Associate or Senior Associate Electrical Engineer
Location: Bristol or Cardiff
Benefits
- Private medical cover
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
- Stock options
- 25 days annual leave (increasing with service)
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
Responsibilities
- Act as primary client contact for projects; define and agree briefs and represent Hoare Lea professionally at project meetings.
- Promote Hoare Lea’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/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 Senior Associate Responsibilities
- 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/Building Services Engineering or equivalent.
- Chartered status required for Senior Associate; desirable/work‑in‑progress for Associate.
- Extensive project & 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 – leads projects (Associate) or leads teams and local practice (Senior Associate).
- Highly organised with strong planning skills; able to work under own initiative and meet demanding time‑scales.
- IT literate with proficiency in industry software and BIM workflows.
- Committed to continuous professional development and knowledge‑sharing.
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