The Opportunity

Our client is a specialist property consultancy, providing the public, private and commercial sector with a multi-disciplined approach to a variety of property services including surveying, engineering and asset & estate management. Continued expansion has created a need for an experienced Mechanical Engineer to join a team of expert building services engineers in a multi-disciplined environment.

Role purpose:

The Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for the design, specification and project management of mechanical services installations for new build, maintenance and/or refurbishment programmes of work. This may include taking the project lead or working as part of a larger design team.

Responsibilities:

• Carry out the design and management of all types of mechanical services projects including producing budget estimates, drawings, detailed service specifications, tender documentation
• Promote the use of renewable technologies.
• Deliver mechanical projects in full in accordance with clients brief and professional standards.
• Where required carry out condition surveys, dilapidation or specific surveys to provide information for stock condition/asset management system and/or to aid asset appraisal.
• Prepare technical/feasibility reports and valuations, advising on options and recommendations in an advisory capacity.
• Promote the competitive, efficient and effective delivery of mechanical services installations which will support carbon reduction strategies.
• Assist with maintaining and developing professional standards and practices.

Qualifications:

• Professional membership of the Chartered Institute of Building Service Engineers and be working or prepared to work towards Chartered status
• Membership of the Engineering Council
• HNC/HND or equivalent in an Mechanical Engineering related discipline

Skills and knowledge:

• Experience in a similar or related role
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience in Mechanical services design, specification and project management, and the maintenance of building services installations
• Experience in designing and utilising sustainable and low carbon technologies, such as biomass boiler plants and air/ground source heat pumps
• Experience of building energy management systems including upgrading and installation/extension of these systems on new projects
• Familiar with relevant construction, health and safety legislation and risks and hazards associated with asbestos
• Proficient in using Hevacomp or IES and Revitt is preferable

 Benefits

• 27 Days Annual Leave, plus 8 Bank Holidays
• Competitive Company Pension Scheme, including Company Funded Life Assurance
• Bupa Health Cash Plan
• Annual support towards a relevant professional membership
• Ongoing support towards your own continuous personal development
• A wide range of additional employee flexible benefits, discounts and schemes

Apex Resourcing Solutions is a recruitment agency acting on behalf of this client