Senior Electrical Engineer

Location: Edinburgh || Contract: Permanent || Salary: Competitive

Our Edinburgh office is situated in the heart of the bustling city centre, with panoramic views of the castle, gardens and Princes Street below. The office is always alive with activity as it houses a 65-strong team consisting of mechanical, electrical, civil, structural and support teams. The office’s open plan kitchen and staff break out area often plays host to our team’s socialising time, whether it’s over a morning coffee, lunch or after work unwind.

Purpose

As a senior member of the department your responsibilities will include the delivery and project management of the Electrical Services Design on assigned projects. You shall also be responsible for maintaining and improving the quality and efficiency of the Electrical Services design and post contract implementation offered by Harley Haddow. You shall have supervisory role over junior engineering staff assigned to your projects and shall assist in their personal development.

You shall be expected to act as the lead consultant on projects providing M&E representation and input at key stages of the project to other members of the project team as well as ensuring that the M&E requirements are communicated and delivered within Harley Haddow.

The position demands excellent communication skills; you will be representing Harley Haddow through direct contact with clients and other design team members. You are expected to represent the company at meetings in both Mechanical and Electrical Services disciplines.

Roles and Responsibilities

Apply and enforce office procedures and basic engineering principles

General administrative duties
Development and management of Assistant and Apprentice Engineers  
Managing multiple projects

Assist in the setting of electrical strategies and Concept Designs as part of the RIBA Stage 1, 2 & 3 Design Process

Develop project electrical Services strategies
Prepare scheme design drawings (from concept right through to detailed design).
Prepare outline M&E specification in BCIS format including environmental strategies. 
Where appropriate input to the Stage 2 and 3 MEP Reports 
Assist in the preparation of BCIS elemental M&E cost plans. 
Understand and work within the commercial framework for projects. 
Prepare and deliver project presentations to client teams

Detailed Design as part of RIBA Stage 4 production.

Responsibility for delivery of Electrical Services detail design.
Plan and programme Electrical detailed design process. 
Supervise and plan workload for Assistant and Apprentice Engineers   on projects you are responsible for. 
Ensure that Electrical Services Detailed output meets quality requirements.
Provide conduit between design teams, clients and HH 
Ensure project delivery meets deadlines and Client’s brief. This may include dealing with changes, curveballs etc but these should be professionally dealt with.

Software

Expert in the use of all necessary design software not limited to those identified below

CAD

Revit

Bluebeam

Amtech/Trimble

Dialux

PV Sol

Manual Calculations

Chorus

Word/Excel

Actively develops the abilities of Assistant and Apprentice Engineers on the use of all software packages

Post Contract Implementation in line with RIBA Stage 5, 6 & 7

Represent Harley Haddow at site meetings. 
Manage post contract stage of project, including flow of information to maintain proposed contract works programme. 
Monitor Electrical Installation works against Electrical Services Design. 
Assist Project QS in cost control and final account settlement by offering technical advice 
Ensure project closure and conclusion of all defects.
Review all test certification and witness onsite test match certification 
Carry out de-brief and report findings

Primary Responsibilities

To develop designs and coordinate junior personnel to ensure delivery dates are met 

To manage Electrical Engineering output to ensure that quality criteria are met 

Attend design team meetings and disseminate information to all members of the Harley Haddow Team

To provide technical support to Assistant and Apprentice Engineers  

To prepare Electrical Services Scheme Design proposals  

To deliver Electrical Services detailed design information. 

To adhere to company quality, environment and H&S accredited standards as required for your role 

Follow the training you have received when using any work items your employer has given you 

Take reasonable care of your own and other people’s health and safety 

Co-operate with your employer on health and safety 

Tell someone (your employer, supervisor or health and safety representative) if you think the work or inadequate precautions are putting anyone’s health and safety at serious risk.

QA procedures 

Ensure QA procedures are followed and documented 

Ensure all work of Assistant and Apprentice Engineers  is QA checked before issue to Principal Engineer for final QA check 

Role Requirements

Degree qualified and ideally working towards chartered status.

Been consistently and successfully demonstrating all of the requirements of the electrical engineer role profile

Strong record in project management, delivery, and quality. 

People skills and demonstrable man management and client facing skills. 

Capable of working with own initiative to provide solutions to engineering and management challenges 

Hold a valid UK Driving Licence(preferable)

Be prepared to travel to meetings and projects, as necessary.

Benefits

33 days holiday, inc publics and time between Christmas and New Year

Additional annual leave purchase scheme (up to 1 week)

Long service holiday (1 day extra after year 6-10 giving a week extra in total after 10 years’ service)

Salary exchange pension with Aviva HH currently 5% and EE 3% min

Pay for 1 professional membership per year

Simply Health Cash Plan and EAP including counselling services

Cycle to Work

Home and Tech Scheme

Work from alternative location (1 week per year UK or EU)

EV leasing

Enhanced Mat/Pat etc (after 12 months service)

DIS 3x salary

1 charitable works day off per year

Finders fee £3k

Working in a medium-sized consultancy offers the unique opportunity to be involved in projects of all sizes from start to finish – taking part in concept design, technical development, and seeing your designs come to life through to construction and completion.

We offer an industry-leading environment of engineering experts and the chance to work on a huge range of projects and sectors throughout the UK.

Take your career to the next level and apply now!

Harley Haddow (Edinburgh) Limited

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