Mechanical Design Engineer

JOBS247 INC LTD; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Job summary

JOBS247 INC LTD is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to design smoke control, ventilation and performance louvre systems for a range of building types. You will develop cost-effective, regulation-compliant solutions within agreed timescales and support through commissioning and handover.

You will read and interpret drawings, provide technical advice to internal teams and clients, and manage RFIs while designing ducts and performing CFD analyses as required.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret architectural, mechanical, electrical and construction drawings.
• Experience working within the construction industry.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical solutions at all levels.
• Ability to manage workload and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Design smoke control, ventilation and performance louvre systems for a variety of building types.
• Provide technical advice to internal teams and external customers by phone and email.
• Ensure designs align with current drawings, specifications, employer’s requirements and scope.
• Managing technical queries via the RFI process.
• Design ductwork systems including fan selection and pressure drop calculations.
• Preparing proposals and undertake CFD analysis where required.

Skills

Read drawings

Communication skills

Workload management

Tools

CFD analysis

Job description

Mechanical Design Engineer focuses on design smoke control, ventilation and performance louvre systems for a variety of building types.

What the role involves

• Design smoke control, ventilation and performance louvre systems for a variety of building types.
• Provide technical advice to internal teams and external customers by phone and email.
• Ensure designs align with current drawings, specifications, employer’s requirements and scope.
• Managing technical queries via the RFI process.
• Design ductwork systems including fan selection and pressure drop calculations.
• Preparing proposals and undertakeputational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis where required.

Skills and requirements

• Ability to read and interpret architectural, mechanical, electrical and construction drawings.
• Experience working within the construction industry.
• Strongmunication skills, with the ability to explain technical solutions at all levels.
• Ability to manage workload and meet deadlines.

Confirmed role details

• 25 days annual leave plus statutory bank holidays.

Candidate fit

• Technical judgement, safe working habits, careful diagnostics, and practical problem-solving.

Additional role context

• Hays are representing a well‑established specialist engineering organisation to recruit a Design Engineer to join their growing design team.
• As a Mechanical Design Engineer, you will be responsible for developing cost‑effective, regulationpliant engineering solutions within agreed timescales.
• Design through tomissioning and handover.

Known job details

• Pay: £45,000