Senior Mechanical/HVAC Designer

BES Ltd; West Kilbride; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that specializes in creating sophisticated environments for the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors. As a key member of the design team, you will leverage your expertise in HVAC and mechanical systems to deliver high-quality designs that meet stringent regulatory standards. Your role will involve collaborating with clients, ensuring compliance with safety regulations, and mentoring junior engineers. This position offers a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects that contribute to the advancement of cleanroom and laboratory environments. If you are passionate about innovation and excellence, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Minimum HNC qualified in Building Services, ideally degree level.
• Experienced in HVAC and Mechanical systems design and coordination.

Responsibilities

• Design HVAC systems from concept to detailed design.
• Ensure compliance with safety, health, and environmental regulations.

Skills

HVAC Design

Mechanical Systems

Building Services

Project Coordination

Client Liaison

Risk Assessment

Regulatory Compliance

Quality Assurance

Education

HNC in Building Services

Degree in Building Services

Tools

HEVACOMP

IES

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Job description

BES works with world-leading organisations in the pharmaceutical, life science and healthcare sectors to create cutting-edge cleanrooms, laboratories and other sophisticated environments. Committed to innovation and excellence in all we do, our specialist services encompass consultancy, design, construction, commissioning and validation.

Our clients operate in highly regulated industries and therefore the service we offer must be professional at all times.

In addition to your specific duties and responsibilities you must always represent the company in the best possible light in order to help secure repeat business opportunities.

Reporting Line

Based in the Rochdale office you will report to a Design Lead, your primary roles and responsibilities are set out below:

General Responsibilities

Although reporting to the Design Lead you will have responsibility for the following mechanical / HVAC design processes from concept through to detailed design including involvement in commissioning support as required:

• Design through all RIBA Stages.
• Safety, Health and the Environment.
• Quality.
• Support to Procurement teams.
• Support for Programming and Planning.
• Design support through construction.

Design

In line with our core business, you would have in-depth knowledge and competence in the detailed design of building services systems for complex validated facilities, which meet cGMP and ISO 14644 requirements such as:

• Research and QA / QC laboratories
• Sensitive research facilities
• Pilot scale manufacturing
• Full scale manufacturing
• Potent processing
• Sterile manufacturing

You would be expected to be an integral part of a multi-service design and installation team and be proactive in ensuring effective communication and production of good quality information. As part of this team, you will also play a role in the development of junior project and design engineers.

You would have a good working knowledge of HEVACOMP building services design software.

A major aspect of your work would be the development of detailed designs suitable for procurement and installation including sizing, selection, space planning and routing for all necessary plant, equipment and distribution networks to meet the needs of both human comfort and process specific requirements. This would be with the support of CAD draughtsman.

Competence of all major building services systems would be required including:

• General & process specific supply & extract ventilation
• Fume & dust extract
• Clean room ventilation
• Comfort air conditioning
• Process specific heating / cooling / dehumidification and humidification
• Chilled water
• LPHW / MPHW & HPHW, Steam & Condensate
• Building Management Systems
• Natural Gas
• Compressed air
• Nitrogen & Special Gases
• Domestic & process H&CWS
• Above ground drainage
• Provide necessary information to support statutory authority submissions.

You will be expected to have sufficient working knowledge to enable you to establish client’s requirements and to specify and communicate with specialist providers.

Attend meetings with clients to develop and finalise design proposals.

You would be office based but be expected to visit sites as necessary to undertake general and detailed surveys on existing buildings.

The majority of your work will be in the Pharmaceutical, Healthcare and Food and Drink Sectors, providing detailed designs on projects ranging from sensitive research facilities to complex and demanding sterile manufacturing environments.

Safety, Health and the Environment

You will have an excellent knowledge of current legislation, requirements and best practice and all design works should be in compliance.

You would be competent in complying with CDM regulations especially the production of good quality design risk assessments and control measures.

Quality

You will be expected to deliver design information which is clear and of a standard suitable for efficient installation from in house tradesmen and specialist supply chain providers.

You would be expected to work in line with our accredited quality assurance procedures ISO 9001 – 2015.

Procurement and Planning

Procurement of major plant and subcontract packages will be the responsibility of the Project Manager; however you will be required to carry out the following:

• Secure and check compliant quotations for all plant, equipment and systems.
• Produce procurement schedules.
• Assist in planning works for design and procurement phases.

Knowledge & Experience

• Minimum HNC qualified in Building Services but ideally qualified to degree level.
• Experienced in design and co-ordination of turnkey projects including construction, HVAC, mechanical and electrical works.
• Fully conversant with design of HVAC and Mechanical systems including Air conditioning and ventilation systems, Chilled Water, LTHW and Steam.
• IT literate and familiar with design packages i.e. IES etc.
• Fully conversant with CDM regulations and in particular of the design risk assessment process.
• Experienced in the pharmaceutical and healthcare markets is preferred, particularly in the construction of laboratories and cleanrooms.
• Able to lead work as part of a team delivering a fully co-ordinated / integrated solution.
• Conversant with ISO 9001 quality systems and procedures.
• Conversant with Microsoft Office, Outlook, Project and a working knowledge of AutoCAD systems.
• Customer focussed and able to liaise with senior personnel within the clients’ organisation.