Intermediate Electrical Engineer

Civic is a team of system thinkers in the built environment, creating positive impact for people, places and the planet.We want our work to have a positive impact on the environment — helping people to live healthier, happier lives while respecting natural limits. We build without destroying, explore without exploiting, and seek to reuse rather than just consume. Above all, we listen, learn, and aim to create a lasting legacy.Thriving together, today we have a team of over 200 members working across the UK, all united by our creative belief, bringing art and science together to solve problems. Our award-winning practice has studios in Manchester, London, Leeds, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dublin.RequirementsAs an Intermediate/Design Engineer, you will take an active role in the delivery of a variety of building projects across the UK, across a range of sectors including residential, education, commercial development, leisure, net zero/low carbon and regeneration. You will have the opportunity to work alongside industry experts with a variety of engineering and consultancy skills to provide integrated coordinated designs with high profile private and public-sector clients and collaborators within an award winning practice.Day-to-day task and expectations· Provide engineering discipline design, analysis, calculation and drawing input · Undertaking engineering design and analysis while being supervised by others, including power distribution, lighting, fire alarm, and communication systems, ensuring compliance with industry standards· Identifying problems and opportunities, assessing and resolving problems using qualitative and quantitative measures, while being supervised by others· Conduct feasibility studies, cost estimates, and risk assessments for proposed designs· Collaborate with project stakeholders, including architects, structural engineers, and contractors, to integrate mechanical systems seamlessly· Input into the production of high quality written reports on a range of projects· Preparation, presentation and self-checking of technical data, drawings and tenders, under the supervision of others and taking part in reviews by others of your work· Use of industry standard analysis and calculation software· Being part of internal reviews · Self-checking and checking others’ work · Ensure compliance with applicable codes and regulations, such as IEEE, NEC, IEC, and local building codes.· Compliance with the duties of Designer under the CDM Regulations 2015· Compliance with the practice QMS, including self-checking· Communicate clearly and openly internally and externally with peers and clients· Manage your own project timelines, budgets, and resources effectivelyThis is an opportunity to join a growing Building Services MEP team and contribute to the delivery of well-coordinated, sustainable and technically robust projects. We are looking for someone who is proactive, organised and keen to develop their electrical engineering capability within a collaborative engineering environment.Is this you?You’ll be an experienced electrical engineer with a good understanding of Building Services MEP and a keen eye for technical detail. Collaborative, proactive and organised, you’ll enjoy working closely with engineers and wider design teams to produce accurate, coordinated and well-presented designs and models.With a helpful and positive approach, you’ll thrive within an innovative practice that is committed to sustainable design and making a positive impact on the built environment.Our commitment to DEICivic is made up of brilliant people. Each of us is unique, whether in terms of our background, personal characteristics, experience, skills or motivations. And we value our people for the differences they bring to the table. These differences - this diversity - is powerful.Nurturing an inclusive culture helps each of us to benefit from a wider range of these different perspectives, experiences and skills. We believe that this creates a happier, more productive working environment for us all.We encourage applications from individuals who bring diverse perspectives and are passionate about contributing to an equitable and respectful work environment.Benefits💰A fair and competitive salary, taking into consideration market rates and your experience level🫶Flexibility. Our core hours are between 10:30am-4:30pm, with an early Friday finish!⚖️Hybrid working. Most of our full-time employees come into the studio 3 days a week🌴Generous holidays! 26 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time employees). An extra day when you reach 3 years’ service, and another at 5 years!🌞Holiday options. Buy or sell a week of holiday each year, or create a sabbatical pot by banking a week’s holiday for 3 years to take a month off on year 4!👪 Enhanced Family Leave. Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and neonatal care leave pay, plus 2 days paid dependency leave and 1 weeks paid carers leave🌱Wellbeing support. Mental health first aider support, mindfulness sessions and access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)🩹Health benefits. Life Assurance, Health Care Cash Plan, Gym discounts and free Eye tests🤒Sick Pay. 4 weeks enhanced sick leave, plus 2 mental wellness days⭐DEI network. An established Equity, Diversity and Inclusion network with regular team activities, plus 2 days of paid volunteering leave each year to support causes close to your heart💡 Professional Development. Paid professional memberships, 2 days paid study leave (+ extra for exams), Chartership Preparation Courses, Chartership completion bonus, in-house ‘Civic Academy’ training, Management Development Programmes and a Mentorship programme for all employees💷Financial benefits. Access to our HMRC friendly Workplace Nursery scheme, plus enrolment to our workplace pension scheme🚆Sustainable travel. Season Ticket Loans & National Rail Cards, plus two salary sacrifice cycle to work schemes and cycling facilities at all our studios (showers, bike racks etc).

Civic is a team of system thinkers in the built environment, creating positive impact for people, places and the planet.

We want our work to have a positive impact on the environment — helping people to live healthier, happier lives while respecting natural limits. We build without destroying, explore without exploiting, and seek to reuse rather than just consume. Above all, we listen, learn, and aim to create a lasting legacy.

Thriving together, today we have a team of over 200 members working across the UK, all united by our creative belief, bringing art and science together to solve problems. Our award-winning practice has studios in Manchester, London, Leeds, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dublin.

Requirements

As an Intermediate/Design Engineer, you will take an active role in the delivery of a variety of building projects across the UK, across a range of sectors including residential, education, commercial development, leisure, net zero/low carbon and regeneration. You will have the opportunity to work alongside industry experts with a variety of engineering and consultancy skills to provide integrated coordinated designs with high profile private and public-sector clients and collaborators within an award winning practice.

