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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Hays Construction and Property
Posted 6 hours ago, valid for 16 days
Location

Glasgow, City of Glasgow G2 5LA, Scotland

Salary

£35,000 - £42,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Our client is a well-established design consultancy in Glasgow with over 30 years of experience in building services, energy, sustainability, and IT fields.
  • They are seeking a candidate with a degree in Building Services Engineering or Mechanical Engineering, and ideally a Chartered Engineer status or working towards it.
  • The role requires experience in a design consultancy or contractor environment, along with proficiency in mechanical digital tools such as Hevacomp, AutoCAD, and Revit.
  • The salary for this position ranges from £48,000 to £52,000 annually, depending on experience, with additional benefits like a discretionary bonus and flexible working options.
  • Candidates must also meet the criteria for security clearance to MOD SC level due to the nature of the projects involved.

Your new company
Our client is a wellstablished design consultancy with 30+ years of experience in buildingservices, Energy, Sustainability, Lift & IT fields based out of Glasgow'scity centre.
Their team of expertscover all tradition Building Services elements, enhanced by their skillset inthe Energy and Sustainability with BREEAM.
The vast majority oftheir projects are intricate, complex and unique MOD and defence contracts,requiring high standards of work across the board.

Due to the nature oftheir work, all candidates will need to hold, or meet the criteria to holdsecurity clearance to MOD SC level.

Your new role

  • Ensuring an understanding of project briefs.
  • Design and specification of all Mechanical Building Services systems
  • Carry out the production of detailed calculations using industry standard software tools including Hevacomp, IES, HAP, AutoCAD, Revit, Excel, etc.
  • Preparing technical specifications.
  • Collaborate with the BIM team to prepare models and drawings.
  • Representing the organisation 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.
  • 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.
  • Reviewing progress, including reporting any anomalies and changes of scope to the project lead.
  • Assist with technical development of junior staff.



What you'll need to succeed

  • Degree qualified, or equivalent qualification, in Building Services Engineering / Mechanical Engineering or related subjects.
  • Chartered Engineer, or working towards CEng with CIBSE or IET.
  • Good level of computer literacy in a range of mechanical digital tools - Hevacomp, IES, HAP, AutoCAD, Revit, etc.
  • Awareness of building physics principles.
  • Experience of working in a design consultancy and/or some experience of working within a contractor design environment is beneficial.
  • Good knowledge of appropriate technical standards.
  • Able to take charge of personal project deliverables, make decisions on developing the discipline design elements, act on own initiative and operate in a pro-active way.
  • Good report writing skills, experience of making presentations to and attending meetings with clients will be useful.
  • Comfortable working within time and cost budgets as agreed at project briefing meetings.



What you'll get in return

  • 48,000 to 52,000 annual salary (DOE)
  • Discretionary bonus scheme
  • Annual salary reviews
  • 25 days annual leave + Bank holidays
  • Option to buy/sell extra holidays
  • Hybrid working
  • Flexible working
  • Early finish on Fridays
  • Enhanced Pension scheme
  • Equipment provided for remote work


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