About the Role
You will interact with various internal and external contacts and take responsibility for the delivery of projects within time, quality and budget constraints. You will also work closely with clients to develop and nurture relationships that result in new opportunities and repeat business.
Working closely with the Principal Engineer, as a key member of the Electrical services design team, you will play an integral role in the development of an industry leading team.
Key objectives
- Design and specify all aspects of Electrical building services in accordance with current guidelines, standards and regulations
- Maintain a knowledge of current issues related to general construction and specifically Electrical building services guidelines, standards and regulations
- Contribute to the design planning, resourcing and fee planning of specific project teams
- Contribute to the development of the Electrical services department as required
Principal responsibilities and accountabilities
- Support & lead the delivery of Electrical services scope of work across multiple projects, as part of a multi discipline design team.
- Carry out any or all stages of Electrical design from concept to completion as required by the project.
- Support or lead the preparation of enquiries for potential major projects.
- Support multi-disciplinary design teams where required.
- Report on project performance to Principal Engineer.
- Actively contribute to the development of the department.
- Carry out technical design reviews / critiques of projects in progress.
- Support the design planning, resourcing and fee planning of specific project teams
- Participate in effective presentations to external organisations, customers and peer groups
- Contribute to bids by providing specialist knowledge and project history
- Prepare for internal design reviews
- Undertake all actions identified in design review
- Undertake design for a wide range of project types and sizes
- Take a flexible approach to the delivery of design solutions
- Assist in the training and development of the design team and provide support in their professional development
- Support the development of junior staff and act as a mentor
- Provide feedback on the performance of the department from a technical and operational perspective
- Develop relationships with, and drive the use of, preferred suppliers
- Gather competitor intelligence and monitor market activity
- Manage resources to ensure fee control and programme delivery
- Produce project cost of further works and resource plans
- Contribute to departmental development when requested to do so
- Participate in knowledge sharing across team and locations
- Attend and present in-house design courses and seminars
- Keep up to date with design trends / competitor awareness / design techniques
Qualifications and training
- Ideally you will be a member of a Professional Institution and be an Incorporated Electrical Services Engineer, or equivalent
- Building Services Engineer (I Eng) or have already submitted a UK-Spec Professional membership application
Technical skills and experience
- Proven track record in Electrical services design, in particular the following market sectors:
- Transportation, including rail, underground and airports
- Commercial and mixed use
- Public sector, including education, defence, healthcare, Labs and custodial
- Proven track record of project delivery, together with notable projects across a variety of sectors (including science and technology, nuclear, and waste and environmental), major local developments and multi disciplinary work
- Strong demonstrable communication and interpersonal skills, particularly the ability to influence and negotiate both internally and externally with an open and inclusive style
- Fully conversant with technical and legislation requirements for Electrical services equipment and installation design and management
- Ability to demonstrate a proven track record of delivering design studies and working systems
- Demonstrate the technical capability and communication skills to support a project definition
- Ability to develop designs from RIBA 0 through to 4
- Experienced in managing external design and vendors organisations
- Ability to understand and approve technical calculations performed by junior engineering staff
- Have a good appreciation of business to ensure commercial requirement to ensure gross margin targets are achieved
- Experience of designing to achieve BREEAM ratings
- Use of Dialux, Amtec and Revit
About BakerHicks
Ireland’s largest hospital. Europe’s most complex station development. World-class biomedical research laboratories. At BakerHicks, we provide an incredible range of design and engineering consultancy services to clients who demand exceptional results.
Specialising in complex infrastructure, process and built environments across the full project life cycle, our disciplines range from initial architecture to civil and structural, building services, specialist high voltage and process engineering services, programme management and CDM consultancy, using the latest innovations in Building Information Modelling (BIM) for the most efficient and cost-effective design.
Benefits
Working at BakerHicks means a chance to make your mark on some of the most exciting design and engineering projects in their sectors. Whatever your discipline, you’ll be alongside some of the most talented people in the industry.
Our network of offices are appealing, friendly and comfortable spaces, easily accessible by car or public transport. And our salary and benefits packages are some of the best in the industry. What you get will depend on what you do, with individual performance-related rewards also on offer in addition to:
- Company car or cash allowance
- Up to 6% matched contributory pension plan
- Life assurance scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus ability to buy additional leave
- Discount scheme (including gym membership, mobile phones etc)
- Family friendly policies
- Employee assistance
- Professional development