Mechanical/Senior Design Engineer – Building Services

• Locations

  Edinburgh

• Salary

  £40000 - £65000 per annum

• Sector

  Construction, Property & Engineering, Mechanical & Electrical

• Type

  Permanent

Company
We are currently working alongside an extremely reputable large-scale M&E contractor in their search for a Mechanical/Senior Mechanical Engineer to join their Edinburgh office. This organisation have a long standing history of successful project delivery, providing Building Services to the construction industry. We are looking for individuals with proven experience working on large-scale pharmaceutical and data centre projects as these are key sectors that you will be getting involved with day-to-day. Out with this, the company get involved in Commercial, Industrial, Public and Energy. From design stage to installation and the ongoing maintenance of facilities, this company prioritise an efficient, reliable, firs class service.

Role
You will be joining an experienced team, in a pre-dominantly office based role, and be responsible for developing and delivering mechanical designs to facilitate safe and compliant installations on site.

• Designing in conjunction with fire strategy reports, local building regulations & planning authority requirements.
• Attending Design team meetings.
• Carrying out site surveys of existing installations where applicable.
• Producing heating/cooling (thermal modelling) and ventilation load calculations using industry software
• Sizing and selection of AHUs, FCUs, extract fans, pumps, chillers, ASHP, boilers, plate heat exchangers etc
• Producing above ground drainage calculations and sizing of drainage systems
• Sizing and selection of domestic hot and cold-water equipment (heaters, storage tanks etc)
• Producing pipe and duct sizing calculations using industry software or other desktop spreadsheets
• Sizing and selection of firefighting sprinkler and pumping systems (preferred but not essential)
• Producing stage reports & presentations.
• Preparing Designers Risk Assessment and Mitigation Reports
• Detailing mechanical layouts & schematics for build.
• Meeting project delivery deadlines.
• Production of detailed design and survey reports.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in the Mechanical Engineering building services for construction
• Mechanical Engineering Degree or equivalent
• Good knowledge of CIBSE, IEC, BS, IS &EN Irish, UK standards or ASHRAE.
• Working knowledge of design software such as Hevacomp, Carrier HAP, CyMap, IES/TAS required
• Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment.
• Strong communication skills

Benefits

• £40k-£65k (DOE)
• Professional development support
• Employee assistance program
• Health and wellness programs
• Pension
• Bike to work scheme

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual’s skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.