Technical Director - Electrical

At WSP you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

Your Team

35 engineers across Mechanical, Electrical, and Public Health specialisms. Team split across Brighton, Southampton, Heathrow, Basingstoke and Guildford; flexibility to work at any site. Projects include Gatwick and Heathrow Airports, Royal Berkshire Hospital and other public and private sector sites. Reporting to the Director for Electrical Engineering. Supported by graduate, assistant, senior and principal engineers, BIM and Sustainability specialists.

A Little More About Your Role…

General Requirement

• Technical Director - Electrical grade with proven track record delivering projects.
• Joint leadership within MEP team providing design and technical advice as a WSP project manager on various projects.
• Supervise completion of detailed designs and work of others.
• Lead overall feasibility study and production of detailed/performance specification.
• Act as client’s key point of contact, responsible for overall project delivery and internal KPI’s.
• Work under clear direction of client and interpret needs in whole to meet delivery requirements.

Business Development

• Provide excellent client care and develop additional business opportunities.
• Assist in developing client relationships to promote new commissions.
• Promote WSP’s capabilities and expertise in the region.

Management

• Direct others in production of detailed and performance specification subject to review.
• Develop and line manage junior staff.
• Brief project team, ensure contracts/letters of intent are in place before work starts.
• Maintain project overview, team workload and resource requirements; collaborate with team leaders.
• Hold regular team meetings on resourcing, staff issues, H&S, quality, training, development and other relevant issues.

What We Will Be Looking For You To Demonstrate

• Must obtain UK Security Check (SC).
• Experience working on MEP Building services projects with aviation background.

Electrical Design Skills

• Low voltage distribution systems
• Cable calculations via ElectricalOM or Amtech /by hand
• Lighting calculations (software & by hand)
• Energy lighting
• Small power
• Fire Detection & Alarm
• Intruder detection
• Access control & security systems
• Disabled call systems
• Data cabling and outlets
• Lightning protection

Qualifications

• BEng/BSc/MEng in applicable engineering discipline.
• CIBSE / IET / Engineering Council Chartership.
• RevitMEP training applied to the discipline.

Equal Opportunity

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender … . As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.