Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Theodore Harrison; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Private healthcare

Pension

Job summary

Theodore Harrison Ltd in Birmingham is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to lead mechanical design for education projects, primarily across the Midlands. You will work within an established team, coordinating surveys and lifecycle costed designs, and influence tender and framework deliveries.

The role emphasizes client engagement, resource planning, and coaching junior engineers, with a salary between £60,000 and £65,000, plus a performance bonus, private healthcare and a pension

Qualifications

• 5+ years of mechanical building services design experience in a consultancy.
• Experience delivering condition surveys and lifecycle costed recommendations.
• Knowledge of CIBSE guidance and relevant design standards.
• Confident in presenting and working directly with clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design and technical delivery on education projects across the Midlands.
• Survey existing buildings and develop designs with costed recommendations.
• Plan resources, contribute to tenders and frameworks, and support junior engineers.
• Identify opportunities for repeat work and new client openings.

Skills

5+ years' mechanical building services

A consultancy background

Condition surveys and lifecycle costs

CIBSE guidance knowledge

Client facing experience

Education

HNC/HND or degree-level engineering qualification

Job description

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

£60,000 - £65,000 | Permanent | Birmingham

Step into a team that's already got momentum

A growing building services consultancy with a strong education focus is looking for a senior mechanical engineer to join its Birmingham team.

You won't be starting from scratch or working in isolation. The business has an established mechanical and electrical team, and its management is based in Birmingham, so you'll have colleagues to learn from and bounce ideas off, and a say in how the team grows.

The role

You’ll lead mechanical design and technical delivery on education projects, mainly across the Midlands. That runs from surveys of existing buildings with the costs attached, through to designs that stand up to CIBSE guidance. You’ll help plan how the work is resourced, bring your experience to tenders and frameworks, support junior engineers, and look for repeat work and new openings with the clients you work with.

What you’ll need

• HNC/HND or degree-level engineering qualification
• 5+ years' mechanical building services design experience
• A consultancy background
• Experience producing condition surveys and lifecycle reports with costed recommendations
• Working knowledge of CIBSE guidance and design standards
• Confidence working directly with clients
• Willingness to complete enhanced safeguarding checks, as standard for education work

Helpful, not essential

• Education or public sector project experience
• Input to bids, tenders or frameworks
• Experience coaching junior engineers

What you’ll get

A salary of £60,000 - £65,000, a performance bonus, private healthcare and pension

We are committed to equal opportunities for all and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

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