Principal, Associate or Associate Director High Voltage Electrical Engineer (Building Services)

We are seeking a Principal, Associate or Associate Director High Voltage Electrical Engineer (Building Services) to join our team in Bristol or Cardiff.

You will have a proven track record in delivering Building Services design projects for and in line with client expectations. As part of a joint leadership capacity within a mechanical, electrical and public health (MEP) discipline team, you will provide design and technical advice in a WSP project manager capacity on a wide range of projects.

Key responsibilities include:

• Reviewing design programmes and ensuring sufficient resources are available to complete the works in line with technical and commercial performance and delivery.
• Working with initiative and minimal supervision on all technical aspects of the discipline, or having specific specialist experience applicable to the role.
• Interpreting the needs of the project as a whole to meet the full delivery needs under the clear direction of the client.
• Promoting WSP's capabilities and expertise in the region.
• Supervising the completion of detailed designs and supervising the work of others in this function.
• Considering the feasibility of the project specific to the discipline and leading the overall feasibility study for the project.
• Taking responsibility for and directing others in the production of detailed and performance specifications for the discipline, subject to review by colleagues prior to issue.
• Development and line management of junior staff.

You will be joining a team with a strong forward workload/order book stretching into the middle of next year, with lots of medium-term opportunities for career progression. You will work closely with like-minded individuals on exciting and challenging projects.

Our Bristol office consists of 28 mechanical, electrical, and public health engineers, as well as sustainability consultants who form part of the National MEP Team of nearly 600 MEP engineers. Our Cardiff office has 25 mechanical, electrical, and public health engineers, also part of the National MEP Team.

Requirements:

• BEng/BSc/MEng in an applicable engineering discipline.
• CIBSE/IET/Engineering Council Chartership or working towards it.
• RevitMEP training applied to the discipline.
• A proven track record of delivering a variety of projects both in terms of scale and sector.
• Ability to engage with clients, contractors, and design team members in technical discussions, coordination, and debates.
• Ability to sketch and communicate technical detail graphically and effectively to both construction professionals and client teams.
• Detailed understanding of the regulations applicable to the discipline and how to demonstrate this through calculation.
• Working understanding of the latest electrical design software packages.
• Good understanding of working with Revit MEP or other 3D design software.
• Must be able to obtain UK vetting level of Security Check (SC).

High Voltage Electrical Design Skills:

• High voltage distribution systems.
• Low voltage distribution systems.
• Cable calculations (via suitable software and by hand).
• Liaison with statutory bodies/DNOs (district network operators)/iDNO (independent district network operators).