Principal Electrical Engineer

at  Sweco UK

DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO TRANSFORM SOCIETY?

We are currently looking for a talented and motivated Principal or Senior Electrical Engineer to join our Building Services design team in Maidenhead or London. You’ll be part of a multi-disciplinary department providing detailed Building Services designs for buildings related projects in the UK and overseas. This role can be worked flexibly with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office/on site and the option of adjusted start and finish times.
Sweco’s MEP consultancy and cross-sector building performance solutions represent a fusion of all our specialist services to optimise how a building ‘lives and breathes’ with a proud track record in life sciences, hotels, commercial and healthcare space.
As market leaders in sustainable, high-quality building services design and engineering, we are also recognised for our trusted advice and technical acumen in carbon reduction and management, lifecycle analysis and infrastructure planning.
Our work spans across adaptive reuse, interior fit-outs, decarbonisation strategy and new build masterplanning with façade, fire engineering and sustainability teams working cohesively to provide an all-encompassing proposition that allows clients in all sectors to achieve longevity, cost-efficiency and reliability across the sites we plan and build for them.

ABOUT US

Transforming society together, we’re planning and designing sustainable communities and cities of the future.
Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco, we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable.
We offer our clients a combination of global expertise and local presence, adapted to their business and reality. Our ambition is to be our clients’ most relevant partner, working together to help them solve their challenges, today and into the future.
Sweco is committed to enabling all its colleagues to achieve a great balance between work and their other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, leisure activities, further learning or other interests. We offer flexible start and finish times, part time and hybrid working options so that you can flex your hours around your day to day needs.

As a Principal or Senior Electrical Engineer you’ll work closely with other experienced electrical and mechanical engineers along with colleagues in other disciplines from across the wider Building Services Business Unit in the UK to deliver projects by:

• Undertaking outline and detailed designs and specifications for electrical works.
• Providing day to day technical input as part of a team of engineers and technicians.
• Ensuring design output is completed in accordance with the agreed scope of works, timescales and budgets.
• Working in close collaboration with colleagues from other disciplines as required to deliver project requirements and added value to the Client.
• Attending design and site meetings

WHAT DOES THE ROLE INVOLVE?

As a Principal or Senior Electrical Engineer you’ll work closely with other experienced electrical and mechanical engineers along with colleagues in other disciplines from across the wider Building Services Business Unit in the UK to deliver projects by:

• Undertaking outline and detailed designs and specifications for electrical works.
• Providing day to day technical input as part of a team of engineers and technicians.
• Ensuring design output is completed in accordance with the agreed scope of works, timescales and budgets.
• Working in close collaboration with colleagues from other disciplines as required to deliver project requirements and added value to the Client.
• Attending design and site meetings.

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE YOU’LL POSSESS:

• A degree in Building Services Engineering (or equivalent) and chartered status (or be working towards achieving chartered status) with a relevant professional institution.
• A good working knowledge of Revit, Navisworks, Clash Detection and Amtech.
• Demonstrable experience in a similar role with strong project management skills.
• The ability to manage a variety of projects meeting varying deadlines.
• Strong problem solving skills working alongside architects and contractors to consider problems and come up with innovative solutions.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to adapt your style to your audience.
• Up to date knowledge of the UK construction market.