Principal Engineer - Controls and Systems Integration

Senior Engineer or Principal Engineer.

Controls and Systems Integration Team.

Anywhere we have an office.

Digital Solutions (DS)

Our wider firm is made up of 1000+ employees, serving disciplines such as mechanical, electrical public health, sustainability, utilities, fire and many other specialist subject matters. Within the Hoare Lea corporate structure, the Digital Consultancy (DC) is a constantly growing specialist group, providing an engineering and design talent pool, surfacing a blend of skills, majoring in the core disciplines of Digital Strategy; Controls and Systems Integration; Audio Visual (AV) and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).

We blend these four skill areas to provide the complete digital approach essential to a cutting-edge intelligent building solution.

Controls and Systems Integration Team

Our team looks to design and specify the controls and systems integration for projects in various sectors. Examples include Landlord / Base Build Building Systems, predominantly Building Management Systems (BMS), metering and integration with other systems (e.g. security, lighting, etc.) that will operate over the ICT-specified Converged Building Network.

This requires the Controls and Systems Integration Team collaborating with the client to translate visions and objectives into tangible design concepts and firm definitions. The team is involved in a wide range of projects from initial advisory and client engagement to the production of design documentation including drawings and specifications. The role will also provide governance for our clients staying involved through construction, testing and commissioning to ensure Contractor deliverables and installations are aligned with the design intent and project requirements.

Our team brings a mix of consulting skills and practical delivery experience, helping clients deliver technology across the lifecycle of projects.

The position can be located in any city where we have an office (ideally London, Reading, Bristol, Cardiff, Manchester, Birmingham, Cambridge or Oxford).

Why Work For Us?

You’ll be joining an innovative team of creative thinkers, challenging the industry norm and creating a better environment for occupants.

You’ll collaborate with the industry’s best, working in the UK’s largest MEP firm and a range of specialist teams.

You’ll be part of progressive and exciting projects, able to experience innovative schemes across all sectors.

You’ll advance your career, your way, thanks to our structured Career Paths framework.

What We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate will have skills in the following areas:

Digital Solutions – Specific Skills:

1. Client facing and clear communication skills.
2. Ability to present technical concepts and respond to clarification questions during client workshops.
3. Ability to coordinate and adapt technical solutions through discussions with clients and designers/specialists from different disciplines. Commercial awareness of capital expenditure and operational expenditure of the technical solutions and able to provide high level advice to client teams for decision making and to advise project cost consultants.
4. A solid building services (electrical and mechanical) engineering background, and specifically control and monitoring principles within the building environment.
5. A solid understanding of design principles of typical building technology systems such as HVAC controls, building management system, lighting controls, energy metering networks, lift head end platforms, access controls and security technologies.
6. A solid understanding of proprietary systems and specialist system protocols associated with the above.
7. Knowledge of IoT smart building technologies and protocols, such as MQTT and LoraWAN.
8. Ability to create integrated data solutions, sketch out physical and data topologies, and understand their relationships.

Standard Consulting Skills:

1. Solid report writing skills, and ability to convey new concepts in visual forms such as flow charts and topologies.
2. Creativity to put together striking presentations for client workshops. Including written and diagrammatic content.
3. Understand the necessity of story telling to present technical solutions and content.
4. Influence, collaborate, and guide junior team members.
5. Ability to self-manage, self-deliver and utilise lower ranked resource to achieve project deadlines. Strong skills to collaborate within the multi-discipline team, companywide and project teams.
6. Good understanding of RIBA stages and how they might transfer to software and creative content such as Controls scope.
7. Hold ability to maintain clear focus on client awarded scope and deliverables, and produce reports, design notes, schedules, schematics, layouts and specifications as required to refine design solutions from RIBA Stages 1/2 to 6/7.

Our benefits

To reward your hard work and commitment we offer both core and flexible benefits, a competitive salary and industry-leading training and development to support you throughout your career.

Core benefits

Private medical scheme

Life Assurance

Income protection

Electric Car salary sacrifice scheme

Travel Allowance (principal)

25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 with length of service

Contributory pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced Paternity, Maternity & Shared Parental Leave

Season Ticket Loans

Professional membership subscription

Flexitime

Flexible benefits

• 9-day fortnight – the firm offers all employees the option to work a 9-day fortnight
• Hybrid Working – activity-based approach
• Employee stock purchase plan – a voluntary program which allows eligible employees to purchase Tetra Tech common stock at a 15% discount
• Holiday buy & sell up to 5 days
• Study Assistance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Sabbatical Leave
• Other flexible benefits include gym and retail discounts, travel & dental insurance and GAYE (Give as you Earn)
• Flexible working - We’re happy to discuss flexible working. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage

How to apply

To apply simply complete a CV profile and submit your application, or for further information please contact aureliacherradi@hoarelea.com

Diversity, equity and inclusion

We are committed to being a place where underrepresented individuals and communities are not just included, but where marginalised knowledge and experience is valued, amplified, and harnessed. So, we strongly encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including women, people of the Global Majority, LGBTQ+ individuals, disabled people, neurodivergent people, and those from all other underrepresented or marginalised groups. To learn more about our approach to diversity, equity and inclusion, see our DEI strategy.

Adjustments and accommodations

If there are adjustments or accommodations that we can put in place to ensure you can participate and give your best at any stage of the recruitment process (whether relating to disability, neurodivergence, or anything else) please let us know.

Flexible working

We are committed to enabling a healthy work-life balance for all employees. So, we welcome applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements to suit their particular needs and lifestyle, including part-time, term-time-only, and remote working.

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