Associate/Senior Electrical Engineer

Cibsejournal; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A multidisciplinary building services engineering practice is looking for an Associate/Senior Electrical Engineer in Belfast. The role involves managing projects, leading a small team, and ensuring high-quality deliverables in electrical engineering design. The position offers a competitive salary, hybrid working arrangements, and professional development opportunities. Candidates should have at least 6 years of experience, a degree in electrical engineering, and familiarity with building services. Exceptional interpersonal skills are essential for client-facing responsibilities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual performance bonus

Flexible hybrid working arrangements

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Company pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Employee voucher benefits scheme

Payment of Professional Institution membership fees

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of experience in electrical engineering design within building services.
• Strong technical core competence in project delivery.
• Experience leading senior and junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Manage a small team of engineers and technicians on projects.
• Lead the electrical discipline, ensuring project deliverables.
• Communicate with customers and project teams directly.

Skills

Electrical engineering design

Project leadership

Client-facing experience

Team management

BIM environment experience

Interpersonal skills

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering/Building Services

Tools

CAD

Revit

Amtech

Job description

Your new company
Our client is a multidisciplinary building services engineering practice that provides a strategic and innovative approach to delivering engineering and management consultancy services for its clients. Due to significant, this practice is seeking an Associate/Senior Electrical Engineer to join their team based in Belfast. Delivering large scale residential/mixed use and industrial projects services throughout the UK&I, their raft of engineering and management consultancy services are in demand with some of the world's biggest brands.

Your new role

You will work on a range of large-scale projects predominantly across the institutional residential and industrial sectors in the UK and EU. This is a critical project and technical leadership role which will see you managing a small team of engineers and technicians and driving outstanding commercial engineering and sustainability outcomes on a range of high-value projects.

• Communicating directly with customers, project teams and outsourced delivery teams.
• Develop relationships with new and existing customers.
• Lead the electrical discipline on projects or as project leader, taking ownership for project deliverables.
• Managing the day-to-day workload of engineers and technicians.
• Prepare technical calculations, reports, designs, drawings and specifications.
• Monitor the financial performance of projects as well as setting up and managing administrative systems, project resource planning, expenditure and WIP management.
• Undertake project technical/quality reviews and attend design reviews/team meetings as needed for the smooth operation of the project(s).

What you'll need to succeed

You will have a strong technical core competence and background in project delivery. In addition, you will have a broad understanding of the principles of building services and other related building design disciplines.

• Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering/Building Services.
• Proven experience (6+ years) in electrical engineering design within the building services industry.
• Experience leading and developing senior and more junior engineers.
• Comfortable in a client-facing role and willing to contribute to business development activities.
• Experience leading teams on large-scale and often complex projects.
• Experience in the delivery of all phases of a project from inception to completion, but specifically, design and quality control focused on dealing directly with the customer and project teams.
• Experience and awareness of major digital engineering tools, such as CAD/Revit, and Amtech. You will also have experience of delivering projects in a BIM environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ideally Chartered or willing to work towards
• Hold a full UK driving licence

What you'll get in return

An exciting and challenging position that will reward your expertise with an attractive salary package. The flexibility of hybrid working arrangements allows you to achieve a healthy work-life balance. You will work in a collaborative and innovative environment, continuously develop professionally, and contribute to the consultancy's reputation and success. This senior-level position provides leadership and mentorship opportunities, allowing you to make a significant impact on the consultancy and the industry as a whole.

Company Benefits

• Competitive salary that is annually benchmarked in the marketplace.
• Annual performance bonus
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements.
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, plus your birthday off.
• Company pension scheme.
• Private medical insurance.
• Life assurance.
• Employee voucher benefits scheme.
• Annual Professional Institution membership and Engineering Council subscription fees paid.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.