Senior Mechanical Engineer – High Rise

Ramboll Group A/S; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consulting firm in London seeks a Senior/Principal Mechanical Engineer to deliver innovative mechanical designs for high-rise buildings. The ideal candidate will have 6–10 years of experience, a relevant engineering degree, and a sustainable mindset. You will be part of a creative team dedicated to design excellence and client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years of experience in mechanical engineering.
• Chartered Engineer or working towards IEng/CEng status.
• Proven track record in mechanical design for high rise projects.

Responsibilities

• Deliver mechanical design for high-rise and complex projects.
• Oversee design work from concept to detailed design.
• Present designs in a highly visual style.

Skills

Mechanical design

Client-facing communication

Building services knowledge

Sustainable design principles

Digital design tools

Education

Engineering degree (CIBSE/IET/IMechE accredited)

Tools

Parametric design software

Job description

We invite you to bring your expertise and enthusiasm as you contribute to innovative and high–quality design solutions. To succeed in this role, you must be confident facing clients and have excellent working knowledge of building services installations particularly in High Rise Buildings.

Do you want to push the boundaries of your profession and develop your excellence in an open, collaborative and empowering culture? We work to create a sustainable future, and our inspiring projects and innovative solutions aim to set the standard among our peers. You will join a global company that has been growing successfully since its founding in 1945.

You will join our High–Rise Spearhead Department as our new Senior/Principal Mechanical Engineer, where you will be part of a small but dynamic, global team. Our High–Rise team strives to be creative thinkers with design excellence and thought leadership at the forefront of our approach.

Key Responsibilities

• Mechanical delivery on high rise and/or complex projects.
• Undertake and oversee design work from concept through to detailed design ensuring technical excellence, always maintaining outstanding levels of client service.
• Complete and present designs in a highly visual and graphical style.
• Act in the capacity of Lead Mechanical Designer, to co–ordinate the tasks to ensure all deadlines and priorities are met.
• Act in a supportive and be a positive influential for junior staff across offices and project workstreams.
• React quickly to client and architectural requirements for plant space, riser requirements and energy strategy.
• Be involved in competitions where innovative thinking is required.
• Have a working site knowledge and understanding of Builders Work implications.
• Have a working design and installation experience in public health design.
• Have a sustainable mindset to develop and embed sustainable principals within our designs.

Key Deliverables

• Become an integral part of the high rise spreadhead team taking responsibility for mechanical design of projects.
• Ensuring technical quality in electrical design output.
• Help deliver projects profitably and to the satisfaction of our clients.

Requirements

• To be a qualified Engineer with 6–10 years' experience having a proven and demonstrable track record for your core discipline and a working knowledge of complimentary disciplines.
• Educated to degree level in a relevant engineering discipline.
• To hold a CIBSE / IET / IMechE Engineering Council accredited honours degree.
• To be a Chartered Engineer or be working towards IEng or CEng status.
• To have an appreciation of commercial and technical risks and to act appropriately upon them.
• To have an interest in or experience using digital and parametric design tools.
• Experience in applying mechanical design principals to computational methods.
• Able to present engineering concepts to a high standard of visual and graphic design.
• Excellent spoken and written English for writing documents and the ability to be client facing for presentations and design workshops.

About Us

Welcome to our Buildings division. As one of the top 10 building designers in the world, Ramboll works on more than 10,000 building projects each year. We place particular emphasis on our liveable buildings concept where we balance the cultural, social and physical values of buildings, to improve the quality of life for building users.

Ramboll in the United Kingdom is ranked a Top 10 consultant in the UK and has 1,500 bright minds working across 17 offices to apply their passion to deliver innovative solutions across Buildings, Transport, Environment & Health and Energy.

How to apply: Apply online. Attach your CV, cover letter and relevant documents showcasing why you are the right fit for the role, and when you are available to start.