Senior / Principal Mechanical Design Engineer - Building Services

ZipRecruiter; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in Birmingham is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join their team. The successful candidate will manage technical input and oversee project delivery, providing essential reports on progress against budget. A degree in Building Services Engineering or a related field is required. The role offers opportunities for professional development and mentoring junior staff.

Qualifications

• Competent designer with experience in various projects.
• Understanding of financial and commercial project considerations.
• Ability to produce accurate progress reports.

Responsibilities

• Manage technical inputs for project delivery.
• Provide relevant reports on project progress.
• Responsible for invoicing respective projects.

Skills

Mechanical service design experience

Design software skills

Mentoring junior staff

Education

Degree in Building Services Engineering or Mechanical discipline

Chartered status or intent to achieve

Job description

Overview

Senior / Principal Mechanical Design Engineer required for a leading West Midlands Consultancy operating for almost 20 years. The practice provides Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health design services for the built environment. Based from their offices in the West Midlands, they work across sectors including Commercial, Education, Healthcare, Leisure, Listed Buildings, Residential, Retail and Transport.

Role and responsibilities

Due to an increase in demand 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.

Requirements

• 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

GR Associates is a specialist in Building Services Recruitment and have a range of posts available. If you are seeking a career move but this position is not right for you please browse the other vacancies on our website.

We also welcome speculative applications