Arup
Manchester, United Kingdom
As a Senior Engineer, you will be client facing, lead projects and help to develop and inspire the younger engineers.
Role
As a Senior Electrical Engineer with drive and experience you will be a key part of the Building Services team leadership; managing multi-disciplinary projects while providing technical support and mentoring to the other electrical engineers.
Your role will involve leading in a dynamic, challenging and stimulating environment with a myriad of opportunities to apply your knowledge and expertise to a range of exciting projects.
You will take an active role in pushing forward the skills and abilities of the mechanical team members in the Manchester office, including supervising and training junior engineers. You will lead building projects of various sizes, taking an active role in project leadership and client facing activity. You will be involved in and leading on feasibility, design and site stage activities of major and minor building projects (new and refurbishment).
You will report to the Building Services Management Team and ultimately to the NWY Buildings Practice Leader. This will require you to work closely and establish strong working relationships with other business groups in Manchester and with the buildings teams across the sub-region. You will also be expected to establish strong links with our clients and external contacts. We would like your role to be developed over time into business development, bid submission and client care. Your input to the resource planning of the local Building Services and BIM teams, including sharing resource across the sub-region, will be required.
Regular visits to the Leeds and Sheffield offices to share resource or workload, carrying out design reviews, staff appraisals etc. will be expected.
It is essential that you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as a technical ambassador for Arup, working closely with our clients, the engineering and construction communities. You will be a self-motivated, proactive, realistic and collaborative individual that strives to deliver solutions of the highest quality and exhibits an excellent attention to detail: your actions should inspire confidence in clients, partners and peers alike.
Requirements
Essential Skills and Knowledge
- A demonstrable track record of successful delivery within a electrical services engineering role/environment including:
- Low voltage power design
- Electronic building services system including fire alarm, security, PA etc.
- Lighting design
- Strong track record of leading project teams
- A clear understanding of, or experience within a consultancy environment.
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
- Adaptable, resilient and able to work in multi-disciplinary settings
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Professional, organised, and highly methodical
- Knowledge of relevant design tools, techniques and related methods e.g. IT systems, BIM, thermal/energy analysis, calculations packages, etc.
Qualifications:
- Chartered status through CIBSE, IMechE or other relevant body.
- Degree qualified: likely Masters Engineering Degree or equivalent.
Desirable skills and knowledge:
- Experience of working in a wide variety of sectors.
- Good knowledge of lighting design, daylighting and energy performance of building
- CAD and Revit MEP management skills
- Ability to think outside the specialism and integrate multi-disciplinary requirements into holistic coordinated solutions