Mechanical Engineer

Hire Resolve – Top Recruitment Agency; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Hire Resolve – Top Recruitment Agency in Cape Town is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer for a leading building services consultancy. The role focuses on design, project administration and site coordination on HVAC, hot water and wet services.

The incumbent will liaise with clients to define scope and budgets, and work with a project team to translate concepts into detailed designs. Experience in mechanical building services and 2–3 years in HVAC is required, with a minimum B.

Qualifications

• Minimum B. Tech or ND in Mechanical Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with clients to derive project scope and budgets.
• Interact with project team to coordinate efforts.
• Develop detailed designs from concepts.
• Research as required to perform designs & specifications.
• Oversee CAD personnel to translate designs into drawings.
• Prepare reports and keep minutes of meetings.
• Write and compile specifications.
• Call for tenders and adjudicate with tender reports.
• Contract administration (technical & financial).
• Conduct site inspections to ensure quality and resolve issues.

Skills

HVAC experience

Client liaison

Project coordination

Site inspections

Education

B. Tech or ND in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

An industry-leading company situated in Cape Town is urgently seeking the expertise of an experienced Mechanical Engineer to join their team.

The below job specification is comprehensive of the complete building services Mechanical Engineer.

The Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for the design and administration of:

• Heating, ventilation, and Air conditioning systems (HVAC)
• Domestic hot water generating plant and reticulation
• Wet services design
• Experience in Fire protection services will be beneficial

Day-to-day tasks:

• Liaise with clients to derive project scope and budgets
• Interact internally with fellow project team members to ensure a coordinated effort on projects
• Develop detailed designs from concepts
• Research as required to perform such designs & specifications
• Oversee CAD personnel to translate designs into professional engineering drawings
• Report writing and keeping of minutes/notes of meetings
• Write and compile specifications
• Call for tenders and adjudicate with tender reports
• Contract administration (technical & financial)
• Site inspections to ensure the quality of work and resolve technical problems

Key requirements:

• Be part of this well-established multidisciplinary consultancy and be part of a team doing site surveys, attending meetings with clients and contractors, and designing and project administration on mechanical engineering projects.
• Minimum B. Tech or ND in Mechanical Engineer
• 2-3 years of experience in HVAC
• Relevant experience in Mechanical Building Services

• Salary: negotiable.
• Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.