The Company

Our client is a multi-disciplinary design Consultancy, specialising in MEP, Civils and Structures, Environmental and Sustainability Surveying services across all sectors of property and construction industries, with a particular focus in rail.

They work alongside architects, developers, end users, designers and contractors on new build and refurbishment projects, including Twickenham Station (Part of Solum Regeneration Scheme) and Various Access for All (AFA) Schemes across the rail network, including Selhurst, Crawley, Cousldon South.

Continued growth has created an opportunity for an experienced Associate Engineer to lead a team focusing on growth and enhancing client relations. Working with a team of engineers and Directors you will be leading this drive to propel the business into the next stage of growth and building, mentoring and developing your team in the process.

The Position

You will take responsibility for design delivery for the Mechanical team of the business and own the quality of work that your team produces.

Key Responsibilities:

• To perform mechanical engineering design and oversee and organise the work performed by others in your team.
• To act as Mechanical Team Leader for projects and be responsible for the resourcing and quality of output produced for the project.
• To ensure project deadlines are achieved and client expectations are managed.
• To provide technical leadership and support professional development of engineers within the mechanical team.
• To mentor junior engineers and to ensure good engineering design delivery from drawing practices to document control and management.
• To prepare and present designs, reports, calculations, and specifications.
• To conduct technical review of projects.
• To interface with clients and other construction disciplines, attending and as required, chairing and minuting key meetings.
• To support Directors’ in financial control of projects.
• To provide support as requested for RISQS and ISO.
• To lead resource management and business development.
• To support the company to be compliant with health and safety, quality and environmental requirements, following legislation, standards, quality assurance and company administration policies and procedures.

The Person

The successful candidate will possess the following;

• BEng or MEng.
• Chartered or working towards.
• A minimum of 8-10 years consultancy experience .
• Excellent technical knowledge in Mechanical Design Engineering
• Ideally we are looking for rail experience (but not essential as that skillset can be adapted successfully as other members of the team have demonstrated)
• Ideally Mechanical design including buildings, mission critical, rail and project administration, drawing and project document preparation (ability to do and also to delegate to others)
• A good understanding of multi-disciplinary projects to coordinate/manage/undertake.
• Experience of Site inspection, witness testing and supervision of contractors.

 Apex Resourcing Solutions is an employment business acting on behalf of this company