Senior Mechanical Engineer – Design & De‑Risk for Building Services

MEPJOBS UK; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Dalkia UK, backed by EDF, seeks a senior mechanical design engineer to lead design development across mechanical and public health disciplines. You will work with cross-functional teams to deliver compliant, cost-effective solutions and support bid opportunities.

The role emphasizes de-risking projects, value engineering, and close collaboration with clients, consultants and contractors to optimise performance and margins.

Qualifications

• CEng or IEng (or willingness to achieve within an agreed timeframe).
• Membership of a professional body (CIBSE, IHEEM, IET etc).
• Varied experience across mechanical engineering disciplines with knowledge of key standards and principles.
• Experience in Condition Surveys, dilapidations surveys and building services problem solving.
• Knowledge of AutoCad MEP/Autodesk Revit MEP and calculation software (Hevacomp/IES/Amtech).
• Understanding standards including CIBSE, SHTM/HTM, BSRIA, British Standards.
• MS Office suite and Outlook; CAD / Drawing applications.
• Discretion and confidentiality; planning, organisational skills and time management.

Responsibilities

• Design development of mechanical and public health engineering disciplines.
• Investigations to resolve design issues and develop new techniques to improve competitiveness.
• De-risk design through review of information and site surveys; liaise with installation teams.
• Designing, checking and approving designs for opportunities as required.
• Collaborate with BD and estimating teams to assess new opportunities for design development.
• Apply value-engineering to maximise competitive edge and margin.
• Support Design to Ops Handover processes; assist post-tender design requirements.
• Attend pre-start meetings with Commercial and Operational teams; train and mentor colleagues.

Skills

Planning & coordination

Time management

Attention to detail

Commercial awareness

Confidential information handling

Written communication

Problem solving

Education

CEng or IEng

Membership of professional body (CIBSE, IHEEM, IET etc)

Tools

AutoCAD MEP

Autodesk Revit MEP

Hevacomp/IES/Amtech

CAD / Drawing applications

MS Office & Outlook

Job description

Dalkia UK, backed by EDF, seeks a senior mechanical design engineer to lead design development across mechanical and public health disciplines. You will work with cross-functional teams to deliver compliant, cost-effective solutions and support bid opportunities.

The role emphasizes de-risking projects, value engineering, and close collaboration with clients, consultants and contractors to optimise performance and margins.