Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Bouygues Construction United Kingdom; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to lead innovative projects in data centers and critical environments. This role involves managing design processes, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards, and delivering high-quality designs on time and within budget. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in mechanical engineering, experience in project management, and the ability to mentor junior engineers. Join a company that values diversity, fosters growth, and offers competitive salaries along with generous benefits. Be part of a team that is committed to excellence and innovation in engineering.

Benefits

Competitive basic salary

Generous company benefits

Inclusive workplace culture

Employee networks and programs

Qualifications

• Recognised qualification in mechanical/building services engineering required.
• Experience in designing mechanical services for critical environments is essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver designs in compliance with health and safety requirements.
• Manage mechanical designers and lead project design meetings.

Skills

Mechanical Design Engineering

Project Management

Leadership

Sustainability Compliance

Mathematical Modelling

Education

BEng in Mechanical Engineering

MEng in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CFD Software

FEA Software

Job description

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Bouygues Energies & Services is recruiting for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to deliver technical services at bid, design, installation and commissioning phases. The role will be focused on the management of design and technical support services to data centers and other mission critical projects.

The Role

• Delivery of designs in line with health and safety requirements.
• Full accountability for the design of mechanical services for data center and other mission critical projects.
• Management of mechanical designers including review and approval of designs.
• Lead co-ordination of construction, mechanical and electrical design at all stages of the project lifecycle, including input from clients, internal / external designers, suppliers, subcontractors and commissioning agents.
• Lead regular design meetings with project team and provide effective communication and change management.
• Provide support to the technical strategy at bid and pre-construction phase.
• Provide engineering support to site teams, providing specialist design input to proactively resolve problems and support installation works to programme requirements.
• Provide engineering support to maintain technical audit trail through design, procurement, installation and commissioning stages.
• Successful project delivery with high quality design deliverables completed on time and on budget.
• Maintain audit trail to demonstrate design review process and design acceptance by internal and external stakeholders.
• Accepted as the design lead within the project teams.
• Effectively resolve installation and commissioning challenges.

The Person

Essential Criteria

• Recognised qualification in mechanical / building services engineering. i.e. BEng / MEng or significant demonstrable experience.
• Experience of designing mechanical services in line with appropriate standards, guidance and client’s requirements.
• Ability to agree practical and realistic programme for delivery of design to the requirements of internal and external stakeholders and project demands.
• Ability to mentor and provide leadership to engineers and designers of all levels.
• Experience of undertaking and leading the design of mechanical services, particularly for data centers and other critical environment projects.
• Experience of undertaking design at all stages of project lifecycle - pre-construction, design and construction stage.
• Experience in undertaking and managing specialist design and engineering services - Sustainability & compliance (BREEAM, environmental permitting - heat, fume and noise emissions, Part L), mathematical modelling (CFD, FEA, etc) and services supports design.

Why Energies & Services

Bouygues Energies & Services is part of the Bouygues Group - a global brand employing over 130,000 people in 80 countries within the construction, engineering, civil works, energy services, telecommunications and media sectors.

Bouygues Energies & Services specialise in the execution of technically challenging, time sensitive projects in critical environments: cleanrooms, laboratories, industrial plants, and data centers. With over 50 years of experience, we offer our clients seamless consulting and engineering solutions through an in-house design, build, operate and maintain delivery model.

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the most technically innovative and challenging projects. With a strong corporate culture, our values reflect how we operate with Respect, Excellence, Courage, Integrity and Passion. We offer competitive basic salaries with generous company benefits.

Be Yourself!

At Bouygues Energies & Services, we are committed to delivering an inclusive environment where our people feel valued, respected, and supported. We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and ambitious environment. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do; should you join Bouygues Energies & Services, you will find a welcoming and open workplace where you're supported and encouraged to be your true self at work. Our commitment to diversity goes beyond words with a range of employee networks and programs, including Women's Network, RISE (BAME), LGBTQI+, Working Parents, YPN (Young Professionals Network), and our Disability Network.

Join us in building a workplace where everyone can thrive and contribute their best.

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. This role is not eligible for relocation assistance. Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements.

The Bouygues Energies & Services Resourcing Team supports this job advert. Agency involvement is not required. All related inquiries must come to the resourcing team, not directly to Bouygues Energies & Services Managers.