Lead Mechanical Engineer - Building Services Design

Pm Group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Mechanical Engineer to join their dynamic team. This role offers the chance to work on exciting projects in the Pharmaceutical and Mission Critical sectors, providing opportunities for career growth. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Mechanical Engineering, with significant design experience in relevant industries. You will lead teams, develop innovative design solutions, and ensure successful project delivery. If you are passionate about engineering and ready to take your career to the next level, this opportunity awaits you!

Qualifications

• Degree in Building Services or Mechanical Engineering required.
• Significant design experience in pharmaceutical or chemical industries.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative design solutions for new projects.
• Lead technical and safety reviews and manage project life cycles.
• Oversee HVAC system BIM modelling progress by your team.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Design Solutions

Project Management

Team Leadership

HVAC Systems

Education

Degree in Building Services or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

BIM Modelling

P&IDs

Job description

Overview
PM Group Ireland is hiring for a Lead Mechanical Engineer due to successful project wins. Our business is continuing to grow at a local and international level. We are currently recruiting team members to support key project delivery. We are executing exciting and important projects for our multi-national clients, leading to great opportunities to develop your career. The role will focus on projects in the Pharmaceutical and Mission Critical sectors. To be considered for the role you will have previously worked on large projects (TIC > 200MM) from concept to completion.

Location
The role is based in Ireland and the successful hire will be supported with the work permit application and relocation provided.

Hybrid Working
We currently work a hybrid model with a mixture of both office for 2 / 3 days and home / remote working.

Responsibilities
Here's an example of some of the day to day responsibilities:

1. Developing innovative design solutions for new projects.
2. Interfacing with client design team / end user.
3. Lead Technical and Safety reviews.
4. Design of Building services engineering design – lead the preparation of AFDs, P&IDs, and equipment sizing calculations.
5. Managing people in the execution of the project life cycle.
6. Overseeing HVAC system BIM modelling progress by your team.
7. Planning resources, measuring and reporting of progress of resources against agreed deliverables.
8. Estimating resource requirements for projects through the life cycle.
9. Delivery of agreed design scope within budget hours and schedule.

Qualifications
You will have:

1. Degree in Building services or Mechanical Engineering (Level 8).
2. Significant design experience in the pharmaceutical, Biopharmaceutical or Chemical industry.
3. Led teams, investing time in coaching and developing future leaders.
4. Strong design experience of Utilities; including Steam, LPHW, CHW.
5. Ability to work and guide teams is essential.