Senior Mechanical Design Lead - Building Services (Hybrid)

Keyman Personnel; Tyseley; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Job summary

Keyman Personnel supports an established building-services consultancy recruiting a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer in Birmingham. The role is hands-on and involves ownership of projects, client liaison and mentoring junior engineers.

You will design heating, cooling, ventilation and building-services systems, produce calculations and contribute to design-team meetings. Hybrid working and permanent contract are offered.

Qualifications

• Degree, HNC or HND in Mechanical Engineering or Building Services
• 4–6 years+ mechanical building-services design experience
• Consultancy background with responsibility for coordinated mechanical design projects
• Hands-on experience with calculations, schematics, layouts, specifications and design reviews
• Strong Revit and/or AutoCAD capability
• Knowledge of UK Building Regulations, CIBSE guidance and relevant standards
• Experience leading projects or mechanical work packages
• Confidence dealing directly with clients and multidisciplinary design teams
• Experience mentoring junior engineers
• Interest in low-carbon, renewable, BREEAM and net-zero design
• Strong communication, organisation and project-delivery skills

Responsibilities

• Lead selected mechanical building-services projects and packages.
• Take projects from initial brief and concept through detailed design, tender and delivery support.
• Produce and review mechanical calculations, schematics, layouts, specifications and technical reports.
• Design heating, cooling, ventilation and associated building-services systems.
• Coordinate mechanical designs with electrical, public health, architectural, structural, fire and sustainability disciplines.
• Attend client and design-team meetings and provide technical input.
• Review technical output and support junior engineers and technicians.
• Help maintain strong technical standards across project delivery.
• Build trusted relationships with clients and support repeat business.
• Incorporate sustainability, low-carbon design and compliance into engineering decisions.

Skills

Mechanical design

Project leadership

Mentoring

Client liaison

Education

Bachelor's or equivalent in Mechanical/Building Services

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Job description

Keyman Personnel supports an established building-services consultancy recruiting a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer in Birmingham. The role is hands-on and involves ownership of projects, client liaison and mentoring junior engineers.

You will design heating, cooling, ventilation and building-services systems, produce calculations and contribute to design-team meetings. Hybrid working and permanent contract are offered.