Senior Mechanical Design Engineer – Building Services

Construction
Midlothian
November 21, 2024
£55000 - £55000
Permanent
Urgent

Job Description

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer role, Salary up to £66K

Your new company
Our client is a highend, well established building services consultancy with multiple officesacross the UK. They follow a repeat business model, therefore their focus is onproviding high quality services and developing strong working relationships withtheir clients.

Our client takes prideon being a forward thinking, progressive organisation at the forefront ofnet-zero, sustainability and smart and energy efficient buildings – they areNABERS accredited.

They operate across awide variety of sectors, including Arts & Community, Healthcare, Heritage,Education, Industrial, Leisure & hospitality, Mixed Use, Offices,Residential, Retail, Science & Technology. They also avoid working withcompanies involved in controversial industries, to match their corporate valuesof sustainability and wider company ethos.

This organisationtakes a proactive approach on developing their engineers with a comprehensivecareer development program, with the aim of developing top talent that willwithhold their standard of excellence in every project.

They are seeking anexperienced Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join their robust Edinburghteam. This is a great opportunity to join a well-established organisation thatcan offer you access and support to aid your learning and development, while workingin high end projects. You will be expected to run your own projects, workingthrough the RIBA stages as well as working as part of a larger team. The officehas a relaxed, flexible culture and regular social events take place.

Your new role
You’ll play a key partin the Mechanical Design team and will have the opportunity to lead projectsand mentor junior team members. Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Ensuring an understanding of project briefs.
  • Design and specification of all Mechanical Building Services systems
  • Carry out the production of detailed calculations using industry standard software tools including Hevacomp, IES, HAP, AutoCAD, Revit, Excel, etc.
  • Preparing technical specifications.
  • Collaborate with the BIM team to prepare models and drawings.
  • Representing the organisation at meetings with clients and contractors.
  • Site surveys, inspections and monitor site works.
  • Report and technical note writing.
  • Maintaining complete records and archives to company standards.
  • Adherence to all quality, environmental & governance processes.
  • Managing own workload, updating forward plan of workload regularly and working to time allocations.
  • Managing elements of project delivery and an understanding of budget costings.
  • Reviewing progress, including reporting any anomalies and changes of scope to the project lead.
  • Assist with technical development of junior staff.

    • What you’ll need to succeed

  • Degree qualified, or equivalent qualification, in Building Services Engineering / Mechanical Engineering or related subjects.
  • Chartered Engineer, or working towards CEng with CIBSE or IET.
  • Good level of computer literacy in a range of mechanical digital tools – Hevacomp, IES, HAP, AutoCAD, Revit, etc.
  • Awareness of building physics principles.
  • Experience of working in a design consultancy and/or some experience of working within a contractor design environment is beneficial.
  • Good knowledge of appropriate technical standards.
  • Able to take charge of personal project deliverables, make decisions on developing the discipline design elements, act on own initiative and operate in a pro-active way.
  • Good report writing skills, experience of making presentations to and attending meetings with clients will be useful.
  • Comfortable working within time and cost budgets as agreed at project briefing meetings.

    • What you’ll get in return

  • £55,000 to £65,000 (DOE) – along with regular reviews.
  • Pension scheme
  • Private Healthcare
  • Yearly Bonus
  • Life Assurance
  • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
  • Option to buy extra days of annual leave (or sell)
  • Hybrid/Flexible working
  • Professional Fees – 1 annual membership paid for you

    • What you need to do now
    If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn’tquite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact usfor a confidential discussion on your career.
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