Associate Electrical Engineer

Our client is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering, project management and building services consultancies. They work across the UK and internationally providing multi-disciplinary building design services for new build, retrofit and repurposing projects. Their work has considerable breadth and diversity in both scale and sector expertise including commercial, residential, government, education, healthcare, transportation, defence, nuclear, renewables, logistics, data centres, industrial and manufacturing.  

Recently, one of their main goals has been helping lead the industry in achieving Net Zero as rapidly as possible.  

They are currently looking for an Associate Electrical Engineer to join their Building Services practice, based in their Epsom office.  

You will work closely with bid teams to capture internal and external business opportunities in the above referenced sectors. You’ll have the capability to take a brief, provide a comprehensive Building Services bid response and manage a team to deliver project design services.  

This is a permanent role and they support flexible working. However, there will be a requirement to visit clients and sites as dictated by the projects.  

Main Responsibilities:  

- Taking commercial responsibility for the delivery of the Building Services team engaged on projects.  

- Bidding for project opportunities in compliance with business guidelines.  

- Project Cost Control.  

- Developing a client relationship management strategy.  

- Undertaking appraisals and personal development plans for selected team members.  

- Recognising and developing talent in others; leading by example.  

- Identifying and nurturing talent in others to build a high performing and technically sound team.  

- Assuming full technical responsibility and operational accountability for Building Services team output on projects.  

- Producing and implementing discipline tactical marketing plans and ensuring monthly business activities are undertaken regularly.  

- Developing marketing material, bid documents etc.

- Degree qualified in an Electrical or Mechanical discipline and Chartered with a relevant institution.  

- Ability to influence senior management and peers within the industry and positively challenge.  

- Experience in either Airports, Commercial or Defence sectors.  

- An astute Electrical/Mechanical Building Services Engineer of high technical standing.  

- Extensive project experience, necessitating high levels of technical competence.  

- Experience working on a variety of major multi-discipline design projects.  

- Demonstrable leadership and people management skills with the ability to run a team.  

- Good commercial awareness, business management skills and results orientation.  

- Customer focused with a high level of relationship management skills.  

- Confident ability with good communication skills and a professional approach to clients and other employees.  

- Ability to collate information and have a clear and structured approach to report writing.  

- Extensive Electrical/Mechanical design experience in the construction industry.  

- Has an engineering design background and able to fully demonstrate an ability to design and lead Electrical/Mechanical and Building Services teams