Graduate Mechanical Engineer Construction

JR United Kingdom; Leicester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An independently owned mechanical and electrical consultancy in Leicester is looking for a Graduate Mechanical Engineer. This role offers the opportunity to learn from experienced engineers while working on varied projects, managing design tasks and contributing to sustainable practices. A competitive holiday entitlement and flexible hours are included.

Benefits

Competitive holiday entitlement

9-day fortnight option

Team events throughout the year

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of CIBSE documentation and British standards is expected.
• Aiming for CIBSE membership in later career is encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Assisting Mechanical Engineers on projects, completing mechanical design tasks.
• Managing personal design workloads and meeting project deadlines.
• Coordinating design efforts with electrical team members.

Skills

IT literate

Basic understanding of building regulations

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Hevacomp

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10.06.2025

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25.07.2025

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The Company

We are working with an independently owned mechanical, electrical and environmental design consultancy with a proven reputation in the design-based services expertise to a wide range of clients across all sectors in the construction industry.

They pride themselves in delivering technical, robust designs in an environmentally sustainable manner.

This is a great opportunity to learn from some of the most talented engineers in the construction industry.

The Opportunity

Report to the Senior Mechanical Engineer or project/business Director, you will collaborate with the Electrical and Mechanical engineers within the Project Team, with technical support from the Senior engineers.

You will be responsible for assisting Mechanical Engineers on a selection of projects, including responsibility for completing mechanical design with assistance and direction from senior engineers, reporting on workloads and agreeing priorities with design lead.

Assisting the project engineers in advising on personnel resourcing/workload, agreeing design goals with project senior, attending weekly team meetings and assisting in seeking ways of improving the efficiency and productivity of your personal design activities.

As a Graduate Mechanical Engineer you will;

• Show the ability to operate on multiple projects with assistance from the Mechanical Project engineers.
• Complete detailed mechanical design with support from other Engineers in their design duties.
• Complete calculations to prove design for domestics, ventilation, heating and cooling systems with support from project engineers.
• Assist with coordinating the design with electrical design members.
• Manage personal design work loads with assistance from project engineer. Dates/targets should be agreed with project engineer and aligned with client target dates to ensure timely issue of information.
• Continually seek to adopt the most UpToDate practices and to be innovative in their application.
• Provide details to the Sustainability Engineers with modelling input data and criteria.

Technical Ability

• You will have a Basic understanding of the current building regulations, CIBSE documentation, British standards, BSRIA documentation and all other general design guides associated with the building services industry. (It is expected that the content of these documents will not be fully understood however the knowledge of what documents cover what elements is expected).
• You will be IT literate, with a working knowledge of office, AutoCAD and Hevacomp.
• You will work towards Member of CIBSE accreditation later in their professional career.

They are a friendly and sociable team and hold many events throughout the year. We offer competitive holiday entitlement as well as operating a 9 day fortnight, which give you the option to work an extra hour a day and have every other Friday off!