Principal Electrical Engineer

Royal HaskoningDHV

Principal Electrical Engineer

Salary Not Specified

Royal HaskoningDHV, Birmingham

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 11 Apr | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 6106f35553104033bcb625b73f1e7da3

Full Job Description

Are you looking for your next career step? Do you have a true passion to guide team members into delivering that enables the business to achieve its growth ambitions? This role will provide you the opportunity to drive our business agenda!

About Royal HaskoningDHV:

Royal HaskoningDHV has been connecting people for 140 years. Together, through our expertise and passion, we have helped contribute to a better society and improved people's lives with work underpinned by our sustainable values and goals. We are an independent international engineering and project management consultancy leading the way in sustainable development and innovation.

Royal HaskoningDHV is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions. Together, we are embarking on a journey where each and every one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences. We recognise that embracing diversity unlocks innovation and creativity and fosters collaboration. We want our employees to reflect the diversity of our communities and the customers we serve.

About Our Industry & Renewables Business:

Our industry and renewables business blend the skills of two operational groups, environmental consultancy and engineering design. We provide expert and specialist consultancy services within the built environment with target sectors including logistics, manufacturing, mission critical facilities, offshore wind and ports. We pride ourselves on adoption of a data driven design approach enabling us to automate the boring and engineer the awesome.

Role Context:

We require a Principal Electrical Building Services Engineer to join our dynamic team with innovative design in all we do. We implement digital ways of working to further automate our designs. You'll deliver and manage consultancy services to our current clients. This is a stimulating opportunity to work within a vibrant and experienced team, where you will have early responsibility and the chance to work with a prestigious group of clients.

Job Role:

  • Manage and deliver the electrical work packages in multiple concurrent projects, either in the UK or internationally

  • Identify the scope, design and management objectives and deliver project documentation, ensuring the quality and flow of information required for contractors, vendors and regulatory authorities

  • Plan, organise, manage and where appropriate create work packages to include technical specifications, reports, calculations and drawings/models appropriate to the relevant level of detail

  • Experience in development concepts and designs of the following in compliance with current wiring regulations and BS/EN standards.

  • Assist the project manager in the preparation / review of project costs, risk assessments and progress monitoring

  • Develop and maintain vendor relationships ensuring continuous technical professional development; Review contractor pre-qualifications and prepared tender evaluation summaries for tender reviews.

  • Evaluate proposals and recommendations to the client regarding vendor selection

  • Represent RHDHV in liaising with clients to achieve client satisfaction, attending factory acceptance tests, site testing and undertaking commissioning supervision activities

  • Communicate status of projects to internal directors and external stakeholders (clients) on an ad-hoc and formal basis

  • Comply with company's standards, procedures and Quality Management System.

  • Share knowledge and expertise, support and develop junior engineers

  • Lead tenders and bids and support Business Development by developing own client network

  • Lead a team of engineers and provide mentorship


  • This role might be right for you if:

  • You have excellent communication skills

  • You are dependable, pro-active and self-motivated

  • Have a broad electrical engineering knowledge

  • You have good interpersonal skills

  • You are flexible and adaptive / innovative

  • You are pro-active in implementation of data driven design

  • You have a BEng (Hons) or MEng in Building Services / Electrical Engineering.

  • You have at least 10 - 15 years relevant working experience in electrical design.

  • You have good knowledge of standard practices in the design and construction of mission critical facilities.

  • You have a good understanding of the sector specific daily (operational) business of our clients.

  • You are entrepreneurial, result oriented, proactive individual with a positive flexible and problem solving attitude.

  • You have the ability to perform best in a multidisciplinary team often with international colleagues;

  • You have good project management skills

  • You have knowledge and practical experience of specialist electrical design and modelling software including NBS Create


  • What we can offer you:

    Ambitious. Exciting. Lively. Collaborative. Dynamic. That's how our colleagues describe our company. Want to contribute to enhancing society with your expertise? Be part of an open network where you're connected with the brightest and smartest people and technologies? Join us!

    You can look forward to growing your career in a dynamic workplace with development opportunities and support on your career path. We have flexible working models to ensure a balance of family and working life

    Location:
    The role will be based in Birmingham. As our clients are international, flexibility towards global travel is expected. The applicant should be in possession of a full UK driver's license.

  • You have excellent communication skills

  • You are dependable, pro-active and self-motivated

  • Have a broad electrical engineering knowledge

  • You have good interpersonal skills

  • You are flexible and adaptive / innovative

  • You are pro-active in implementation of data driven design

  • You have a BEng (Hons) or MEng in Building Services / Electrical Engineering.

  • You have at least 10 - 15 years relevant working experience in electrical design.

  • You have good knowledge of standard practices in the design and construction of mission critical facilities.

  • You have a good understanding of the sector specific daily (operational) business of our clients.

  • You are entrepreneurial, result oriented, proactive individual with a positive flexible and problem solving attitude.

  • You have the ability to perform best in a multidisciplinary team often with international colleagues;

  • You have good project management skills

  • You have knowledge and practical experience of specialist electrical design and modelling software including NBS Create


  • What we can offer you:

    Ambitious. Exciting. Lively. Collaborative. Dynamic. That's how our colleagues describe our company. Want to contribute to enhancing society with your expertise? Be part of an open network where you're connected with the brightest and smartest people and technologies? Join us!

    You can look forward to growing your career in a dynamic workplace with development opportunities and support on your career path. We have flexible working models to ensure a balance of family and working life

    Location:
    The role will be based in Birmingham. As our clients are international, flexibility towards global travel is expected. The applicant should be in possession of a full UK driver's license.

    Are you looking for your next career step? Do you have a true passion to guide team members into delivering that enables the business to achieve its growth ambitions? This role will provide you the opportunity to drive our business agenda!

    About Royal HaskoningDHV:

    Royal HaskoningDHV has been connecting people for 140 years. Together, through our expertise and passion, we have helped contribute to a better society and improved people's lives with work underpinned by our sustainable values and goals. We are an independent international engineering and project management consultancy leading the way in sustainable development and innovation.

    Royal HaskoningDHV is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions. Together, we are embarking on a journey where each and every one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences. We recognise that embracing diversity unlocks innovation and creativity and fosters collaboration. We want our employees to reflect the diversity of our communities and the customers we serve.

    About Our Industry & Renewables Business:

    Our industry and renewables business blend the skills of two operational groups, environmental consultancy and engineering design. We provide expert and specialist consultancy services within the built environment with target sectors including logistics, manufacturing, mission critical facilities, offshore wind and ports. We pride ourselves on adoption of a data driven design approach enabling us to automate the boring and engineer the awesome.