Senior or Principal HVAC Engineer

Apex Contracting Co.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a skilled Mechanical Building Services Engineer to lead innovative HVAC design solutions for critical environments. This role emphasizes collaboration with multidisciplinary teams on high-profile pharmaceutical and life sciences projects. You will leverage your expertise in cleanrooms and sustainability to deliver exceptional engineering solutions while managing client relationships and project delivery. Join a forward-thinking company that values curiosity and creativity, offering you the chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment. If you are passionate about engineering and eager to tackle challenging projects, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in building services engineering preferred.
• Chartered Engineer status is required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver mechanical building services design solutions for projects.
• Supervise designers and engineers while ensuring compliance with standards.
• Coordinate with project teams and manage design delivery.

Skills

Mechanical Building Services Engineering

HVAC Design

Leadership

Inter-personal Skills

Attention to Detail

Education

Engineering Degree (BEng/MEng)

Chartered Engineer

Tools

Design Software

Job description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

A little more about your role…

You will provide expertise in mechanical building services engineering; with particular emphasis on the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and process related industries.

You will apply technical expertise to investigations, feasibility studies, concept and scheme designs, detailed design and construction support phase of projects.

In this role your responsibilities will include:

1. Establishing client requirements and delivering engineering design solutions
2. Delivering Mechanical Building Services design solutions to meet project needs
3. Operating as Lead Building Services Engineer, controlling technical delivery, costs, changes and programme at all stages of projects
4. Design, engineering, calculations
5. Supervising the work of designers and engineers
6. Co-ordination with all other disciplines
7. Preparation and maintenance of man-hour and resources forecasts and estimates
8. Preparation of/input to design programmes
9. Providing support to site construction operations
10. Contributing to the body of expertise within the building services department, particularly in the areas of cleanrooms, clean utilities, and sustainability / low carbon solutions
11. Reviewing designs & proposals for conformance with applicable regulatory standards, policies, and codes of practice

You will be working closely with our consultants and project delivery teams across the UK and internationally to help WSP work on some of the most challenging and high-profile Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences advanced manufacturing projects.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

1. Inter-personal skills, with excellent leadership skills capable of communicating effectively with senior client stakeholders, internal managers and project teams.
2. An Engineering degree (BEng/MEng), preferably in building services engineering and you are a Chartered Engineer.
3. Significant Experience in designing HVAC for critical environments, in particular GMP pharmaceutical & biopharm clean rooms and utilities, cold storage facilities, etc.
4. Significant Experience in designing HVAC for ACDP/SAPO containment facilities, good working knowledge of regulatory standards in these environments.
5. A proven and demonstrable background of delivering relevant strategic studies/projects to a high standard.
6. Enthusiasm and efficiency in managing design teams in the delivery of projects.
7. The ability to work on your own initiative on technical matters, providing support to our clients and strategic direction to others within the team.
8. Good attention to detail.
9. Has a desire to find both the appropriate technical solution, and value for money for our customers.