Richard Federer

Director (Building Services Design)

Richard joined Human Capital Solutions in 2010 and possesses over 16 years’ experience recruiting MEP Building Services Design Engineers and Sustainability Consultants into the Built Environment. His clients include global multi-disciplinary engineering consultancies, global property developers, specialist building services and sustainability consultancies and design and build contractors. 

 
 
 

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hot jobs Electrical Director

£85000 - £100000 per annum Profit share Equity

Electrical Director - Hertfordshire - £85 to £100K Profit share Equity

Due to succession planning, I'm looking for an Electrical Director for an M&E design consultancy based in Hertfordshire.

Working alongside the Founding Director, you'll be the Lead Electrical Engineer on projects, and manage and mentor the wider team of electrical engineers.

Typically partnering with architects you'll design buildings that are simple to utilise, intelligent controls, renewables, PV's and BMS. You'll review the electrical designs for distribution, lighting, small power, fire alarms, smart metering, as well as standby power generation on the larger projects.

Rather than getting stuck on only one or two large projects a year, here you'll get involved in around 20 projects a year including museums, offices, schools, theatres, artist studios, universities, churches and mixed-use developments.

For a detailed breakdown of the salary and benefits, please contact me directly on zero seven five nine five, zero seven one, three zero three.

Intermediate Electrical Design Engineer

£38000 - £50000 per annum 26 days leave 5% pension full autonomy

Intermediate Electrical Design Engineer - £38 to £50K 26 days leave 5% pension, full autonomy.

If you've ever considered setting up on your own due to the autonomy it provides, however are concerned about job security, this could be the solution.

Established over 25 years ago, this independently owned, building surveying, project management and construction consultancy set up a new MEP offering in 2023. They operate from three offices across the UK and have a secured pipeline of interesting and varied projects across London and the Southeast of England.

After a very profitable first year of offering MEP Design and Surveying Services, they are now looking for an additional Electrical Engineer for their office near Moorgate.

So, you'll benefit from the energy, buzz, and excitement of a start-up environment, whilst enjoying the security of a monthly salary, full employee benefits package and mentoring and ongoing support from a Chartered M&E Director.

In addition to Electrical Design, you'll also develop new skills in client advisory services such as, Pre-Acquisition Surveys, TDD (Technical Due Diligence), Condition Surveys, PPM (Planned Preventative Maintenance) and Dilapidation Surveys.

You'll have full autonomy and control over your projects and use your own initiative and experience to drive projects forward. However, you will have direct access to the Electrical Director who will always be happy to provide support, guidance, and input when you need it.

Requirements

  • Degree qualified and at least three years' experience working for a building services, multi-disciplinary engineering, or property consultancy.
  • Previous experience seeing projects through to completion.
  • Digitally savvy, familiar with a range of building services software such as Revit, Trible MEP (Amtech) and either Dialux or Relux.

Benefits

  • Salary up to £50K, matched pension to 5% 26 days annual leave ( 8 bank holidays)
  • Hybrid working policy, option of working from home two to three days a week.
  • Discretionary annual bonus.
  • 5 hour working week with flexible start and finishing times.
  • Ongoing CPD and full support to become CEng (if not already a CEng)

Intermediate Electrical Engineer

£33000 - £40000 per annum Package Progression

Intermediate Electrical Engineer - Belfast - to £40K Package Progression

Are you looking to join a CIBSE award-winning consultancy?

This Building Services Consultancy are looking for an Intermediate Electrical Engineer for their Belfast office and can offer you job security, interesting projects and quick career progression.

Working closely with the Director, the Electrical Associate and Senior Engineers, you will be fully supported by an experienced and knowledgeable team, meaning you will be able to continue to develop your skills as an Electrical Engineer.

As an Intermediate Electrical Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work on projects within sectors ranging from Commercial, Public Sector, Healthcare, Education and Judicial/Defence. Their projects are based in Ireland and London, so you will have the opportunity of collaborating with the London office from time to time, giving you exposure to a varied range of projects to work on.

