Mechanical / Electrical Design Engineer (Fire Protection)

Ernest Gordon Recruitment; Birmingham; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Bonus

Training

Flexible hours

Progression opportunities

Increasing holidays

Job summary

Ernest Gordon Recruitment is seeking a Mechanical / Electrical Design Engineer specializing in fire protection to support data centres and critical facilities. You will join a growing team and contribute to BIM-based design and client liaison.

Role is remote across the UK with occasional office visit to Reading; offers a competitive salary, company bonus, training, progression, and flexible hours as part of a clear development path.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in mechanical or electrical design for data centres or fire protection.
• Experience using BIM tools (Revit) to create specifications.
• Strong communication with clients and project directors.

Responsibilities

• Robust drawing checking and approval procedures.
• Using Revit and BIM Modelling to create specifications.
• Work closely with Project Directors and clients throughout.
• Lead design reviews and meetings.

Skills

Electrical design

Mechanical design

Stakeholder liaison

Tools

Revit

BIM modelling

AutoCAD

Job description

Mechanical / Electrical Design Engineer (Fire Protection)
£50,000 – £60,000 + Hybrid + Company Bonus + Training + Increasing Holidays + Progression + Flexible hours
Birmingham

Are you a Mechanical or Electrical Design Engineer, looking for a new role within the Datacentre or Fire Protection industry, for a company who are rapidly expanding and investing in the business and their team, going from strength-to-strength?

Do you want to be a key member of a highly skilled team of 8 designers, for a company that offers ongoing progression routes and the chance to put your stamp on the department?

This company provides design, maintenance and servicing for fire and security systems across the UK, working with large blue-chip clients in data centres, as well as commercial and government establishments such as hospitals and schools.

In this role, you will work closely with the Project Director to help develop and support the design team. You will be responsible for using BIM Modelling to create specifications on Fire protection designs for data centres.

This role would suit a Design Engineer from Data centres, Fire Protection or a similar mechanical industry that is confident liaising with both clients and directors internally to ensure the smooth running of projects.

The Role:

• Robust drawing checking and approval procedures
• Using Revit and BIM Modelling to create specifications
• Work closely with Project Directors and clients throughout
• Lead design reviews and meetings
• Completely remote with an office visit to Reading once a month

The Person:

• Electrical Design background or similar
• Mechanical Design background or similar

• Willing to Commute to Reading once a month

Reference Number: BBBH27391

Design Engineer, Fire, Security, Engineering Manager, CAD Manager, Drawing Office Manager, Manufacturing Design, Production Engineering, Data Centre, AutoCAD, Revit, Berkshire

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered renumeration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.