About Hoare Lea
Hoare Lea is a human‑centric and planet‑conscious engineering consultancy offering intelligent and sustainable solutions to complex design challenges for the built environment throughout the UK and beyond.
We provide a wide range of engineering and consultancy services, including acoustics, air quality, building services (MEP), fire, lighting, security and sustainability. Our highly skilled teams use technical expertise and problem‑solving skills to bring buildings to life, ensuring outstanding design and operations that meet the needs of the communities they serve. We are committed to providing an environment where everyone can realise their unique potential, enriching knowledge, supporting wellbeing and welcoming individuality. Benefits include private medical cover, an electric‑vehicle salary sacrifice scheme, stock options, 25 days of annual leave (increasing with service) and a 9‑day fortnight scheme, alongside flexible and hybrid working.
About the Role
Electrical Engineer or Senior Engineer (Leeds). You will play a key role in delivering high‑quality, sustainable electrical engineering solutions across multiple projects in the built environment. Based in the Leeds office, you will own project deliverables, manage internal delivery teams, liaise with multidisciplinary colleagues, clients and contractors, and lead defined elements or full schemes, fostering junior staff and business growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Take briefs and deliver electrical design work from inception through to completion.
- Produce electrical calculations, drawings and technical documentation that comply with relevant regulations, design guides and client standards.
- Ensure quality standards and technical accuracy across deliverables.
- Coordinate electrical design with other disciplines (MEP and specialist groups) and third‑party consultants.
- Review and comment on technical information from contractors and sub‑contractors; check site installations against the design intent.
- Attend and report at design team meetings, client meetings and project meetings.
- Witness selected testing and commissioning activities and support handover documentation.
- Manage own workload to meet programme deliverables and report progress to your line manager.
- Contribute to the professional development of junior colleagues.
Additional Responsibilities for Senior Engineer
- Develop briefs and deliver a small project or the electrical discipline on a significant/complex scheme.
- Exercise considerable autonomy, taking ownership of technical decisions and project delivery within cost constraints.
- Delegate, manage and check work undertaken by others; mentor and motivate colleagues across project teams.
- Play an active role in commercial aspects (scope, risk, cost control) ensuring outputs meet project and budgetary requirements.
About You
- Degree or equivalent in Electrical/Building Services Engineering; industry membership preferred.
- Working towards or holding IEng/CEng.
- Strong technical competence in LV distribution, lighting, earthing/protection and emergency/standby systems, able to produce calculations and drawings.
- Proficient with industry software (Revit, AutoCAD, Dialux, OM Electrical) and MS Office.
- Able to work independently: deliver an element of a project (Engineer) or lead discipline/small projects and larger schemes (Senior).
- Effective communicator with experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and liaising with clients/contractors.
- Experience of site checking, witnessing testing/commissioning and reviewing contractor submissions.
- Demonstrable commitment to meeting programmes and quality standards; commercially aware.
- Supportive team player who mentors junior staff and pursues continuous professional development (Senior expected to supervise; Engineer to support).
Benefits
Private medical cover, electric‑vehicle salary sacrifice scheme, stock options, 25 days of annual leave (increasing with service), 9‑day fortnight scheme, flexible and hybrid working.
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