You will play a key role in their building services design team, contributing to design strategy, conceptual design, and the practical implementation of electrical installations in major building projects.

As a 'Good employer' this consultancy will support your career development and continually invest in their employees to aid them in progressing to Senior Engineers and beyond. In fact, 50% of their partners joined the business as Graduate/Junior engineers so they are proven to practice what they preach.

What you'll need

  • A degree or HND qualification in Building Services or Electrical Engineering
  • At least three years' experience in a similar role.

Intermediate Electrical Design Engineer

£38000 - £45000 per annum Package

Intermediate Electrical Design Engineer - To £45K Package

Help redefine the future of construction and the built environment.

Due to growth, we are looking for an Intermediate Electrical Design engineer to join a leading building services consultancy and help deliver innovative, low carbon projects across the built environment.

As an Electrical Design Engineer, you'll work alongside Chartered Engineers and leverage cutting-edge technologies to solve complex challenges relating to the design, installation, and maintenance of electrical building services.

You'll join a company that fosters creativity, diversity, and inclusion, where your ideas are valued and encouraged. Your contributions to the team will be recognised, rewarded, and celebrated across the practice and have a clear path to Senior Engineer.

You'll also benefit from, a dedicated mentor and a structured personalised training and development program. This will ensure you are fully supported across every stage of your career and become a well-rounded, Chartered Engineer as soon as possible.

As an Electrical Design Engineer, you could be involved in the design of iconic skyscrapers in London, state of the art hospitals, hotels, commercial offices, and major mixed-use developments that have a lasting impact on communities worldwide.

You'll also benefit from a great work-life balance, flexible working arrangements, 26 days leave, 4% pension, payment of professional memberships and a hybrid policy of three days a week in the office. And you'll have direct and easy access to a team of over 100 M&E Design Engineers ranging from Apprentices to Partners, ultimately ensuring you always have someone to help you or bounce ideas off.

hot jobs Senior Electrical Design Engineer

£48000 - £65000 per annum bonus package progression purpose.

Senior Electrical Design Engineer - To £65K bonus package progression purpose.

I have a unique opportunity for an experienced Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join an international, MEP Design and Sustainability Consultancy based in London.

Established over a decade ago, they are widely regarded as a leader in ESD / Green Building Design and launched a new London office in 2024, which has been a phenomenal success so far.

Working with (i.e. not just working for) their Electrical Director, you'll be responsible for leading meetings, leading projects, and also assisting with fee bids and resource planning. You will be fully supported in the role, but not micromanaged. You'll see projects through from feasibility, design, all the way through to construction and post occupancy.

This role will appeal to a Senior Electrical Engineer who enjoys autonomy and wants to have a huge influence over the future direction and success of the Electrical team.

As you develop your own network and contacts (realistically over the next 6 - 12 months) you'll develop your own reputation and relationships with architects, contractors, managing agents and end users.

You'll be rewarded with a basic salary up to £65K, an annual bonus of up to 10%, 25 days annual leave a hybrid working policy.

Essential Requirements
· 5 years' experience as an Electrical (Building Services) design engineer.
· Previous experience working for a consultancy (ie Building Services, or multi-disciplinary)
· Must be able to work in the UK without the need to be sponsored.
· Willing to work from the office three days a week (Central London)

Senior Electrical Engineer

£55000 - £60000 per annum 3-day weekend every fortnight

Senior Electrical Engineer - To £60K 8% Pension 3-day weekend every fortnight

This Building Services Consultancy does things a little differently. Established over a decade ago by two entrepreneurial Directors, they have championed employee attraction and progression and pioneered the use of Passivhaus principals into large projects.

They offer an 8% pension, always promote from within and have structured Training & Development Program that mirrors the CIBSE scheme. They provide a 9-day fortnight, which means that you'll get to enjoy a 3-day weekend and enjoy having every other Friday off without any loss in pay.

