Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Our Client is an industrial engineering company which manufactures, installs and connects heating and cooling assets to energy systems across the built environment.

With over 30 years of experience working for blue chip customers, they are market leaders in energy transformation within heating and cooling, using cutting edge natural refrigerants. With in-house R&D, Construction Services and Manufacturing all based here in the UK, the company is proud to support the new green economy whilst creating jobs and promoting career opportunities.

With an ambitious business plan in place to double turnover to GBP100m by 2027, there has never been a better time to join. The NetZero agenda, combined with the design, manufacture and installation of market leading technology, offers enormous growth potential that will provide many exciting career paths for new and existing staff.

Want to play your part in helping to fight climate change? An opportunity to join a forward thinking team leading the decarbonisation of heat and cooling has arisen.

As a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, the role is a key appointment within the mechanical and electrical building services consultancy design team. The role requires a senior level Engineer to help lead the HVAC engineering activities, providing detailed design engineering as well as working closely with the sales/estimating team to provide concept designs, estimates and budgets to a variety of projects. Reporting directly to the Design Manager, this role is suited to an Engineer with extensive experience of low temperature hot water heating design and can accurately design both new heating networks and integrate new plant into existing systems.

A key part of the role is the ability to lead and assist other members of the design team. In addition to main design duties this role enjoys a close working relationship with live engineering projects and installations. The appointed candidate will need to support the site operations team and be able to make informed decisions on all mechanical matters. The role will suit somebody who enjoys working in a fast–paced environment, working with multiple disciplines, new technologies and new concepts, from stage 2 right through to project handover stage 6.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Review enquiries with the Projects Team and agree feasibility to full concept designs for all mechanical systems.
• Survey sites to assess existing building services systems and provide concepts and comment on client requirements.
• Provide concept designs and costings and assist in tender preparation including specification writing.
• Development of initial feasibility designs to full detailed design on successful projects taking the lead of the mechanical and electrical design team as required.
• Calculate HVAC loads, electrical consumption, flow rates, pipe sizes etc.
• Have a solid understanding of controls to be able to liaise with the controls engineers to agree a control philosophy and assist creation of descriptions of operation.
• Responsible for leading mechanical and electrical designs to agreed project budgets and ensuring all team members take financial responsibility in design.
• Assist in the preparation of equipment schedules, equipment selections, and supplier quotations as requested.
• Ensure comprehensive design and specification packages are handed over to the Projects Team.
• Attend project meetings internally and with clients as required.
• Assist in the resolution of problems and issues on site as they occur.
• Prepare documentation for the Operation and Maintenance manual, obtaining copies of warranties, certificates and as-fitted drawings as necessary.
• Support the customer post installation and answer queries.
• Post Project Evaluation of Key Lessons Learnt.
• Attend scoping and design meetings, and other meetings as required, to provide project and enquiry updates.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Experience using industry standard software packages such as AutoCAD, Hevacomp and IES etc.
• A solid understanding in mechanical engineering and building services as a whole.
• Professionally qualified within Building Services, Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Strong technical experience essential.
• Full driving licence is essential.