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Mechanical Building Services Design Engineer
Location: York
Salary: £45,000 - £53,000 DOE
Level: Intermediate / Senior
Employment: Full-Time | Permanent
 
The Opportunity
We are working with an established and growing building services engineering consultancy based in York, who are looking to appoint an experienced Mechanical Building Services Design Engineer to join their expanding team.
This is an excellent opportunity for an Intermediate or Senior-level engineer who enjoys taking ownership of their designs, producing technical engineering documentation and working across projects from initial concept through to completion.
 
The consultancy delivers a varied portfolio of mechanical and electrical building services projects, working across sectors including education, retail, leisure, commercial, industrial and blue light. Their wider project experience also includes schools and universities, hotels, residential developments, nursing homes, student accommodation and specialist refurbishment schemes.
 
Projects typically range in value from £5 million to £8 million, offering exposure to technically varied schemes and the opportunity to take responsibility for your own design work.
 
The Role
You will play an important role in delivering mechanical building services designs, taking projects through all RIBA stages and ensuring solutions are technically sound, coordinated and commercially practical.
The successful candidate will be comfortable managing their own workload and producing designs and calculations independently, rather than relying on others to complete the technical aspects of their work.
 
Responsibilities will include:

• Producing mechanical building services designs across a range of sectors and project types.
• Undertaking your own mechanical design calculations and technical assessments.
• Producing your own CAD drawings and design layouts.
• Preparing detailed specifications, technical reports and supporting design documentation.
• Working across all RIBA stages, from initial concept and feasibility through to detailed design and construction.
• Troubleshooting design challenges and developing practical, efficient engineering solutions.
• Coordinating mechanical designs with wider project teams, clients and other consultants.
• Ensuring designs comply with relevant regulations, standards and project requirements.
• Taking ownership of projects and managing design deliverables through to completion.

About You
We are keen to speak with Mechanical Building Services Design Engineers who have a strong technical foundation and can demonstrate the ability to independently deliver mechanical design packages.
 
You will ideally have:

• Approximately 3-5 years' experience within a Mechanical Building Services Design Engineer position.
• Experience working within a building services consultancy environment.
• The ability to undertake your own mechanical design and engineering calculations.
• Strong CAD skills, with the ability to produce your own drawings.
• Experience preparing mechanical specifications, technical reports and design documentation.
• Experience working across all RIBA stages.
• The ability to troubleshoot technical challenges and identify practical design solutions.
• Good communication skills and the confidence to liaise with clients and wider project teams.
• A proactive approach, with the ability to manage your own workload and take ownership of projects.

Candidates operating at either Intermediate or Senior level will be considered, with salary dependent on experience and technical capability.
 
Salary & Benefits

• Salary between £45,000 and £53,000, depending on experience.
• Permanent, full-time opportunity.
• Varied project portfolio across multiple sectors.
• Exposure to projects valued between £5 million and £8 million.
• Opportunity to take ownership of mechanical design projects.
• Join an established building services consultancy with a strong technical focus.

Interested?
If you are a Mechanical Building Services Design Engineer looking for your next opportunity in York, and want to work on varied projects where you can take ownership of your designs and develop your technical career, we would be keen to hear from you.
 
Apply today or get in touch for a confidential discussion.

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