Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Collins McNicholas Recruitment & HR Services Group; Ireland; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Collins McNicholas Recruitment & HR Services Group are representing a UK-founded engineering consultancy expanding in Ireland. They seek a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to lead design for MEP projects and help grow the Irish branch, with Dublin and Castlebar offices and a hybrid/remote-first approach.

You will attend client meetings and project sites as required. The role focuses on building services design, mentoring the team, and contributing to business growth while delivering

Qualifications

• Qualified Mechanical/Building Services Engineer (BEng/MEng), Chartered preferred.
• Proven design experience for mechanical services in life sciences, data centres, and mission-critical projects.
• Experience with Irish Building Regulations, BCAR, Safety Regulations and project handover requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead design work for mechanical services across diverse sectors.
• Collaborate with external design teams and mentor internal designers.
• Attend client meetings and site visits; provide design reviews and progress reports.
• Manage design delivery to align with project budgets and schedules.
• Support or lead work-winning activities and tender design responses.
• Travel to project meetings; sites mainly in Ireland and nearby corridors.

Skills

Mechanical design leadership

Public Health/Building Services design

Stakeholder management

Mentoring design teams

Project management

Education

BEng/MEng in Mechanical/Building Services Engineering

Chartered Engineer (or pathway)

Tools

CFD

IES modelling

Revit

Job description

Our client are originally a UK founded engineering consultancy looking to expand by branching out into the Irish market. They are looking to add a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join their team to work on and manage existing projects in Ireland and help drive the growth of the business. This will be a first hire for the Irish branch of the business under their Director based in Ireland. They have an office in Dublin and Castlebar but are operating a remote/hybrid first focus for this position. You will be required to attend the office for client meetings and attend project sites.

The role presents a unique opportunity for an ambitious professional who is keen to build their own team and benefit from accelerated career progression in an Irish owned consultancy.

Responsibilities:

• Day to day duties will focus on the design and technical consultancy services for MEP projects across a broad range of sectors.
• The role requires sound knowledge of Mechanical and Public Health Engineering/Building Services design, in addition to possessing an appreciation of Electrical services design.
• Lead design work in collaboration with external design teams and take responsibility for the design of mechanical services projects.
• You will need to be fully comfortable development on design solutions and may be involve with some aspects of management.
• Undertake design reviews and appraisals and provide technical advice/assistance to the project teams.
• Work with and mentor internal design team members and act as a knowledge base to assist in the development of the team.
• Take responsibility for checking calculations and provide monthly design progress reports on projects, reporting on technical risks and opportunities.
• Provide design/technical assessment support of tenders and deliver high-quality design solutions that address contractual obligations and mitigate technical risk.
• Expected to travel to project meetings, as required – sites predominantly Dublin and in the Belfast corridor.
• Successfully deliver projects with high-quality design completed on time and within budget.
• Delivery of design in line with health and safety requirements.
• Support or be involved with the work winning process.

Requirements:

• Qualification in Mechanical/Building Services Engineering. i.e. BEng / MEng and ideally a Chartered Engineer or with a clear pathway to achieving such.
• Proven experience in mechanical services design in line with appropriate standards, guidance and client`s requirements.
• An effective decision maker in consultation with projects stakeholders using judgement to escape the decision-making process.
• Confidence and communication skills with attending Client meetings and site visits
• Proven experience of undertaking and leading the design of mechanical services, particularly for life sciences, data centres and other mission critical projects.
• Experience in undertaking and managing specialist design and engineering services - Sustainability & compliance (BREEAM, NZEB, NEAP and such), modelling (CFD, IES, etc) and services which support our designs.
• Experience delivering and management of design in line with RIAI & CWMF work stages and other international equivalents, ACEI and BSRIA BG6 schedule of services and ISO 19650 requirement, through construction and installation stages to handover.
• Experience with Irish Building Regulations and BCAR, and the requirements of Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013, the PSDP & PSCS requirements, and ideally with a current Designing of Safety in Construction certificate.
• Experience working with typical design contracts such as FIDIC, CWMF/Public Works Contracts, NEC and others.
• Knowledge of the work winning and fee bidding process and would show development of relations within the industry.