Principal Electrical Engineer - South West
Posted 1 day 5 hours ago by GirlingJones
Principal Electrical Engineersought in the South West
(Plymouth, Exeter or Bristol)
We are working with one of the UK's top design consultancies, specialising in M&E and high value works. At present our client is seeking a Senior / Principal Electrical Engineer to join their team of professionals. Senior electrical experience is required as well as a relevant degree,however we are open to discussions with those holding equivalent M&E construction experience, authority, and qualifications.
My client is also seeking to connect with any who have High Voltage (HV) experience, building a brand new team around this skillset and branching out to new and more exciting projects involving extensive HV work.
Your new employer:
- Established well over 150 years ago; our client is a historic industry leading M&E Consultancy within the UK. People focused & with net-zero ambitions, this business is evolving with the times and remains dominant in their sectors.
Daily Duties of a Principal Electrical Engineer:
- To be a thorough and confident leader of people, skilled and experienced enough to take the lead within a team of trained professionals
- Produce design deliverables (including drawings, specifications & reports)
- Check calculations and production of detailed drawings to ensure engineering designs meet appropriate quality and compliance controls, project briefs and customer requirements
- Client-facing, making client presentations on selected projects
- Plus, all traditional duties expected of a Senior / principal Engineer
What you'll need to succeed as a Principal Electrical Engineer:
- Ideally; High Voltage training, qualifications or a strong understanding of them. Experience working with HV, and the willingness to train and learn more about it
- Strong leadership ability & people management skills
- BEng (Hons) in Electrical Engineering / Building Services Engineering or relevant equivalent
- Relevant professional affiliation / chartership (MRICS / IEng / CEng / MCIBSE etc)
- Demonstrating a minimum of 4 years' Building Services design professional background
- Experience in managing Junior Electricians, Apprentices and Graduates
- Understanding of commercial elements of projects
- Experience in software design including IES, Revit or Hevacomp is highly desired but non-essential