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Principal electrical engineer

Croydon
Aecom
Principal electrical engineer
Posted: 4 May
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Job Description

Job Summary:

Our Building Services team are seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to join the Building Services Design Consultant Engineering team based in our Croydon office to lead MEP and multi-disciplinary teams on small and medium sized projects, lead the electrical discipline on large projects, and to provide technical training and mentoring to junior engineers.

About the role:

We are seeking an enthusiastic self-motivated person who has excellent written and verbal communication skills and who wants to make a difference in the mechanical field of building services as well as being involved with all other disciplines. We are specifically looking to appoint an Associate Director who has knowledge and experience in relevant areas, is familiar working closely with clients & Architects to deliver major UK, European & Worldwide projects. A strong knowledge and experience of the South East of England marketplace is essential.

We are seeking an enthusiastic self-motivated person who has excellent written and verbal communication skills and who wants to make a difference in the electrical engineering field of building services as well as being involved with all other disciplines. We are specifically looking to appoint an electrical engineer who has a minimum of 6 years of experience in electrical building services design, is familiar working closely with clients & Architects to deliver major UK, European & Worldwide projects. Design experience and knowledge is required for low voltage distribution systems, lighting and emergency lighting, fire detection and alarms, lighting protection. Experience in using building services engineering software, Autodesk Revit, and the ability to train junior engineers are all essential.

About the Office & team:

The Croydon MEP team currently consists of approx. 16 engineers, with the intention of growing over the next few years.

The team works very closely with our St Albans and London offices and the candidate maybe required to work in these offices from time to time and resources being shared both ways to ensure teams are supported when needed.

The Croydon office MEP team have an established track record of successfully delivering local and regional projects. Some of our flagship work in recent years include;

No 1 Knightsbridge, One Braham, Sackville House, Lots Road Powerhouse, London Ambulance Services South London 11 Control Centre; Tower Bridge; London Power Tunnel 2; Snowdonia VIP Cable Tunnel to name but a few. We are also working on a number of public and private sector decarbonisation schemes.

Job Responsibilities:

1. Co-ordinate and manage small project teams on small projects

2. Serve as discipline Lead engineer on mid-to large- size projects

3. Provide specialised technical input to studies and design for staff's specific area of expertise

4. Provide technical direction for studies and design efforts

5. Present technical solutions to clients

6. Perform quality control reviews of work developed by junior engineers

7. Participate in development of technical proposals

8. Provide estimates for the engineering budget and schedule and oversees technical resources to meet requirements on large projects

9. Attend design team and coordination meetings where required.

10. Input to pre-qualification and selection of contractors, respond to tender queries, comment and review tender returns.

11. Attend tender interviews with the project manager. Attend site inspection meetings.

12. Obtain the necessary information both internally and externally from Architects, Cost Consultants and other Design Consultants for the design to proceed.

13. Liaise with clients, professional organizations, contractors, suppliers, sub-contractors and other design team members.

14. Identify and meet effectively the requirements and expectations of clients.

15. Be familiar with the BIM design process and be capable of leading projects designed in Revit

Minimum Requirements:

16. Work experience within a similar consultancy or other relevant business

17. Willingness to travel to clients and sites across the South East of England and occasionally further afield

18. Be able to regularly base yourself within the AECOM Croydon office in order to ensure face-to-face contact time with your team

19. A strong technical understanding of building services

20. The ability to work accurately, independently and efficiently, and to take ownership of projects

21. Effective communication skills and be a team worker

22. Significant track record of leading multi-disciplinary design teams on multiple projects simultaneously

23. Experience in project and client management within a defined fee budget and program, including managing team resources and interfacing with other disciplines

24. Mentoring and support skills for the engineers and technicians in the team

25. Experience in identifying and winning new work and building client relationships

26. Ability to speak fluently and communicate effectively in written reports and oral presentations

Preferred Qualifications:

Degree educated in mechanical or building services engineering or related discipline, ideally Chartered or at least with qualifications leading to this.

Existing BPSS or SC preferred

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About AECOM

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

ReqID: J10150442

Business Line: B&P - Buildings & Places

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India

Career Area: Engineering

Work Location Model: Hybrid

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