Junior Design Engineer

Trapeze Recruitment Services Ltd; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-run building services contractor in Sittingbourne is looking for a Junior Design Engineer. You'll assist in designing and drafting mechanical and electrical services while gaining hands-on experience in industry standards. Ideal candidates should have knowledge of AutoCAD and Revit, alongside strong communication skills. This is a full-time office-based position, working Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.

Qualifications

• Experience in mechanical or electrical design/installations is advantageous.
• Good knowledge of AutoCAD and Revit is preferable.
• Strong communication and instruction-following skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in design, drafting, and checking of mechanical and electrical services.
• Conduct calculations and technical documentation preparation.
• Support project teams and coordinate technical submissions.

Skills

Mechanical design knowledge

Electrical design knowledge

Experience with AutoCAD

Experience with Revit

Excellent communication skills

Computer literacy

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Summary for Junior Design Engineer

Our client is a well‑established and growing family‑run business and building services contractor, delivering high‑quality mechanical and electrical engineering solutions across various sectors. Based in Sittingbourne, they pride themselves on professionalism, technical excellence, and strong team culture.

You will assist in the design, drafting, checking and coordination of mechanical and electrical building services. This is an office‑based role, working Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm.

Job Summary of Junior Design Engineer

• Preparing/checking drawings and making amendments to drawings where applicable
• Conducting calculations
• Preparing technical documentation under the guidance of the design team
• Supporting project teams in developing efficient, cost‑effective, and code‑compliant M&E designs.
• Attending client meetings
• Take offs
• Producing technical submissions
• Technical coordination with consultants, site team/subcontractors

This is an exciting development opportunity where you will be learning industry standards and tools (AutoCAD, Revit, etc.) with the view of growing into a fully independent design engineer.

The working hours are Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm with no hybrid working.

Skills and responsibilities of the Junior Design Engineer

• Experience within mechanical or electrical design/installations advantageous
• AutoCAD/Revit advantageous
• Excellent communication skills
• Computer literate (Outlook, Publisher, Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc)
• Ability to follow instruction

Only suitable candidates will be directly contacted about this position, and we will not store or process the data of candidates in any way unless consent has been obtained.