Senior / Principal Mechanical Building Services Engineer

Our client is the one of the worlds most well respected design and engineering consultancies. They are currently looking to appoint a motivated Senior Mechanical Design Engineer seeking to develop their career in a positive, stimulating and supported environment and join a team where talent is encouraged and growth opportunities unrivalled.  

What you will be doing:  

Ensuring an understanding of project briefs.  

Design and specification of all Mechanical Building Services systems - heating, cooling, ventilation, controls, etc.  

Carry out (and managing of others), in the production of detailed calculations using industry and AtkinsRéalis digital tools.  

Preparing technical specifications using NBS.  

Collaborate with our BIM team to prepare models and drawings, with a working understanding of Autodesk Revit Engineers who can design straight to screen are encouraged.  

Representing AtkinsRéalis at meetings with clients and contractors.  

Site surveys, inspections and monitor site works.  

Report and technical note writing.  

Maintaining complete records and archives to company standards and adherence to all quality, environmental & governance processes.  

Managing own workload, updating forward plan of workload regularly and working to time allocations.  

Managing elements of project delivery and an understanding of budget costings.

Degree qualified, or equivalent qualification, in Building Services Engineering / Mechanical Engineering or related subjects.  

Chartered Engineer (or working towards) with CIBSE or IMechE.  

Good level of computer literacy in a range of digital tools including IES thermal modelling package,Revit, NBS and Microsoft packages.  

Familiar with energy reduction methods and approaches to decarbonising new and existing buildings.  

Some knowledge of energy related contracts and funding mechanisms such as SALIX.  

Understanding of energy and carbon related data capture and analytics.  

Awareness of the principles of building physics such as passive design solutions and fabric first approaches, LETI targets and an understanding of operational and embodied carbon.  

Competent in designing for measurement and verification, including experience of commissioning and post installation evaluation of performance.  

Experience of working in a design consultancy and/or experience of working within a contractor design environment is essential.  

Detailed knowledge of appropriate technical standards.  

Able to take charge of project deliverables, make decisions, act on own initiative and operate in a pro-active way.