Senior HVAC Design Engineer

Blueprint Recruitment Limited; Motherwell; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in Glasgow as a Senior HVAC Design Engineer, where you will shape projects that impact communities. You'll lead HVAC design, ensuring compliance and delivering innovative solutions while collaborating with diverse teams. Enjoy flexible working arrangements and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Smart working flexibility

25 days paid annual leave

Family-friendly policies

Pension

Share incentive plan

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Senior Design Engineer - HVAC on mid-large scale projects.
• Competent in HVAC calculations and 3-D solid modelling.

Responsibilities

• Lead HVAC Design, creating design deliverables.
• Review vendor documentation for compliance with project specifications.
• Prepare design risk assessments and communicate residual risks.

Skills

HVAC calculations

3-D solid modelling

Collaboration

Tools

HEVACOMP

SolidWorks

Job description

Senior HVAC Design Engineer, Glasgow

About the role
Our client's team shapes projects that connect communities and impact daily life for millions. Join the Glasgow team as a Senior Design Engineer (HVAC) and build new futures.

Role Purpose:
Providing ventilation design solutions and ensuring that ventilation design deliverables and procurement of ventilation packages are created and delivered to meet project requirements.
NB. Due to the nature of our projects, we require individuals to hold full work rights within the UK, coupled with being eligible for SC level Security Clearance.

What you'll be doing
Key Accountabilities:
1. Take on the lead role in HVAC Design, creating design deliverables.
2. Lead the ventilation & ductwork engineering discipline.
3. Create mechanical ventilation design deliverables for both low and high integrity ductwork systems.
4. Input to process, heat exchanger, treatment plant, and prime mover specifications and design.
5. Review and check vendor documentation for mechanical compliance with project specifications.
6. Ensure design risks are considered and prepare design risk assessments. Communicate residual design risks to others.
7. Provide strong technical support and identify innovative and robust solutions.
8. Develop and maintain relationships with relevant technical consultants and suppliers.
9. Maintain personal expertise and knowledge to ensure that the business stream is at the forefront of the industry.

Key Skillset Required:
- Proven experience working on mid-large scale construction and mechanical engineering projects in a 'Senior Design Engineer - HVAC' capacity.
- Solid experience with HVAC calculations, modelling/drawings.
- Ideally experience with HEVACOMP / Open Buildings Designer, or similar (StabiCAD, MagiCAD, FineHVAC).
- Detailed knowledge of codes of practice and other regulatory material.
- Competent in the use of 3-D solid modelling software such as SolidWorks/Inventor.
- Ability to perform calculations related to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, and fluid flow through such systems.
- Focus on collaboration and building relationships with other engineers and project teams to deliver cost-effective and acceptable engineering solutions.
- Experience in broad industries such as petrochemical, power generation, and nuclear.
- Knowledge of PPMOF (Pre-Assembly, Pre-Fabrication Modularisation, and Offsite) construction.

Why join?
Contributing to work that makes life better for millions is rewarding. Our benefits include:
- Smart working with flexibility such as staggered start/finish times and up to 40% remote work where roles permit.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro-rata) plus statutory holidays.
- Family-friendly policies including 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave.
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes, and more.