Senior Electrical Design Engineer

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Job description

Senior Electrical Design Engineer Building Services

Sheffield

Permanent full time

£45,000 to £55,000 + company benefits + hybrid working

The Client

Our client is an independent Building Services engineering practice, specialising in residential, commercial and industrial sectors, who are focused on delivering quality and service, they provide a design and advisory service to both private and public sectors and have grown to deliver a wide range of high-quality engineering services.

Our client s strength is in surveying, design, mechanical & electrical planning. Designs include ventilation and heating systems which use waste heat from industrial units. They strive to overcome their clients problems with buildings or processes, they offer advice and solutions to eliminate or reduce tissues rather than designing complex solutions to deal with the effects of the problem. They currently have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Electrical Design Engineer based out of their headquarters in Sheffield but working in a hybrid role.

The Role

As the Senior Electrical Design Engineer, you will be delivering a range of projects from small sites through to multimillion-pound schemes, across a wide variety of sectors, including healthcare, residential, education and commercial.

Key Responsibilities:

• Sole responsibility for significant and complex activities or projects offering technical expertise and support across the business
• Undertaking and enforcing QA procedures and project design review
• Predicting and planning future resources, which may include setting up new projects
• Meeting deadlines, monitoring budgets and controlling expenditure to meet financial targets
• Company representation at internal and external meetings
• Contributing to the development and/or implementation of plans for the longer-term benefit to the business
• Authors official documents e.g. letters and reports (for internal or external use)
• Executes responsibilities as outlined by the senior management team
• Procures work (negotiating agreements with customers and/or suppliers)
• Identifying, controlling and monitoring variations (negotiating and defining additional scope, fee, timescales as necessary)
• Setting and meeting agreed budgets
• Assisting with the recruitment, appraisal, performance, development, morale and motivation of specified staff
• Contributing to the setting of budgets and achieving financial targets in specified areas
• Negotiating significant contracts/agreements with customers and/or suppliers

Key Skills Required

• Minimum of 8 years experience in engineering design
• Ideally, you will hold a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• Member of a professional institution
• Chartered Engineering status or willingness to work towards chartership.
• Proven experience in electrical design engineering, with a strong track record of successful project delivery
• In-depth knowledge of relevant industry standards and regulations
• Proficient in relevant software and tools for electrical design and project management
• Leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively manage teams and collaborate with clients and stakeholders
• Excellent communication, analytical and organisational skills
• Ability to work in a team environment and independently
• A friendly, ambitious and confident individual with a flexible and resilient approach

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits

Flexible hybrid working

Annual Bonus (discretionary, pending business and personal performance)

Contributory pension scheme

25 days and over paid leave (plus bank/public holidays)

Health Insurance package

Professional subscriptions (paid/part paid)

Internal and external formal CPD opportunities

Training, further education and career development

Free parking

Employee retail discounts, cycle scheme, Costco membership, study support, social activities

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