Reporting to a supportive, Chartered Electrical Associate you'll be responsible for leading a range of projects such as science and research facilities, listed buildings such as castles and museums, schools, universities, hotels, and major decarbonisation schemes.

With a team of 28 MEP Design Engineers in London, they are large enough to compete against, and win work from the much larger engineering practices, yet they still value every employee and offer a friendly, supportive, and inclusive working environment.

Benefits:

  • 9-day fortnight
  • 8% pension
  • Up to 38 days annual leave (Including Bank Holidays)
  • Assistance to buy an EV (electric vehicle) via a salary sacrifice scheme.
  • Interest free Season Ticket Loan or Ride to work scheme.
  • Ongoing CPD and Payment of Professional Membership Fees.
  • Private healthcare scheme and 4 x Life Assurance
  • Flexible working hours
  • Hybrid working policy, with a suggestion of two to three days a week from the office.

Requirements

  • Degree qualified and ideally a member of a professional institution such as CIBSE.
  • Currently working as a Electrical Engineer or Senior Electrical Engineer.
  • Previous experience working within a Building Services consultancy or a multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy.
  • Able to work in the UK, without the need to be sponsored.

hot jobs Electrical Associate

£68000 - £75000 per annum Package 35 days leave

Electrical Associate - London, New York, or Stockholm?

With live projects in London, Stockholm, and New York, this is a great opportunity for an Electrical Associate to join a stable, vibrant, and friendly MEP Design and Sustainability consultancy.

Led by three Directors (1 x Mechanical, 1 x Electrical and 1 x Sustainability) they have created a positive and inclusive company culture, where everyone can just be themselves and reach their full potential.

Benefits

  • Salary up to £75K
  • Up to 35 days paid leave (plus bank holidays).
  • 37.5 hour week with flexible working hours, option of a 4.5 day week or a 9 day fortnight.
  • A hybrid policy of two days a week in the office.
  • Payment of professional memberships.
  • Private Healthcare
  • Matched pension up to 5%.
  • Opportunity of working from abroad for up to two weeks at a time.
  • Involvement in both UK and international projects.
  • Full autonomy over the day to day running of the Electrical Team.

You'll enjoy working on innovative and technically challenging projects, from feasibility all the way through to construction. Projects include new build developments, refurbishments or upgrades and major regeneration schemes across the commercial, leisure, education, and residential sectors.

Their office environment is a studio full of architects, engineers, sustainability engineers, graphic designers, coders, and other creative professionals. This ensures you'll continue to develop your awareness of other disciplines as you interact and collaborate with other specialists in an interdisciplinary manner.

This is an excellent opportunity for an Electrical Associate (or perhaps a solid Principal Electrical Engineer) to join a vibrant, friendly, and down to earth team MEP Engineers and Sustainability Engineers.

For more information please either call me or text me on zero seven five nine five, zero seven one, three zero three.

Electrical Design Engineer

£42000 - £45000 per annum Package

Electrical Design Engineer - London - To £45K Package

This creative Engineering Consultancy is well-known for their unique approach to the design and delivery of projects. Rather than just adopting a copy and paste approach to design, they see each project as an opportunity to try something new. As a result, they normally win an award for pioneering the use of materials, integrated design or setting a new benchmark in energy efficiency.

Based in one of London's creative hubs, walking distance from Old Street or Liverpool St Stations, their studio offers a unique working environment. Rather than just working in a traditional multi-disciplinary engineering manner, their Civil and Structural Engineers, BIM Technicians, Building Physics Engineers all work in an interdisciplinary manner with the MEP Engineers.

As an Electrical Design Engineer, you'll get involved in a range of interesting, unique and complex projects. Projects can range from £100K - £200M and include both upgrades, refurbishments or extensions, right through to major new building developments. Some of their current projects include museums, sports stadiums, hospitals, schools, commercial offices and super-prime residential developments.

