Mechanical Design Engineer

Parkinson's UK; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy is looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join their experienced team in Manchester. You will work on diverse projects, ensuring compliance with legislative requirements while minimizing environmental impacts. Candidates should have an accredited degree and experience in similar roles, with excellent communication skills.

Benefits

25 days annual leave with options to buy or carry over

Three volunteering days per year

Medical insurance and discounted gym membership

Flexible hybrid working

Career development pathway

Performance bonus and car allowance

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a similar role.
• Working towards chartered engineer status.
• Ability to communicate complex issues effectively.

Responsibilities

• Deliver detailed design as part of a team.
• Liaise with other professionals including engineers and architects.
• Ensure designs comply with health and safety regulations.

Skills

Communication

Design Automation

Project Management

Education

Accredited Building Services degree

Tools

AutoCAD

REVIT

IES

Hevacomp

Job description

This is a Permanent , Full Time vacancy that will close in 10 days at 23:59 BST .

Your opportunity

Are you a Mechanical Design Engineer looking to take that next step in your career? Do you want to work on exceptionally varied and diverse projects?

As the demand for our expertise continues to grow, we now have an exciting opportunity for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join our significantly experienced and talented Engineering Team based at our Manchester office.

Our client list includes Education, commercial, retail, industrial, leisure and many more. As a Mechanical Engineer at Ridge, you will be exposed to many sectors and many cultures. Building services engineers design, install and maintain the services that are needed to allow the building to do what it's designed to.

What you need to do to be effective in this role

• Working as part of a design team delivering detailed design
• Liaising closely with other professionals, including structural engineers, architects, surveyors, and contractors of in-house and external project teams
• Attending a range of project group and technical meetings
• Ensuring that the design and maintenance of building systems meets legislative and health and safety requirements
• Advising clients and architects on energy use and conservation in a range of buildings and sites, aiming to minimise the environmental impact and reduce the carbon footprint
• Designing site-specific equipment as required
• Overseeing and supervising the installation of building systems and specifying maintenance and operating procedures
• Using specialist computer-aided design (CAD) and BIM (Revit) software and other resources to design the systems required for the project
• Carrying out condition surveys and providing recommendation reports to clients

The skills and experience you need to have for this role

• To be successful in this role you will have an accredited Building Services degree or higher educational qualification and significant experience in a similar role.
• Ideally working towards chartered engineer status with a suitable institution.
• You will need to be an excellent communicator who can articulate complicated issues between our clients and our highly skilled project teams.
• You will also need to show ambition and a willingness to learn whilst demonstrating a high level of diligence and organisational skills.
• Experience within industry standard software such as IES, Hevacomp, AutoCAD, REVIT would be beneficial.

About us

We are Ridge, a Built Environment Consultancy. We help our clients transform the quality and sustainability of the built environment.

Our 1,000+ people bring a vast range of skills, delivering a professional mindset, gritty discipline and a genuine passion to every one of the thousands of projects they undertake each year. They’re the foundation of our success - they drive our vision, embody our values and separate us from the competition.

Come and join us if you’re hungry to be part of an exceptional team - if you put quality first - if you’re motivated by ingenuity and if you’re always aspiring to be the very best.

The benefits package we have put together for you supports every aspect of your life.

Annual
leave

Annual
leave

A healthy holiday allowance that starts at 25 days pa, plus the option to buy, carry over or sell.

Community
spirit

Community
spirit

You can take three volunteering days each year to spend time on causes close to your heart.

Mental
health

Mental Health First Aiders are here to support you, backed up by Unum’s Help@hand app.

Financial benefits

A path to peace of mind: life assurance, pension scheme and income protection.

Physical
wellbeing

Your health is a priority for us too, so we offer medical insurance, private GP access and discounted gym membership.

Flexible
working

Flexible
working

Our flexible approach to hybrid working is there to suit you, your family and your team.

Career development

A pathway at Ridge that’s focused on your professional, personal or educational aspirations.

Extra
benefits

Performance bonus, car allowance and more based on your role - and progression.

We believe that everyone performs their best when they feel like they belong and can be their true selves at work. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we will support you to ensure you have everything you need to be successful and achieve your best in your career at Ridge. If you’d like to discuss accessibility, accommodations or adjustments during your application and selection process, please contact us [e-mail] and we will work with you to ensure you feel included and supported.

A polite note to Recruitment Agencies
We enjoy great relationships with our agency partners within our framework, and fully believe in the value of a blended approach to finding the best talent. However, we are recruiting for this role directly and aren’t seeking support from agency partners at this time – any unsolicited CV introductions won’t be honoured, and we won’t grant candidate ownerships on any introduction that you make for roles that haven’t been briefed and released to you by our Talent Acquisition team.

We are committed to nurturing strong partnerships within our agency framework, but there are occasions where we looking to enlist the help of others. If you would be interested in working with us in the future, please send a message [e-mail] , and we’ll reach out to you should there be an opportunity.