Mechanical Design Engineer

Warwickshire County Council; Radford Semele; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Warwickshire County Council in Warwickshire is seeking an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer to join our Property Services/Engineering Services team. You will coordinate and deliver mechanical building services projects through our supply chain, working with M&E engineers and surveyors on revenue and capital schemes across a varied portfolio.

You will manage contractors on site, prepare works specifications, and track workloads to deliver projects on time and within budgets, contributing to

Qualifications

• Appropriate HNC/equivalent.
• Experience in Mechanical Building Services Design.
• Good communication and customer liaison skills.
• A successful track record in project management.
• Experience in on-site contractor management.
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplined team.
• Ability to produce works specifications for quotations and manage workloads to deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver works through our supply chain to high standards.
• Work with M&E engineers and building surveyors on a wide range of projects.
• Manage contractors on site and ensure projects stay on time and within budgets.
• Prepare works specifications to obtain quotations and manage existing workloads.

Skills

Mechanical Building Services Design

Communication & liaison

Project management

Contractor management on site

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Works specifications for quotations

Workload and budget delivery

Education

HNC/equivalent

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and professional Mechanical Design Engineer who is seeking a new challenge to join our Property Services team. As part of a wider team including M&E engineers and building surveyors, the postholder will coordinate and deliver works through our supply chain, ensuring high standards and conformity to specification throughout. You will be working within the County of Warwickshire for a range of customers. The buildings that we maintain are varied and include offices, accommodation, education sites, fire and rescue stations, libraries, heritage and cultural sites. Within the Engineering Services team you will be working as part of a professional team of engineers and surveyors responsible for a wide range of revenue and capital projects for clients both within and external to the Council. The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public. We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible. We don't want to keep you waiting so we will be starting the initial shortlist and assessment process while the job advert is running. Please check your emails or applicant account via our jobs portal for any updates on your application

• Appropriate HNC/equivalent
• Experience in Mechanical Building Services Design
• Good communication and customer liaison skills
• A successful track record in project management
• A successful record of management of contractors on site
• The ability to work within a multi-disciplined team.
• The ability to produce works specifications to obtain quotation on a competitive basis
• The proven ability to successfully manage your own workloads and deliver works on time and within budgets.
• Working for Warwickshire - This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them! At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire's economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best., Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practiceand our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage - Warwickshire Pension Fund' The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivupbenefits and discounts platform.