And in addition to continuing to develop your skills and expertise in Electrical Engineering, you will also receive training in Embodied carbon (TM65), whole life cycle assessments and post occupancy evaluations. This will ensure you develop into a very well-rounded Building Services Engineer over the next few years of your career.

Key duties will involve.

  • Attending design team meeting with architects, specialist contractors and end user clients.
  • Undertaking research into emerging or new technologies, materials or modern methods of construction.
  • Develop a brief and agreeing the deliverables with the client.
  • Producing the electrical design on projects for LV power distribution, power systems, Lighting, etc
  • Coordinating with their inhouse Civil and Structural Engineering Engineers.
  • Promoting the use of intelligent building systems, BMS and promoting a low carbon economy.
  • Managing project deliverables.
  • Ensuring projects under your control are completed on time and within the original budget.
  • Flagging up when to raise a variation or additional fee with the client.

Benefits

  • 26 days plus the usual 8 bank holidays.
  • Hybrid working policy of 3 days in the office.
  • 37.5 hour working week, with flexible start times between 8am - 10am.
  • Regular CPD and two performance reviews a year.
  • Structured training program to help you become a CEng.
  • Matched pension up to 5%.
  • Cycle to work scheme or interest free, season ticket loan.
  • Interest free loan to purchase new personal technology.
  • Payment of Professional Memberships.
  • Enhanced maternity and shared parental leave.
  • Annual bonus scheme, linked to the overall profitability of the practice.
  • Social, relaxed and enjoyable working environment.

Qualifications

  • Degree or HND qualified in Electrical Engineering, Building Services or similar.
  • Good understanding of Electrical Design, Power Distribution and Power Systems.
  • 3 years experience in a similar role, i.e working as an Electrical Design Engineer within the building services industry.

Senior Electrical Engineer

£48000 - £60000 per annum Package

Senior Electrical Engineer - London - £48,000 - £60,000 Package

With around 250 engineers located across the UK, this consultancy are large enough to be able to design and deliver a complex project up to £300M in value, yet small enough to ensure that you won't just become a number, and can progress quickly.

· £48K to £60K basic salary package
· Medium sized, national MEP Design and Sustainability Consultancy.
· Great leadership and a great level of staff retention.
· Complex and interesting projects.
· Loads of autonomy.
· Quick career progression.

Established in the UK 50 years ago, this MEP Design and Sustainability Consultancy remains just as passionate about their people, as they are about protecting our planet.

Due to growth, they now have an opportunity for a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join their London office. Reporting to the MEP Director and supported by a Chartered Electrical Associate you'll enjoy working on projects from concept to construction in a fun, friendly and supportive team environment.

As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you'll enjoy the freedom to make your own decisions and take ownership of your own projects, develop your own relationships and have as much autonomy as you like. Rather than just leading elements on projects, here you'll lead the whole project from inception, through feasibility and concept design all the way through to post occupancy.

You'll enjoy a diverse range of projects including master plans, universities (Oxford and Cambridge) Institute of Global Health (Passivhaus) and schools on behalf of the DfE, major office refurbishments, hotels, residential developments and science and research facilities on behalf of pharma firms such as GSK or Pfizer.

You'll enjoy working in a collaborative, friendly and professional working environment, for a company that genuinely cares about the health and well-being of every employee.

You'll have a clear path to Associate and also be encouraged to attend as many of their weekly CPD's as you like as they are all about upskilling and developing their employees.

This is a brilliant opportunity for a Senior Electrical Design Engineer (Building Services) to join a sustainability led, engineering consultancy provides innovative, flexible and low carbon MEP design solutions across the built environment.

Essential requirements


· Client facing, comfortable dealing with clients, architects and contractors.
· Good appreciation of both electrical and mechanical services, able to cover both disciplines at meetings.
· Knowledge of British and European Standards, Building Regulations and approved documents.
· 4 years' experience working as an Electrical design engineer, within the built environment.

