Electrical Engineer

Job Purpose: Electrical Engineer

• The Electrical Engineer will provide technical expertise, design, maintenance oversight, compliance support and oversee electrical works to electrical systems across the organisation's property portfolio.
• The postholder will lead and support the development, design, governance and delivery of safe, compliant, low-carbon and cost-effective M&E solutions across the Council's managed estate, ensuring alignment with the Council's climate commitments, statutory obligations, and best practice engineering standards.
• The role will contribute towards the council's ambitions for the design of electrical systems that are low carbon. The post holder will be involved in modernising the electrical systems to be environmentally friendly and aligned with the London Borough of Barnet low carbon initiatives. The role will also have responsibility for external contractors and partners.

2. Key accountabilities: Electrical Engineer

• To assist, advise, support, design and review electrical engineering solutions for the local authority's managed estate.
• Where the post holder is appropriately qualified and experienced, this may include advice, design, contract administration and support of mechanical engineering in addition to electrical engineering.
• Support and advise the Local Authority on compliance, best practice and statutory compliance of electrical components.
• To work within a multi-disciplinary technical team as the electrical engineer supporting the team, ensuring deadlines are met in line with realistic expectations in delivering electrical design, defect diagnosis reports, full specification of works/schedule of works, feasibility studies, condition surveys, budget costs, Contract
• To carry out design works and feasibility
• To produce, manage and design of CAD Drawings for design
• To lead and act in capacity of contract administrator (where appointed) undertaking regular site inspections and reports.
• To develop and review detailed reports, specifications and
• To review and advise on technical
• To liaise with the client and other team members to ensure deliverables are met and value for money is provided.
• To review contractual progress in line with client objectives and KPI's.
• Attend and be available to be with team members on
• To build and manage positive relationships with all stakeholders including elected Members, Third Sector organisations, public sector partners, tenants, developers, other landowners and client departments.
• To ensure that all duties and responsibilities are performed in accordance with the Council's Policies and Procedures including Financial Regulations, Standing Orders, Personnel Policies and Procedures etc.
• To keep up to date in developments and best practice in Electrical Engineering and construction, management and leadership and public sector
• To undertake any other tasks, duties and responsibilities as directed commensurate with the grade and role of the post.