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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer – Reading Berkshire

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Reading Berkshire

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Mechanical Design Engineering

£55k - £60k

About the Company

This role is role join an established firm of consulting design engineers, specialising in mechanical and electrical services design across the built environment. They work on some really high profile projects across the UK with leading architects, designers and contractors and have an excellent reputation for delivery, quality and reliability of their services.


This company design and specify the mechanical and electrical services for a range of buildings, although their primary sectors are data centres and residential.


Naturally they have an emphasis on sustainable, low carbon design.


Progression

  • This is a great position to develop within, and you will be supported by a project director, but with the emphasis on you being given space to work under your own initiative.

  • Our client are strong believers of promoting from within and offer excellent opportunities for self-motivated, ambitious engineers. They encourage individuality within a team environment and actively support career development.

About the Role

  • Take the Clients brief along with responsibility for the technical fulfilment.

  • Attend project meetings with Clients and other Design Team Members, Contractors etc.

  • Carry out condition surveys, feasibility studies, report writing etc.

  • Carry out site surveys for projects, to obtain all relevant information required for carrying out scheme design.

  • Carry out detailed scheme designs enabling competitive tenders to be obtained for the works.

  • Write specifications for the works.

  • Correspond with other design team members and the Client on technical issues.

  • Carry out calculations, both manual and by using computer-based systems.

  • Provide budget costings as and when required.

  • Attend site progress meetings as and when required, together with monitoring Contractor’s.

  • Assist and supervise junior design staff.

  • To work with a focus on low carbon design.

Requirements

  • Building Services Degree, Mechanical Design Degree or other related higher educational qualification (HNC/HND).

  • Experience within a building services design role in a consultancy environment.

  • Client facing, with experience in maintaining and building good working relationships.

  • Experience should include calculations, drawings, and specifications.

  • Experience using design software.

  • Hold a full UK driving license.

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