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Mechanical Design Engineer - Edinburgh

Up to £37000 per annum Comprehensive Package
 
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Stuart Marshall Director M&E Engineering (Design & Projects & Asset Consultancy)

Job Description

Mechanical Design Engineer - Edinburgh - to £37K Comprehensive Package

Human Capital Solutions are proud to be working with an outstanding MEP Building Services Design Consultancy that is recognised, through "Investors in people", as the best Engineering Consultancy to work for in the UK and recent winner of the "CIBSE Employer of the year award": this building services consultancy knows how to develop, reward and retain their staff.

They have a network of UK offices and are one of only a handful of practices to have a fully accredited CIBSE approved training and development scheme. All the Associates with the business have been promoted from within, over half starting with the company as graduates, demonstrating their attitude to developing their own employees.

They are passionate about staff retention, career quality and promote a fantastic work and life balance: their standard working week is just 35 hours.

They have established relationships and completed projects with some of the most respected banks, architects, developers, universities, hotels chains and retail clients in the UK, and around 80% of their business annually is from repeat clients. This company remains privately owned and have only ever grown organically, rather than through acquisitions, and this, along with their diverse and loyal client-base, should see this company growing for years to come.

The ideal Intermediate Mechanical Design Engineer will have 3/4 years' experience, be technically proficient, confident in their current knowledge and wish to gain a position with real career development, progression, and job security in a company that really values its employees, seeing them as their most important asset.

Working in a diverse and supportive team, led by a hands-on and experienced Director or Partner, you will be responsible for:

  • Producing design calculations, design drawings, diagrams, schematics, specifications, and equipment schedules
  • Ensuring all designs are energy efficient and comply with current building regulations
  • Liaising with architects, clients, structural engineers and monitoring contractors
  • Asset Condition and Lifecycle Assessments
  • Planned Maintenance Programme Reviews
  • Attending and contributing to design team meetings
  • Liaising with in-house specialist teams / engineers

You will be expected to contribute on projects from a Mechanical Design perspective, be able to design, specify and integrate renewable technologies and you will be able to develop your own projects from concept / feasibility stage to completion.

In return you will have the opportunity to work in a hugely professional, MEP focused consultancy providing the opportunity to work on some of the UK's signature projects.

If you are looking for a business that will take your career seriously and go out of their way to help your career progress, please get in touch for a confidential discussion about this opportunity.

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