Senior Electrical Design Engineer

J&B Hopkins

  • Fareham, Hampshire
  • £52,000-60,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
Role DetailsSalary: £52,000- £60,000 depending on experienceHours: Full time. Monday to Friday. We offer a flexible working pattern between the hours of 7am to 7pm.In a NutshellAt Hopkins, our purpose is to always deliver high levels of customer service and industry knowledge. Our vision is to self-deliver our sustainable projects from design through the installation period and then to maintain the buildings, ensuring they operate to the original design principles. To achieve both, we have built a team of dedicated, innovative and creative people, who never settle for "just average".As we continue to grow our network and expand our team across the south of the UK, with hubs already in Hampshire, East Sussex and Thames Valley, we are looking to further our reach and continue to deliver great service and innovative projects to our growing client base.Day to dayThis role provides a great opportunity for an experienced Electrical Design Engineer to lead the design lifecycle of a variety of exciting and innovative projects for our growing client base.You will be a part of a team that helps design and consult on multiple projects across our business. Whether the project involves residential care villages, hotels or ground breaking client projects, you will be involved throughout the process.This will often include the following activities.
  • Ensuring that projects provide well-engineered, innovative and cost-effective solutions for the client
  • Ensure that your projects comply with relevant specifications and technical requirements
  • Provide technical support to both customers and colleagues. Whilst also willing to support and coach junior members of the team.
  • To work closely with internal and external stakeholders to devise technically astute and commercially viable applications for products
  • Visit clients or attend sites, as necessary, to expedite projects and to maintain key relationships
  • Responsible for assisting in all aspects of design from site surveys of existing assets, optioneering, feasibility studies, detailed design and tender pricing
  • Project managing third party designs and providing design assistance to installation and commissioning teams
  • Liaising with clients and subcontractors
  • Produce design specifications and interface specifications based on customer requirements
  • Provide robust and sustainable conceptual and detail designs to satisfy the customer’s requirements
  • Prepare design support documentation, conducting design calculations and maintaining concise engineering records
About youWe are looking for a diverse range of applicants who have a real passion for design and enjoy working as a part of a project team.For the right candidate to succeed in this role we have identified a few key skills and career experiences that are important to have in order to hit the ground running. These include
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbally and through digital platforms
  • A degree or HNC/HND in a relevant construction or design field would be beneficial but not essential
  • Background in building services with a Electrical bias is essential
  • Experience in building services design working for contractors or consultants in a wide range of sectors
  • Experience in developing designs from RIBA stage 2 through to construction
  • Knowledge of current CDM and Building Regulations
  • Competent in MS office
  • Self-motivated and the ability to work with minimum supervision
  • Positive/can do attitude
  • The ability to provide sound and innovative solutions to Electrical problems
  • Previous knowledge of Amtec Pro-Design, Relux, and Dialux would be beneficial but not essential
If this sounds like you, and you would like to be on this exciting journey, we would love to hear from you!Be yourselfOur clients come from all walks of life and so do our colleagues. That's why we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. At Hopkins, we believe everyone is capable of achieving great things - no matter your age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs. We celebrate difference and everything that makes our colleagues unique.
To make your journey with us accessible and individual to you, we encourage you to let us know if you'd like a little extra help with your application, or if you have any individual requirements at any stage along your recruitment journey. We are here to support you, so please reach out to our team.Since 1978, Hopkins has been a business built on family values that has grown from strength to strength.Currently, we have over 200 people working across the business. Some of whom have been with us since the beginning!Our ethos is to promote from within our own team whenever we can. So, developing our people is vital to our success.From Early Careers to Director level, we are always looking to find great people to join our team.

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