Principal / Lead Electrical Building Services Engineer

Principal / Lead Electrical Building Services Engineer

Overview

This is a forward-thinking building services consultancy with a strong reputation for delivering well-coordinated, innovative, and practical design solutions. With a multi-disciplinary team spanning electrical, mechanical, hydraulics, and fire protection, the business is known for its collaborative culture and ability to deliver highly resolved, people-focused outcomes.

Projects are broad and of scale typically in the $20-$200m range and include commercial, retail, office, industrial, apartment and civic projects. With a tight-knit, flat structured team, along with solid technical experience you must be a team player with passion, energy and drive to deliver exceptional project outcomes.

The Role

As the Principal or Lead Electrical Building Services Design Engineer, you will provide technical input and leadership across a range of sectors from project conception through to completion. You’ll be a trusted advisor to clients, ensuring designs are commercially sound, coordinated across all disciplines, and aligned to project objectives. You’ll also mentor junior engineers, support knowledge sharing, and contribute to the ongoing development of the team.

Other duties include defining commercial and project risks associated to your discipline’s documentation on projects; drive the coordination process on projects, including early stages in 2D; develop and maintain technical resources and keep up to date with codes and standards.

Skills and experience required

• A tertiary Electrical Engineering or Building Services qualification.
• At least 8 years experience in building services design consulting.
• Strong client and project stakeholder engagement skills.
• Prior experience with the NZ building code.
• CPEng registration or approaching.
• Ability to mentor and develop junior engineers.
• Excellent oral and written communication and influencing skills
• Experience working across the full project life cycle including construction monitoring and contractor supervision
• Having an understanding of project commercials (Fee’s vs time spent) and guiding project workflow accordingly.

What’s in it for you

How to Apply

If you’re ready to step into a principal or leadership role to make a lasting impact in building services, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now with your CV and we’ll be in touch to discuss the opportunity further if you meet the above criteria.

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