Senior Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical Design Engineer £38K to £45K Package

Founded from a desire to deliver holistic, cost effective and innovative projects across the built environment, this specialist Building Services and Sustainability Consultancy has rapidly grown and have just secured the majority of projects they have recently bid for.

As a result, they are now looking for a client facing, Mechanical Building Services Design Engineer who is able to work on a range of complex projects from inception, through to detailed design and handover. In addition to HVAC Design you will also have the opportunity of assisting with passive design, Energy strategies and above ground drainage ensuring you develop a true understanding of how a building goes together and how MEP services integrate with other disciplines.

Based in their stunning and spacious London Studio offering waterfront views and lots of natural light and ventilation. The studio is in the heart of London, in a vibrant location close to major transport links, parks and an International shopping centre. You will get involved in a number of exciting projects including a £50 million mixed use development, £14M Hotel project (Refurbishment), £15 million luxury residential project (New build) and a range of smaller commercial, listed and education projects.

They are a consultancy of circa. 20 employees and they work on broad range of projects. You will get to work directly with Architects on RIBA stages 1 & 2 and on alongside contractors for RIBA stages 3 & 4

Reporting to the Associate Director, a chartered engineer who has been with the company for over ten years, she will support you in being responsible for leading projects, producing calculations, specifications and reports and attending client and design team meetings. Although this is a hands-on design role you will have access to a team of three Intermediate Mechanical Engineers to assist you with calculations, IES modelling and Revit ensuring your time is utilised effectively and that you are not having to work overtime.

This is genuinely a great opportunity to join a stable, friendly and flexible consultancy that has a great culture, a healthy work / life balance and offers extensive autonomy. They champion diversity and inclusion and have a 60:40 male to female gender split.

Technical Services Manager MEP London - £70 to £80K Package

Human Capital Solutions are working with one of the world's largest Property Management Consultancies to appoint a Technical Services Manager (TSM), to manage the operational MEP & Energy services & systems within one of central London's most iconic buildings

A commercial Skyscraper, designed to form a centrepiece of London's inspiring skyline, incorporating workspaces, public spaces, bars, and restaurants. It functions as both a commercial office and a significant tourist destination. Standing over 200 metres tall, it is one of the top five tallest buildings in the heart of the City of London

The role:

The main objective of the TSM role is to manage the day to day running of the MEP & Energy Services within the building by fostering strong relationships with the stakeholders, ensuring consistent, seamless, and efficient standards are met, which will guarantee the client's, occupiers and their visitors can focus on their business.

You will work collaboratively with other engineers and the onsite management team, to continuously improve your technical knowledge and competencies. Sharing knowledge is key in enabling our service partners, engineers, and occupiers to provide the very best solutions

The TSM will familiarise themselves with the client's sustainability strategy and be responsible for the development of engineering policies, strategies and implementation plans that meet the building needs and exceed occupiers' expectations

You will assist in managing the MEP service partners performance, to ensure they provide the services within the scope, budget and in accordance with their contractual obligations, service level agreements and KPIs

Working closely with third party consultants across projects covering retrofit projects, energy efficiency and the general project work that will occur across the site

Requirements:

You would have worked within the building services industry and be conversant with industry standards relating to building services operations from such organisations as BSRIA, CIBSE etc

You will continue to keep up to date with all industry standards, best practice, and guidance. You will familiarise yourself with all new publications relevant to building services operations, maintenance, asset management and sustainability and provide advice to the rest of the business unit

The TSM will have experience in delivering engineering excellence through robust asset management.

