Principal Electrical Engineer

This Principal Electrical Engineer role will see you work on fantastic projects at Smithfield Market Redevelopment, West Midlands Police, heavy industry, rewarding projects in education, defence, custodial, commercial and retail

Working across our excellent Midlands offices in Nottingham (with its free car parking and local amenities) and Birmingham (a major hub of the national cross country and cross city networks, with train stations within 3- and 10-minutes’ walk). We are multi-disciplinary offices and provide great opportunities to widen your network, experience work on a wide variety of projects, in sectors across the board and provide an inclusive, supportive environment to work in.

In this role you will: 

• Co-ordinate and manage  project teams on  projects
• Serve as discipline Lead engineer on mid-to large- size projects
• Provide specialised technical input to studies and design for staff's specific area of expertise
• Provide technical direction for studies and design efforts
• Present technical solutions to clients
• Perform quality control reviews of work developed by junior engineers
• Participate in development of technical proposals
• Assist in providing estimates for the engineering budget and schedule and oversees technical resources to meet requirements on large projects
• Attend design team and coordination meetings where required.
• Input to pre-qualification and selection of contractors, respond to tender queries, comment and review tender returns.
• Attend tender interviews with the project manager.
• Attend site inspection meetings.
• Liaise with clients, professional organizations, contractors, suppliers, sub-contractors and other design team members.
• Identify and meet effectively the requirements and expectations of clients.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Portfolio of relevant work demonstrating required competencies across broad sectors including industrial, defence, education, commercial and healthcare
• Proficient in the use of OM, Dialux and Relux design software
• Competent in the use of NBS specification writing software
• Competent in coordinated services routes and optimising ceiling spaces working with other disciplines
• Familiar with drawing outputs required for 3D modelling in Revit software
• Thorough knowledge of BSRIA Design Guides
• An intuitive approach to initial loading estimates to generate utility quotations and initial plant accommodation
• Familiar with Building Regulations requirements for energy conservation, net zero and low carbon technologies
• Excellent communication skills both internally and within the design team environment
• Design experience of multi service design.