Industrial Refrigeration Systems Designer (Ammonia/NH3)

Cloud Online Recruitment; Dartford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26days annual leave

Defined pension contribution plan

Life Assurance

Continued professional development

Long service awards

Salary Extras

Job summary

J&E Hall International is seeking an experienced refrigeration design engineer to design industrial refrigeration systems with a focus on natural refrigerants, especially ammonia. You will deliver cost-effective, long-lasting solutions that meet customers’ demanding requirements.

The role covers thermal design, equipment selection, and diagrams, working with cross-disciplinary teams to provide best-in-market results on projects up to £5m.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years in the Industrial Refrigeration industry.
• Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering is required.
• Thermodynamics allied to Industrial Refrigeration systems.
• Refrigeration systems, controls and equipment knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Select and produce thermal designs of vapour compression refrigeration plants conforming to statutory regulations, customer's specifications and J & E Hall standards.
• Calculate refrigeration heat loads and pipework pressure losses.
• Select heat exchangers, refrigerant controls, compressors, pumps and system components.
• Check and approve refrigeration piping and instrument diagrams, plant arrangement drawings and control systems.
• Work with electrical and electronic design engineers to produce least cost system design solutions meeting the customer's requirements.
• Preparation of thermal design calculations using standard computer programmes and from first principles.
• Preparation of system design notes giving details of pipeline sizes, valve sizes, controls, etc. for purchase of materials and production of flow and P & I drawings by others.
• Check and approve supplier’s drawings and technical offers to ensure the equipment meets the design requirements.
• Check and approve in house General arrangement and Piping & Instrumentation drawings produced for a contract.
• Provide technical assistance to commissioning engineers and to assist in the production of technical publications.
• Provide expert advice and assistance to sales and project engineers.
• Maintain an up to date knowledge of developments and trends with respect to system designs and new refrigerants.
• Attend meetings with customers at the enquiry stage and post order to promote the company's products and system designs.
• Attend site to carry out trials on refrigeration plant, preparing reports and surveys as required.
• Provide guidance and recommendations required to meet new and existing EC legislation and directives.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Education

Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Job description

J&E Hall International is seeking an experienced refrigeration design engineer to design industrial refrigeration systems with a focus on natural refrigerants, especially ammonia. You will deliver cost-effective, long-lasting solutions that meet customers’ demanding requirements.

The role covers thermal design, equipment selection, and diagrams, working with cross-disciplinary teams to provide best-in-market results on projects up to £5m.