Day-to-day task and expectations

· Provide engineering discipline design, analysis, calculation and drawing input

· Undertaking engineering design and analysis while being supervised by others, including power distribution, lighting, fire alarm, and communication systems, ensuring compliance with industry standards

· Identifying problems and opportunities, assessing and resolving problems using qualitative and quantitative measures, while being supervised by others

· Conduct feasibility studies, cost estimates, and risk assessments for proposed designs

· Collaborate with project stakeholders, including architects, structural engineers, and contractors, to integrate mechanical systems seamlessly

· Input into the production of high quality written reports on a range of projects

· Preparation, presentation and self-checking of technical data, drawings and tenders, under the supervision of others and taking part in reviews by others of your work

· Use of industry standard analysis and calculation software

· Being part of internal reviews

· Self-checking and checking others’ work

· Ensure compliance with applicable codes and regulations, such as IEEE, NEC, IEC, and local building codes.

· Compliance with the duties of Designer under the CDM Regulations 2015

· Compliance with the practice QMS, including self-checking

· Communicate clearly and openly internally and externally with peers and clients

· Manage your own project timelines, budgets, and resources effectively

This is an opportunity to join a growing Building Services MEP team and contribute to the delivery of well-coordinated, sustainable and technically robust projects. We are looking for someone who is proactive, organised and keen to develop their electrical engineering capability within a collaborative engineering environment.

Is this you?

You’ll be an experienced electrical engineer with a good understanding of Building Services MEP and a keen eye for technical detail. Collaborative, proactive and organised, you’ll enjoy working closely with engineers and wider design teams to produce accurate, coordinated and well-presented designs and models.

With a helpful and positive approach, you’ll thrive within an innovative practice that is committed to sustainable design and making a positive impact on the built environment.

Our commitment to DEI

Civic is made up of brilliant people. Each of us is unique, whether in terms of our background, personal characteristics, experience, skills or motivations. And we value our people for the differences they bring to the table. These differences - this diversity - is powerful.

Nurturing an inclusive culture helps each of us to benefit from a wider range of these different perspectives, experiences and skills. We believe that this creates a happier, more productive working environment for us all.

We encourage applications from individuals who bring diverse perspectives and are passionate about contributing to an equitable and respectful work environment.

Benefits

💰A fair and competitive salary, taking into consideration market rates and your experience level

🫶Flexibility. Our core hours are between 10:30am-4:30pm, with an early Friday finish!

⚖️Hybrid working. Most of our full-time employees come into the studio 3 days a week

🌴Generous holidays! 26 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time employees). An extra day when you reach 3 years’ service, and another at 5 years!

🌞Holiday options. Buy or sell a week of holiday each year, or create a sabbatical pot by banking a week’s holiday for 3 years to take a month off on year 4!

👪 Enhanced Family Leave. Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and neonatal care leave pay, plus 2 days paid dependency leave and 1 weeks paid carers leave

🌱Wellbeing support. Mental health first aider support, mindfulness sessions and access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

🩹Health benefits. Life Assurance, Health Care Cash Plan, Gym discounts and free Eye tests

🤒Sick Pay. 4 weeks enhanced sick leave, plus 2 mental wellness days

⭐DEI network. An established Equity, Diversity and Inclusion network with regular team activities, plus 2 days of paid volunteering leave each year to support causes close to your heart

💡 Professional Development. Paid professional memberships, 2 days paid study leave (+ extra for exams), Chartership Preparation Courses, Chartership completion bonus, in-house ‘Civic Academy’ training, Management Development Programmes and a Mentorship programme for all employees

💷Financial benefits. Access to our HMRC friendly Workplace Nursery scheme, plus enrolment to our workplace pension scheme

🚆Sustainable travel. Season Ticket Loans & National Rail Cards, plus two salary sacrifice cycle to work schemes and cycling facilities at all our studios (showers, bike racks etc).

Given the climate and societal change we must respond to and recognising that the environment functions as a single system, we’ve carefully curated a team centred around built environment engineering, alongside transport, heritage, archaeology, sustainability, and place-based consultancy.We are passionate about our responsibility to leave a positive legacy through our work, for neighbourhoods now and the next generation. This is reflected in the vision we have set ourselves of having a positive impact on the environment and enabling people to lead healthier and happier lives.We are proud to be a values-led business. Our values are:Collaborative - We understand the importance of being open to discussions, sharing ideas and finding better ways of working.Ingenious - We are lateral thinkers, innovators and problem solvers; we have a strong track record in unlocking hidden value on projects. We confront risk rather than seeking to simply avoid it.Passionate - We are passionate about engineering and the positive contribution it can have in improving people’s lives. Through the projects that we deliver we help to create a lasting legacy.Curious - We are always listening, learning and asking questions in the pursuit of better designs and solutions.Helpful - We are responsive and bring positive action and insight to the challenges faced by our clients and their communities. We go the extra mile to deliver excellence in our service at every stage.

Given the climate and societal change we must respond to and recognising that the environment functions as a single system, we’ve carefully curated a team centred around built environment engineering, alongside transport, heritage, archaeology, sustainability, and place-based consultancy.

We are passionate about our responsibility to leave a positive legacy through our work, for neighbourhoods now and the next generation. This is reflected in the vision we have set ourselves of having a positive impact on the environment and enabling people to lead healthier and happier lives.

We are proud to be a values-led business. Our values are:

Collaborative - We understand the importance of being open to discussions, sharing ideas and finding better ways of working.

Ingenious - We are lateral thinkers, innovators and problem solvers; we have a strong track record in unlocking hidden value on projects. We confront risk rather than seeking to simply avoid it.

Passionate - We are passionate about engineering and the positive contribution it can have in improving people’s lives. Through the projects that we deliver we help to create a lasting legacy.

Curious - We are always listening, learning and asking questions in the pursuit of better designs and solutions.

Helpful - We are responsive and bring positive action and insight to the challenges faced by our clients and their communities. We go the extra mile to deliver excellence in our service at every stage.