Mechanical Design Engineer

Kier Group; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer for its Building Services team in Liverpool or London. The role involves delivering mechanical designs for large, complex construction projects, ensuring compliant, cost-effective solutions from concept through construction, with collaboration across clients, architects and contractors.

The successful candidate will be degree-qualified in Mechanical Building Services or Mechanical Engineering, potentially Chartered or working towards

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Mechanical Building Services Engineering or Mechanical Engineering and member of CIBSE or IET.
• Chartered Engineer or working towards becoming chartered.
• Proven experience and capability in mechanical building services engineering.
• Confident in communicating complex technical concepts into readily understood information for a wider business audience.
• Experienced in the application of quality procedures and document control in engineering design.

Responsibilities

• Providing high quality mechanical designs and specifications that meet client requirements and brief.
• Delivering high level technical advice in mechanical building services engineering.
• Supporting mechanical engineering in project design meetings, establishing solutions and agreeing concepts.
• Ensuring delivery of co-ordinated design solutions through to project completion.
• Collaborating with clients, architects, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure effective communication and coordination.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Teamwork

Adaptability

Education

Mechanical Building Services Engineering degree

Chartered Engineer or working towards

Member of CIBSE or IET

Job description

We're looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer to joinour Building Services team based in Liverpool or London. Kier Design are a highly regarded Tier 1 Contractor, with a 750 plus strong design consultancy team, recognised as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor.

Location: Liverpool or London
Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
Salary: starting from £40,000 per year

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role

This is an excellent opportunity to undertake mechanical designs for large, complex construction projects.

Are you…

• Degree qualified in Mechanical Building Services Engineering or Mechanical Engineering and member of CIBSE or IET
• Chartered Engineer or working towards becoming chartered
• Demonstrating proven experience and capability in mechanical building services engineering
• Confident in communicating complex technical concepts into readily understood information for a wider business audience
• Experienced in the application of quality procedures and document control in engineering design

What will you be responsible for?

As a Mechanical Engineer, you'll be working within the Building Services team, supporting them in delivering mechanical design for large, complex construction projects.

You'll be responsible for ensuring sustainable, compliant, and cost-effective design delivery from concept through to construction, bridging client needs with engineering reality. Working collaboratively with clients, architects, contractors, and stakeholders, you'll lead mechanical design activities, integrate different disciplines, and drive innovation for high-value projects. We're committed to creating a workplace where everyone is empowered to achieve their career goals, and our people are at the heart of everything we do.

Your day to day will include:

• Providing high quality mechanical designs and specifications that meet client requirements and brief
• Delivering high level technical advice in mechanical building services engineering
• Supporting mechanical engineering in project design meetings, establishing solutions and agreeing concepts
• Ensuring delivery of co-ordinated design solutions through to project completion
• Collaborating with clients, architects, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure effective communication and coordination

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

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