Senior / Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

Gr Associates; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Gr Associates in the West Midlands is seeking a Senior/Principal Mechanical Design Engineer to lead the mechanical services design across a range of buildings. Based from their West Midlands offices, you will manage your own technical input and that of junior staff, ensuring design excellence and delivery.

You will need a degree in Building Services Engineering or mechanical discipline and ideally Chartered status or progress toward it.

Qualifications

• Degree in Building Services engineering or mechanical discipline.
• Chartered status or working towards chartership.
• Competent in design software and IT.

Responsibilities

• Lead own technical input and oversee others.
• Provide progress reports against time and budget targets.
• Coordinate invoicing with accounts.
• Mentor junior staff.

Skills

Mechanical design

Mentoring juniors

IT skills

Invoicing familiarity

Chartered status

Education

Building Services degree

Job description

Senior / Principal Mechanical Design Engineer required for leading West Midlands Consultancy

Operating for almost 20 years, my client has been providing high quality Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health Design services for the built environment. Based from their offices in the West Midlands, they are involved in the following sectors:

• Commercial
• Education
• Healthcare
• Leisure
• Listed Buildings
• Residential
• Retail
• Transport

Due to an increase in demand for their services they are looking to recruit a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to replace a long serving engineer who is leaving the industry.

You will be a key part of the delivery team and will be required to manage your own technical input, as well as that of others, and to demonstrate your understanding of the role that your work plays in the delivery of the projects as a whole.

You will need an understanding of the financial and commercial considerations that affect project delivery, and be able to provide accurate and relevant reports on progress of the work against time and budgetary targets, together with being responsible for invoicing respective projects with the accounts department.

You must be:

• A competent designer with experience in the Mechanical service design of a range of projects and sectors.
• Degree qualified (or close to achieving qualification) in Building Services Engineering or Mechanical discipline.
• Chartered status (or looking to start the process) through IMechE, CIBSE or MIEI
• Competent design software and IT skills
• Experience of mentoring junior staff