Senior Mechanical Engineer

AECOM
Glasgow
1 month ago
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Overview

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. We are the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. Our global team of over 50,000 professionals works on projects across Building Services, Civil, Structural, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Transportation, Water, Energy and environmental consultancy.


We are recruiting for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our expanding Building Services team in Scotland. The Scotland MEP team collaborates with multidisciplinary groups to provide capabilities across Defence, Healthcare, Education, Science, Industrial and Client Advisory realms.


Responsibilities

  • Prepare specifications, schedules, drawings, and other contract documents through the RIBA/project stages.
  • Manage the mechanical design delivery of projects from concept through to completion.
  • Attend project and Client meetings on behalf of AECOM.
  • Prepare planning, design, and feasibility reports.
  • Ensure that project work complies with the Project Management Plan and Programme.

Qualifications

  • Requirements: To have a passion and drive for helping clients solve building services challenges; be a team player; have good communication skills; experience in Building Services design including developing detailed design drawings and calculations, specification writing, and technical schedules; experience across multiple sectors (e.g., Education, Science, Healthcare); experience delivering conceptual designs through to completion and direct client engagement; a track record of delivering low-energy, sustainable designs; working knowledge of REVIT / CAD is preferred.
  • Preferred Qualifications: Ideally a relevant mechanical, electrical, or building services degree, or a relevant discipline with chartered progression; Chartered or capable of becoming chartered; nuclear or equivalent experience would be beneficial but not essential.
  • Important Details: Active UK SC Clearance or the ability to gain UK SC clearance is required, and ideally single UK nationality.

What we offer

Enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being. Benefit from career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days. You will have the opportunity to work across national and international projects within a diverse, multi-disciplinary environment.


Additional Information

At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements or have transferable skills, we would be delighted to hear from you. For updates on life at AECOM, follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.


About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services across the project lifecycle. We serve public- and private-sector clients on projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, energy and the environment. We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion, and to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm with global reach and a focus on sustainable legacies.


Equal Opportunity and Disability

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum criteria. If you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme, please contact . All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.



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