Mechanical Engineer

Ridge and Partners LLP; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A Built Environment Consultancy in Cardiff is looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer. You will work within a design team on various projects, ensuring compliance with client requirements and legislative standards. Ideal candidates will have a background in Building Services, experience with Revit, and strong communication skills. Ridge offers exceptional training and career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience in designing solutions from conception through to completion.
• Ability to conduct site surveys and capture relevant data.
• Attention to detail in reviewing construction design details.

Responsibilities

• Deliver reports, specifications, and detailed design solutions.
• Undertake design calculations to support compliance with client requirements.
• Liaise with structural engineers, architects, surveyors, and contractors.

Skills

Revit software experience

Design calculations

Good oral and written communication

IES modelling

Education

Building Services degree or higher educational qualification (HNC/HND)

Tools

CAD software

BIM

Job description

Our diverse projects will provide the opportunity to evolve your engineering skills working across the full spectrum of RIBA deliverable stages for new and refurbished facilities. The team structure ensures quality mentoring and coaching, synchronised to your development as you grow your knowledge and working experience. Our projects cover all sectors of the construction industry creating great insight to cross pollination of ideas and solutions allowing you to re-think standards and deliver quality engineered responses. The team's continued success has created opportunities to expand, with an exciting opportunity for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our experienced and talented Engineering Team.

Role and Responsibilities

• Work as part of a design team delivering reports, specifications, performance and detailed design solutions
• Use specialist computer-aided design (CAD) and BIM (Revit) software and other resources to design the compliant systems solutions
• Undertake design calculations to support and demonstrate compliance with client requirements aligned to the proposed solution
• Undertake site survey and capture data relevant to the appointment e.g. initial survey, on‑going site inspections, defect recording and witness
• Review construction design details and make comments
• Liaise closely with other professionals, including structural engineers, architects, surveyors, and contractors of in‑house and external project teams
• Attend a range of project group and technical meetings
• Ensure that the design and maintenance of building systems meets legislative and health and safety requirements
• Advise 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
• Experience of design solutions from conception through to completion including calculations, drawings, specifications, etc. aligned to RIBA stages and BSRIA BG6
• Qualification with a Building Services degree or higher educational qualification (HNC/HND)
• Revit software experience is essential
• IES modelling would be an advantageous skill
• Good oral and written communication
• Ridge operates a CIBSE accredited mentor scheme for registration to the Engineer Council to obtain CEng

About Ridge

Ridge is a Built Environment Consultancy. We provide our clients with access to a wide range of integrated expertise and professional disciplines to help them transform the quality and sustainability of the built environment. Our people make what we do possible, helping us lead the way with quality, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit. That's why we challenge them to be the best they can be and offer exceptional training and career development opportunities at all levels.