Associate Electrical Engineer

Company: Ashbys Consulting
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Location: Essex
Job Description:

Overview

Associate Electrical Engineer to lead a small MEP design team within a Chelmsford-based consultancy. You will guide projects across feasibility, construction and post-occupancy, delivering expert electrical designs for education, commercial and healthcare sectors. The role combines technical leadership with client relationship management and a degree of business acumen to run the department with minimal supervision. This is a chance to shape delivery for high-profile clients within a respected firm and advance through mentoring and fee bid activity.

Responsibilities

  • Manage a team of 4 MEP Design engineers
  • Provide expert advice and designs to clients on live projects
  • Maintain client relationships in a front-facing role
  • Apply business acumen to manage the department with minimal supervision
  • Lead projects, prepare fee bids, mentor engineers and oversee from feasibility to post-occupancy

Key requirements

  • At least 8 years experience in MEP Design and Sustainability within a consultancy
  • Experience on education and commercial sector projects
  • Experience producing bids and tenders for work
  • Management of a small team of engineers
  • leadership
  • client-facing communication
  • mentoring
  • Electrical Building Services design
  • MEP design
  • sustainability in consultancy

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Posted: October 3rd, 2026