Are you a Senior Electrical Engineer with a core background in Building Services Engineering?
 
Looking for a new contract role in the North West?
 
My client looking for an experienced, motivated Senior Electrical Engineer to join their team on a contract basis. This role will be based in Warrington or Manchester, however initially this will be working from home.
 
This role will be a full time role (37.5 hours per week) and will be Inside IR35.
 
Initially this role is for 6 months, however this could get extended past this.
 
This opportunity will involve working as part of a national practice of Building Design professionals delivering engineering design solutions to clients across the UK. The Building Design practice work on projects across the Aviation, Cities, Education, Energy and Transportation sectors
 
The opportunity will require candidates to be client-facing as well as being involved in the day to day design and management of projects. It is an exciting opportunity for an experienced design engineer to further develop their career within a leading building design consultancy.
 
The ideal individual will bring strong technical skills to the role, as well as an enquiring mind able to contribute to the growth of the digital practice, and the ability to lead and manage large and diverse delivery teams, locally and remotely.
 
Responsibilities
 
·Ensuring an understanding of project briefs
·Specification and design of fixed and temporary low voltage electrical installations
·Carrying out electrical power and lighting design calculations on fixed and temporary installations
·Carry out (& managing of others), in the production of detailed calculations using industry standard digital tools
·Preparing technical specifications
·Preparing drawings for drafting by the CAD team a working understanding / use of Autodesk (& Revit)
·Representing the company at meetings with clients and contractors
·Site surveys, inspections and monitor site works
·Managing elements of project delivery and an understanding of budget costings
·Report writing, maintaining records and archives to company standards
·Manage own workload, help & assist with technical development of junior staff
 
Requirements
 
·Degree qualified, or equivalent qualification, in Building Services Engineering or related subjects (preferred but not essential)
·Chartered Engineer with CIBSE/IET (preferred but not essential)
·Good level of computer literacy in Amtech, Dialux/Relux, NES and Microsoft packages.
·Experience working in a design consultancy and/or experience of working within a contractor design environment is essential
·Have a detailed knowledge of appropriate technical standards
·Able to take charge of project deliverables, make decisions, act on own initiative and operate in a pro-active way
·Good report writing skills, experience of making presentations to and attending meetings with client is essential
 
To apply for this role, please send your CV to Charlie Weeks at charlie.weeks@carringtonwest.com