Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Building Services

• Locations

  Glasgow

• Salary

  £40000 - £52000 per annum

• Sector

  Construction, Property & Engineering, Mechanical & Electrical

• Type

  Permanent

Company

Our client are a professional practice of Mechanical and Electrical and Public Health (MEP) building services engineers with six offices across the UK. The practice remains wholly owned by the Directors and has grown organically to its present strength. In addition to the traditional core MEP engineering services disciplines, the company embodies in-house expertise in low-carbon and low-energy design, renewable-energy generation and application, BREEAM, sustainability and facilities management. Key sectors in which they are involved in include Commercial, Further Education, Residential, and Laboratories. This a great opportunity to join a highly respected consultancy with an open and supportive culture, there is a real relaxed atmosphere and personal element to the office and there are some great opportunities for progression.

Role

• Ensuring an understanding of project briefs. Design and specification of all Mechanical Building Services systems.
• Preparation and review of documentation eg designs, specifications, assessment reports, survey reports.
• Carry out (managing of others) in the production of detailed calculations using industry standard software tools including Excel, CAD, IES, in house developed tools
• Site surveys, inspections and monitoring of site works
• Implementation of detailed surveys of mechanical services and equipment to establish status of the existing installations and gain sufficient information to recommend new/upgrade design proposal
• Assisting with the development of junior engineers
• Report and technical note writing

Qualifications / Experience

• Degree qualified or equivalent qualification in Building Services Engineering / Mechanical Engineering
• Ideally chartered or working towards this with CIBSE or IET.
• 5-10 years experience working in a design consultancy or a similar environment.
• Knowledge of mechanical design within the built environment.
• Good report writing skills, experience of making presentations to and attending meetings with clients.
• Detailed knowledge of appropriate technical standards, able to take charge of project deliverables, make decisions, act on own initiative.
• Good level of computer literacy in a range of digital tools such as IES thermal modelling package, Microsoft packages, CAD, Hevacomp.

Benefits

• 23 days holiday + 9 publics
• 5% pension
• Hybrid/Flexible working
• Yearly bonus
• Private healthcare
• Cycle to work

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.