Senior Mechanical Engineer - Building Services

Gem Partnership
London
1 day ago
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The Role:

Senior Mechanical Engineer - Building Services
Yorkshire Region with Hybrid working - Leeds Base
£45-£55k base salary, plus benefits

Our client, a well established and leading nationally focused engineering building services organisation with a stellar track record is currently looking to appoint a senior mechanical engineer to take responsibility for the successful delivery of mechanical engineering services projects across a wide range of sectors including commercial, industrial, retail, healthcare, historic, education, retail and leisure, within both public and private domains and via traditional and design and build routes.

Key Responsibilities:

* The delivery of mechanical design solutions, technical innovation, the management of projects, mentoring graduates/apprentices and the performance of the developing project team.

  • Lead and deliver mechanical building services design packages.
  • Manage projects from concept to completion, including design reviews and site inspections.
  • Act as main point of contact for clients, architects and design teams.
  • Coordinate with internal MEP, BIM and sustainability teams.
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical development within the team.
  • Ensure compliance with standards, regulations and sustainability targets.
  • Produce calculations, reports, drawings and specifications to a high standard.
  • Support business development through high quality delivery and client care.

    The Person:

    Technical
  • Minimum 6-8 years' experience in building services consultancy.
  • Strong knowledge of relevant British Standards, CIBSE guidelines, Part L, building regulations
  • Proficient in mechanical system design.
  • Comfortable working with digital design tools (Revit experience beneficial but not essential).
  • Capable of delivering coordinated MEP designs on multi disciplinary projects
    Client & Team Facing.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills.
  • Comfortable presenting ideas and discussing technical solutions with clients.
  • Experience managing workloads and meeting deadlines.
  • Ability to lead design teams and mentor junior staff.
    Desirable
  • Chartered or working towards chartership (CEng / MCIBSE / MIET).
  • Experience in low carbon design, building performance engineering or energy strategy.
  • Exposure to complex sectors such as healthcare, education or laboratories.

    This is a fantastic opportunity to join a leading infrastructure engineering organisation at an exciting time of growth, with genuine opportunities for career development and progression over time. Alongside their competitive salary, they also offer a suite of generous benefits and flexible working arrangements. The role is based from their Leeds office, offering hybrid working, however travel to clients and other UK locations would be required.

    Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to contact every candidate individually. If you do not hear from us within 7 days of submitting your application, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.
    We are committed to fair, consistent, and inclusive recruitment practices, and all applications are reviewed in line with relevant employment legislation and our equal opportunities principles.

    GEM Partnership are acting as an exclusive Employment Agency on this vacancy.

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