Associate or Senior Associate Electrical Engineer – Bristol or Cardiff

Associate or Senior Associate Electrical Engineer

Location: Bristol or Cardiff.

About The Role

Join our Electrical team based in either the Bristol or Cardiff office to deliver high‑quality, sustainable electrical engineering solutions across a variety of building services projects.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary client contact, defining and agreeing briefs and representing Hoare Lea at project meetings.
• Promote the company’s services to create opportunities and support client objectives.
• Lead and coordinate project teams (including specialist groups), prioritise workloads and host or chair internal project meetings.
• Deliver profitable, high‑quality schemes; monitor project expenditure, report costs and resource needs to line managers or partners.
• Delegate, review and check work from junior staff; contribute to staff development and performance objectives.
• Maintain awareness of consultant appointment conditions, procurement routes and commercial risks; identify and mitigate business risks.
• Contribute to technical knowledge sharing across the firm and ensure technical accuracy and compliance with relevant standards.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with clients, consultants and contractors to support repeat business and growth.

Additional Responsibilities for Senior Associate

• Lead larger scale, multi‑discipline schemes, attend interviews and support bid preparation.
• Support development and leadership of the local team and report regularly to senior management.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical or Building Services Engineering or equivalent.
• Chartered status required for Senior Associate; desirable or working towards for Associate.
• Extensive project and client leadership experience.
• Strong technical competence in electrical building services, working to applicable regulations and design guides.
• Ability to lead integrated design teams, coordinate with other disciplines and deliver technically accurate designs.
• Excellent client‑facing, written and verbal communication skills; able to manage difficult situations.
• Demonstrable commercial awareness: monitor project costs, identify and mitigate risks and contribute to profitable delivery.
• Proven people leadership: motivate, delegate and develop team members—lead projects (Associate) or lead teams and local practice (Senior Associate).
• Highly organised with strong planning skills; able to work under own initiative and deliver to demanding timescales.
• IT literate with proficiency in industry software and BIM workflows.
• Committed to continuous professional development and knowledge‑sharing.

Benefits

• Private medical cover.
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.
• Stock options.
• 25 days of annual leave (increasing with service).
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• Professional and technical development schemes.

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