Principal Electrical Engineer

Overview

Lead electrical design for multidisciplinary building projects in Manchester.

Key Responsibilities

• cost control
• electrical design
• mentoring
• client liaison
• concept design

Tasks

-Work with the team leader to help monitor fee expenditure, resources and work delivered. -Be responsible for the day-to-day technical delivery of the electrical design services for multi-disciplinary projects across a number of building sectors. -Mentor and support our ‘next gen’ professionals, including apprentices and graduates. -Interact regularly with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring a communicative, collaborative and timely approach to delivery This is a client-facing role, so you will be attending project meetings and disseminating / translating the brief within the project team. -Lead the development of initial strategic concepts for projects ensuring solutions are appropriate for the brief and regulatory standards.

Requirements

• electrical engineer
• bim
• revit
• dialux
• relux
• mentoring

What You Bring

-Proven experience working as an Electrical Engineer or in a closely related role, with a track record delivering on a variety of complex projects. -Experience of modern technical delivery processes, and use of relevant software/tools such as BIM, Revit, Electrical OM, Dialux and Relux. -Demonstrable experience working with clients/contractors / architects in a design-oriented / consultant role. -Experience in supporting others to develop knowledge, skills, and confidence.

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About Hoare Lea

-The firm pioneered mechanical and electrical engineering and introduced one of the first electrical lighting systems in public buildings. -In 1939, it merged with Edwin S. Hoare & Partners, becoming the modern form of the business and evolving into the UK’s largest MEP consultancy. -Over its long history, the firm has delivered iconic projects like One New Change in London and the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. -Specialist services span acoustics, fire engineering, lighting design, public health, utilities, and sustainable building systems. -The firm's project portfolio ranges from historic conversions and civic buildings to cutting-edge research centres and transport hubs. -Unusually for its sector, the original founder’s vision still resonates: early adoption of air-conditioning and electrical lighting set a tone of innovation that endures today.

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Interview Process

-introductory 30‑minute call with recruitment team if shortlisted -panel interview (via microsoft teams or in‑person at an office)