Associate or Senior Associate Electrical Engineer – Birmingham

Associate or Senior Associate Electrical Engineer – Birmingham

We are looking for an Associate or Senior Associate Electrical Engineer to deliver high‑quality, sustainable electrical engineering solutions across multiple building services projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as primary client contact for projects; define and agree briefs and represent the firm professionally at project meetings.
• Promote services to create opportunities and support client objectives.
• Lead and coordinate project teams, prioritise workloads and host/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 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.

About You – Qualifications and Experience

• Degree in Electrical/Building Services Engineering or equivalent.
• Chartered status required for Senior Associate, desirable/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 – leads projects (Associate) or leads 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

Competitive salary, 25 days annual leave (increasing with service), flexible and hybrid working, private medical cover, electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme, stock options and professional development schemes.

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