Be committed to supporting the stakeholders in their Net Zero Carbon roadmaps.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement policies, procedures, standards, and guides for operational excellence
• Ensure that any one-off and non-contractual operational tasks are fulfilled to a high specification and within a dedicated timeframe, to include out of hours services for occupier events and special projects
• Contract Management includes but not limited to: Mechanical, Electrical, and public health systems
• Carry out all other general tasks as directed by the Client within an appropriate timeframe
• Ensure building regulations, statutory obligations, legislative compliance, and best working practice are always met
• Investigate and manage all patent and latent defects arising from projects or works
• Effectively contribute to the completion of an Activity Calendar and significant building events. i.e. Annual evacuation exercises, monthly scenario testing, audits, events, and document review
• Meet monthly with core service partners and ensure Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Service Level Agreements (SLA's) are adhered to, and reports are completed promptly and accurately
• Ensure all contracts are maintained within the agreed budget, and seek alternative ways to improve customer service and reduce expenditure
• Be conversant with statutory compliance, health and safety risk management and any sustainability requirements
• Maintain a risk register at all times
• Produce detailed monthly reports and present to the Client
• Act as the Client Technical Lead and Advisor on all matters relating to central building services where these are operated and maintained by another Party.
• Undertake all relevant due diligence of Landlord's works and contractors to identify risks to Client's services or operations
• Assist implementing the vision and plan for the building to maintain a constantly improving environmental performance which engages the building occupiers.
• Lead energy management by maximising the capability of existing technology and systems and use of SMART building systems, platforms and data to ensure that Client's assets are being operated at optimum performance and energy is being closely managed and reported on.
• Develop a strategy that uses technology to deliver data-driven maintenance to increase productivity, efficiencies and asset uptime whilst reducing waste in all workstreams.
• Maximize energy efficiency, create, and oversee the implementation of short and long-term projects and strategies that increase energy efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and minimize unnecessary consumption
• Ensuring compliant operation of Life safety systems and building essential services and operations.
• Be responsible for the coordination and management of the transition and handover from projects and contractors' teams over to business-as-usual day to day operations
• Undertake compliance auditing
• Prepare asset schedules and planned preventative maintenance plans
• Produce Engineering Life Cycle and Forward Capital Cost plans
• Interpret engineering reports, drawings, layouts and other visual aids
• Experience of Integrated Management Systems (IMS) and QA procedures and see that these are adhered to at all steps for all projects.
• Be accountable for the operational and financial management of projects to ensure they are delivered on time and within budget

Please get in touch for more details and information.

Intermediate Mechanical Design Engineer - London to £46,000 c.10% Bonus Pension 12% Clear & Supported Career Progression.

Want to stay in Mechanical Building Services Design but looking for a move away from the pressure, tight deadlines, and long hours of a typical Design Consultancy?

Then it is worth considering a career move into one of the world's leading and most respected Property Consultancies.

Reasoning:

As an ambitious, Intermediate Mechanical Design Engineer, you will already know how to design and manage projects and build rapport quickly with a project team. You may not be unhappy in your current role, however you may be starting to consider your longer-term career options as you feel that your skills are not being fully utilised, overworked and undervalued within your current practice.

Over the past 8 years this global Property Consultancy has developed its own internal M&E Design Consultancy to meet and deliver M&E Design & Project Management to their clients, who in the main are the owners and occupiers of the largest real estate estates portfolios in the world.

Uniquely, they have access to their own client base and do not have to competitively tender for projects, resulting in a less pressurised environment and providing the financial resources to recruit into the M&E team when needed rather than expecting employees to shoulder more pressure and work excessive hours.

Essentially, a client-side role that will give you direct access to clients, working on the client's behalf as part of the client team as the clients representative. Offering you direct access to clients thinking and an unprecedented insight into the clients psyche and the drivers behind commercial property ownership.

Offering absolute career stability and with growth in mind, due to their success, this global Commercial Property Consultancy has a clear three year plan to grow their M&E offering by 50% over the next three years, opening up a huge ongoing career opportunity for you.

You'll deepen your understanding of Mechanical Design by working client-side in commercial property sector and access to this experience will set you apart from your peers in Design Consultancy.

With an established team of experienced M&E Engineers, from which to continue your leaning and development. There is structured training to CEng and a clear route to progress to Senior level and beyond.

What you'll do:

• Carry out full detailed design
• Work directly with clients
• Project manage and supervise projects, co-ordinating with other engineering and real estate disciplines
• Prepare specifications, reports, design drawings and budget costs to programme
• Peer review and overseeing external consultant designs
• Client/Project management

What's in it for you?

As a key player within the MEP division, you'll be designing, leading and supervising varied and interesting projects across a broad range of high-profile Commercial Buildings and have full autonomy to implement your innovative designs.

You will not only supported by the M&E team and Partners, you will also benefit educationally from working closely with the other in-house disciplines across Project Management, Building Surveying and M&E Asset Management. You will lead projects where MEP is crucial to the success of the project and enjoy knowing that your designs are helping future-proof low energy buildings for future generations.

You will be expected to design, manage and supervise projects co-ordinating with other engineering and real estate disciplines. Carry out detailed design in accordance with industry guides. Prepare specifications, reports, design drawings and budget costs to programme. Supervise project works on site, workmanship and testing.

You will also learn how to undertake professional Technical Due Diligence (TDD) surveys, Dilapidations, Forward Maintenance Planning and Audits/Reports.

Benefits - Intermediate Mechanical Design Engineer:

As well as an opportunity to work client-side and set yourself apart from all of your peers in Design Consultancy, you will be offered an enjoyable work life balance, they offer a competitive salary, car allowance, significant annual bonus, 12% contributory pension and a host of other flexible package options.

With staff development and retention at the core of its values, they have always promoted from within and still have one of the best levels of employee engagement in the industry.

Rather than being micromanaged, you'll enjoy working autonomously, either at home or in the office - you decide on what works for you, whilst being fully supported at every step.