Electrical Associate

Up to £85000 per annum Package Purpose

Electrical Associate - To £85K Package Purpose

As an Electrical Associate with at least 10 years' experience in the built environment, you know how to lead projects, can lead a team, and can cultivate relationships with clients.

You've worked on a variety of projects over your career and have seen a number of these through their full project lifecycle.

You're fairly happy in your current role, however, are not 100% sure if your values, goals, and purpose still align, with the future direction that your current employer is heading in.

Here, as an Electrical Associate you'll enjoy working in a truly connected and collaborative team of MEP Design Engineers, Building Physics Engineers, Revit Technicians and Sustainability Engineers, towards a common goal.

Their purpose is to design innovative, low energy buildings that help the people that occupy them and the communities that surround them.

Whether it is helping design a new school in a developing country, retrofitting a museum to become more energy efficient or exploring the use of hydrogen and battery storage technologies on a mixed-use development, you'll enjoy helping people.

You'll mentor and manage a team of five Electrical Engineers and work alongside the founding Partners to continue to drive innovation and best practice across the built environment.

You'll enjoy working in a friendly team, whilst you maintain a healthy work life balance and have a clear path to Partner (either salary Partner or Equity Partner).

If this sounds interesting and you'd like to find out more, please get in touch and we can arrange a confidential chat, at a time that suits you.

Or feel free to call me on zero seven five nine five, zero seven one, three zero three.

hot jobs Electrical Engineer

£40000 - £45000 per annum Package Hybrid working.

Electrical Engineer - Cambridge - £40K-£55K Package Hybrid working

Are you looking to join a consultancy where you can have a real impact in the development and growth of a new office?

This engineering consultancy are looking to grow their newly established office in Cambridge. Joining a current team of four, led by an experienced director, you will play a key role in delivering projects and contributing to the expansion of the office.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about engineering and eager to advance their career as progression to Principal and then Director will be supported as soon as you are ready.

Their commitment to excellence is evident in their projects, they are always thinking outside of the box in order to deliver innovative solutions to their clients.

With a rich history spanning over 120 years, this consultancy has established itself as a prominent building consultancy practice. Their longevity is a testament to their dedication to excellence and client satisfaction.

Large enough to tackle multi-million pound projects, yet small enough to provide a flexible and personalised approach to their clients' needs, you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of government, education, residential, leisure, commercial and prime residential projects.

This consultancy will offer you a hybrid working policy of 4 days a week in the office and support you in your development as an engineer.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in electrical engineering.

If you are looking for a challenge in a company that fosters a culture of innovation, collaboration, and growth, please get in touch.

hot jobs Senior Mechanical Engineer

£48000 - £60000 per annum 35 days paid leave interesting projects

Senior Mechanical Engineer - To £60K 35 days paid leave bank holidays.

This multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy offers up to 35 days paid leave, a hybrid policy of just two days a week in their office, flexible working hours, pension, cycle to work scheme, annual bonus, weekly CPD and a clear path to Principal.

Their MEP team is led by three entrepreneurial Directors who acknowledge that their employees are their greatest assets. Over the past decade, only three engineers have left the practice, and every other employee is still happily employed and progressing their careers.

What's the secret to their success?

  • They pay people well.
  • Offer 35 days paid annual level (bank holidays).
  • They don't micromanage staff, ever.
  • They have a diverse, welcoming, and relaxed, yet professional culture.
  • Their hybrid working policy requests that employees attend their office two (2) days a week.
  • They allow staff to work flexible working hours.
  • They provide weekly training and want everyone to achieve their full potential.
  • They review and increase salaries every year.
  • Their project portfolio is diverse and includes UK and international projects.
  • They genuinely care about the health and well-being of every employee.

Anyway, if you are a Mechanical (Building Services / HVAC ) Design Engineer with at least three years' experience and can work in the UK without the need to be sponsored, please do get in touch.

I appreciate you may not be actively looking for a new role, and probably don't have an up-to-date CV. That's OK, just call or text me and we can go from there.

I'm on Zero seven five nine five, zero seven five, three zero three.