Senior Electrical Engineer

My client in Manchester is currently has a huge demand for Intermediate and Senior Electrical Engineers to join the growing team. The role will suit someone currently operating at a senior level or an intermediate level engineer with a desire to move to a higher level. You must be flexible and capable of hands on design production alongside strategic and client management. Key areas you will contribute to are ……. * Current industry standards and practices * Strategic and detail design * Management of deadlines and deliverables * Development of the production processes and standards * Development and training of staff * Client facing design role * Commercial monitoring and control of projects * Client account management and development * Company marketing and business development activities The Ideal Person…. Ideal candidates will have relevant Building Services or Engineering qualifications and relevant design and or site experience of 10-15 years. Ideally you will have worked on projects involving Commercial Office Buildings, Industrial Buildings, Mixed Developments, Residential Accommodation and Leisure projects. You will have good understanding of current sustainable design practices and technologies and possess relevant design and installation experience. You must be highly competent in the use of MS Office, AutoCAD, and some current design industry software, e.g. Hevacomp, Amtech and Dialux. Experience of AutoCAD and AutoCAD 3D or REVIT would be an advantage. The following are key topics that the ideal candidates should have knowledge of: Infrastructure Knowledge of Electricity and telecoms utilities Procurement of new incoming services and diversions to clear sites prior to construction Building Regulations Understanding of the building regulations and their impact on building services design Power distribution design IEE Regulations knowledge, cable selection and cable sizing, fault protection, building load appraisal Ability to use Hevacomp or Amtech design software Lighting Design Knowledge of external and internal lighting design. Ability to use Dialux lighting design software or similar Knowledge of Emergency lighting design and BS5266 Knowledge of automatic lighting control systems Fire Alarm Systems Knowledge of fire alarm systems design and BS5839 Knowledge of PAVA – voice alarm systems VESDA smoke alarms and gas extinguishing systems for IT rooms Security Understanding of access control, intruder detection and CCTV systems for buildings from a performance specification viewpoint Some understanding of the development of security strategies for buildings and multiple building applications IT Systems Knowledge of structured wiring systems for buildings including Cat 5, 6, 7 copper and optical fibre cables for backbone cabling Sustainability Understanding of the PV installations, Small scale wind generation – preparation of feasibility reports G59 utility connections General Knowledge of the relevant CIBSE guides Knowledge of the RIBA and BSRIA project stages and preparation of Stage 1, 2, 3, 4 reports and packages The ability to use 2D Autocad and 3D Revit (industry is moving in this direction) The ideal candidate will have experience of the following sector projects: * Education * Residential * Commercial * Industrial * Retail * Sport and Leisure * Data Centres * Historic Buildings You will be a motivated, cooperative individual capable of collaborative working in a team and supervising others when necessary. To be successful in this role you will have a methodical attitude, and knowledge of industry literature and resources as well as the initiative to use them in your work. You must have experience of building and maintaining good client relationships and visiting sites. Benefits The package is negotiable and will reflect the abilities and skills which the candidate brings to the company. Company Profile Business is conducted in a number of sectors and projects are of varying sizes – from survey to projects valued in excess of £300m. Energy reduction, the core of sustainable design, is an inherent feature of our building design process, our sustainable credentials are built upon years of experience at the forefront of low energy, low carbon solutions. If you are interested in the above role, please send a copy of your up to date CV with you application