Electrical Engineer

Job description

We are looking for an Electrical Engineer to join our St Albans office.

You will help AECOM’s Building & Places discipline by supporting multiple projects and teams with direct design and delivery activities. You will be experienced in the delivery of all phases of a project from inception to completion, but specifically design focused. You will do this by using your experience of seeing conceptual designs through to completion. Your duties will be split between technical outputs, co-ordinating and quality control as outlined below.

Drafting, modelling & reporting:

• Assist with maintaining, enhancing and applying both design and technical knowledge ensuring production of high quality drawings and Revit models.Assist with the preparation of electrical design calculations, drawings, specifications, and tender documents.
• Electrical design of lighting, LV supply and small power distribution, earthing and lightning protection, fire and voice alarm systems, telecommunication services, low current and extra low voltage services, automatic controls, BMS as well as other related electrical utility systems as assigned.
• Participate in the design progress and coordination meetings.
• Assist with the preparation of specifications, schedules, drawings and any other contract documents developed through the RIBA work stages.
• Assist with the preparation outline scheme report / technical content of the design information.

Coordinate and communicate:

• Coordination with other discipline engineers as applicable for the continuity of the design process
• Attend progress, design team and coordination meetings where required.
• Attend site inspection meetings.
• Obtain the necessary information both internally and externally from Architects, Quantity Surveyors and Design Consultants for the design to proceed.
• Liaise with clients, professional organizations, contractors, suppliers, sub-contractors and other design.

Quality Assurance:

• Ensuring adherence to Corporate Standards.
• Ensuring that all activities are performed in a safe manner and comply with AECOM’s H&S requirements.
• Ensuring the relevant QA procedures are followed.
• Maintain, develop and retain the highest appropriate standard of technical skill.
• Commit to continual professional development and learning on relevant technological, business and human relationship matters

Minimum requirements:

• Relevant experience in design and delivery of projects within the consulting industry (preferable).Ideally you will have an understanding in the design of electrical systems on a variety of building projects, i.e. retail, mixed-use developments, hospitality, healthcare, offices and industrial.
• Experience of seeing a number of design stages from conceptual designs through to completion.
• Commit to continual professional development and learning on relevant technological, business and human relationship matters
• Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English, able to inspire, influence and negotiate.
• Able to engage, question and act on own initiative and operate in a pro-active way.
• Excellent report writing skills.

Preferred qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or related subject
• Engineering accreditation (IEng or equivalent) would be advantageous
• Technical experience required:
• Amtech Pro Design – Electrical Design SoftwareDialux and/or Dialux Evo – Lighting Design Software RevitAutoCAD
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel & PowerPoint)