver the best outcome, is technically competent and who can lead and own end to end project management and act as a strong client interface.

Responsibilities

• You will take responsibility for design delivery and own the quality of work that your team produces.
• Working alongside other Principal Engineers and Directors , facing clients, responding to client needs, developing and producing reports, specifications, undertaking site inspections and overseeing testing and commissioning activities, following legislation, standards and all health and safety, quality and environmental company policies and procedures.
• To perform electrical engineering design and oversee and organise the work performed by others in your team.
• To act as electrical discipline lead for projects and be responsible for the resourcing and quality of output produced for the project.
• To provide technical leadership and support professional development of engineers within the electrical team.
• Delivery from drawing practices to document control and management.
• To prepare and present designs, reports, calculations, and specifications.
• To conduct technical review of projects.
• Attending and/or arranging attendance to site, preparing clear and concise reports to summarise findings.
• To support Directors in financial control of projects.

Skills and Experience Required

• Ideally degree qualified
• Previous consultancy experience of a minimum of 10 years demonstrating a successful career trajectory over the years.
• Excellent technical knowledge in Electrical Design Engineering
• Ideally electrical design including administration, drawing and project document preparation (ability to do and also to delegate to others)
• A good understanding of multi–disciplinary projects to coordinate/manage/undertake.
• Experience of Site inspection, witness testing and supervision of contractors.
• Ability to mentor and supervise graduates, engineers and senior engineers.
• Demonstrable track record of managing, leading and successfully delivering projects in an engineering design consultancy.
• Understanding of Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health Engineering (MEP) and interdisciplinary design through all stages of the design process.