Principal/Senior Electrical Engineer

About us…

Ingleton Wood is a value-led, people focussed practice providing clients with inspirational and practical design solutions; we exist to improve the communities in which we all live and work.

Originally established in 1935, we are a dynamic multi-disciplinary property and construction consultancy, providing a wide range of services across many industry sectors, including commercial, education, defence, residential and more.

We develop long term relationships with clients, adding value at every stage of development. We are one of a few medium-sized consultancies offering integrated design and technical expertise. 

We have a nationwide presence with offices located across the UK. We plan to open further sites in the future to develop our national service.

Life At Ingleton Wood…

is busy but great fun, we work hard, and we play hard. There is a huge emphasis on teams and working collaboratively both professionally and socially. 

We bring people together to improve the quality and sustainability of the built environment through our expert knowledge in delivering local solutions for global issues. A sentiment underpinned by our shared vision of solving global challenges one building at a time, and supported through our values;

✅ We are progressive 

✅ We collaborate

✅ We support

✅ We take ownership

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You can expect…

• Opportunities for flexible and remote working – we understand a work life balance helps us all.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days plus bank holidays with long service recognition and festive shutdown.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth in a supportive environment including in-house coaching and mentoring.
• Competitive salaries with regular review and benchmarking to ensure fair pay. We are a real living wage employer.
• Competitive Company Pension Scheme.
• Health cash plan scheme.
• Professional membership support
• Family policies
• Great office team building events and fully expensed seasonal social events.
• Cycle to work Scheme.
• On-site parking facilities (excluding London office)
• Season Ticket Loan (if applicable)
• Death in service benefit.
• Early Finish incentives when the Practice targets are hit.
• Additional leave allocated for volunteering (up to 2 days).

• Health & Mental Wellness Programs.
• Employee Referral Scheme.
• Employee working groups

The role…

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our Nottingham office.

This Electrical Engineering role forms part of our practicewide Building Services Engineering discipline and will require a high level of both design knowledge and project lead experience. The primary focus of this team is MoD and MoJ projects across the UK.

Please Note: Due to the nature of the work undertaken successful applicants will need to have active UK SC Clearance or the ability to gain UK SC clearance. Further information can be found at: National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK

The selected candidate will…

• Work as part of the Building Services team, reporting to and supported by the Associate team lead.
• Ensure all projects are completed to a high technical standard, on time and on budget.
• Assist more junior staff with technical queries as appropriate to your knowledge and experience.
• Carry out fee earning work, including feasibility, design or site stage work where appropriate and particularly where high-level technical expertise is required.
• Meet with clients to establish project brief and budget costs for client consideration.
• Draw up detailed specifications and drawings against client’s briefs.
• Review tenders received and prepare tender reports and recommendations.
• Project manage site works from commencement to completion.
• Monitor site works against specification requirements and agree contractor’s final accounts.
• Carry out inspections of existing installations and submit condition reports.
• Check and prepare information for fee invoicing each month.
• Manage day to day workload of individuals reporting directly to you, ensuring clarification of their roles, motivation of the team and wellbeing of individuals.
• Advise director and partners on any additional resources required, assisting at interview stage.
• Develop the client base of the Practice by being proactive in pursuing marketing opportunities that arise and ensuring repeat business from satisfied clients.

Essential skills, experience, and attributes…

• Degree/Masters degree in Engineering.
• Member of CIBSE, IET or equivalent.
• Chartered Engineer status or approaching.
• Experience of managing junior engineers.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD and Revit and use if design software such as Amtech.
• Familiar with all relevant legislation, codes of practice, CIBSE guides, building regulations and best practice, including sustainability requirements.

We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.

To discover more about life at Ingleton Wood, please visit our website 🌐 https://www.ingletonwood.co.uk/