Public Health Engineer

HDR, Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Public Health Design Engineer to design and deliver public health systems across diverse sectors, including data centers and healthcare. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, ensuring technical excellence while managing projects from concept through to completion.

Ideal candidates should possess a degree-level education, at least 3 years of consultancy experience, and proficiency in CAD software like Revit and AutoCAD. HDR promotes a culture of inclusion and commitment to equity in employment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' industry experience working for a design consultancy.
• Competency in design software relevant to public health engineering projects.
• Ability to establish rapport and maintain good working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Design public health systems across various sectors.
• Produce calculations, specifications, reports, and technical drawings.
• Coordinate designs with multidisciplinary teams.
• Support project delivery from feasibility through detailed design.

Skills

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Collaborative team work

Positive attitude

Project management under pressure

Education

Degree level educational qualifications

Tools

Bluebeam

Revit

AutoCAD

MS Word

Excel

Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world? Each and every role throughout our organisation makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. We believe building engineering is more than systems and structures, it’s about powering progress and enabling innovation. As part of HDR’s Building Engineering Services Group, you’ll help design the critical infrastructure that supports the digital age and shapes the spaces where people work, connect, and thrive. From high-performance data centres driving the future of AI to dynamic commercial environments, your work will directly support technological advancement, sustainability, and human experience. We bring together mechanical, electrical, structural, and civil engineering experts to solve complex design challenges with precision, creativity, and collaboration. Whether you're optimizing energy efficiency, integrating resilient systems, or engineering the backbone of next‑generation facilities, your contributions will help define the future of the built environment. This isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to lead innovation, engineer impact, and build a legacy of excellence.

About the Role

As a Public Health Design Engineer, you will play a key role in the design and delivery of public health systems across a variety of sectors including data centres, commercial, healthcare, education, mixed‑use, and complex infrastructure projects. Working alongside multidisciplinary design teams, you will develop efficient, compliant, and future‑focused solutions from concept through to detailed design and construction support.

About You

We are looking for someone who is a personable self‑starter with the ability to project a positive ‘can do’ professional attitude at all times, maintaining good working relationships. Someone who enjoys working collaboratively across disciplines, being able to establish excellent working rapport within the team, business and with clients, with the ability to work under pressure, handle a varied workload and keep to tight deadlines whilst maintaining the highest level of technical excellence.

Responsibilities

• Design public health systems.
• Produce calculations, specifications, reports and technical drawings.
• Coordinate designs with multidisciplinary teams including mechanical, electrical and structural engineers.
• Liaise with the design team to produce coordinated designs that are technically compliant, to a consistent quality and standard. Provide positive contribution to design/project meetings. Maintain regular in‑house design reviews and checks.
• Support project delivery from feasibility through detailed design and construction stages.
• Engage with clients, contractors and stakeholders to deliver successful project outcomes.
• Contribute to innovative and sustainable engineering approaches aligned with industry best practice.

Required Qualifications

• Educational qualifications to a degree level or equivalent are desired.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Minimum 3 years’ industry experience working for a design consultancy.
• Organise and direct the production of CAD/Revit drawings and correspond effectively with opposite numbers with other consultants.
• Competency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook & PowerPoint.
• Experience using Bluebeam, Revit and AutoCAD.
• Able to project a positive and professional attitude at all times.
• Familiarity with design software relevant to public health engineering projects.
• Able to establish rapport and good working relationships within the project team and clients.

Supporting graduate team members and sharing technical knowledge where appropriate.

Company Commitment

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.

Location

United Kingdom, England, London

Schedule

Full‑time

Employee Status

Regular

BusinessClass: Building Public‑Health‑Plumbing