The Opportunity

Having been awarded several new contracts this leading Heat Network Consultancy is recruiting for an experienced Mechanical Services Design Engineer. You will be responsible for ensuring that the project deliverables you work on meet the client requirements and are delivered on time and budget across a wide range of design activities. The Building Design team works on a mix of commercial projects, universities, schools, various other public sector buildings as well as residential projects.

The Position

Your role will consist primarily of design development work across various RIBA3 and RIBA4 deliverables.

• To develop tender issue design documentation it is expected that you would be working with building owners to obtain necessary existing building information;
• Undertaking detailed site surveys of existing systems; advising building owners on additional surveys and specialist input;
• Working with specialist consultants to develop appropriate specifications (e.g. air handling unit retrofit specialists, BMS engineers, fire design engineers, structural engineers);
• Developing basis of design documents and ensuring building owner sign off; producing space heating and hot water sizing calculations; sizing and selecting heat emitters and valves; producing building retrofit schematics and layouts; sizing and selecting plant room heating and hot water equipment; producing plant room schematics and layouts;
• Producing specification documents, including technical specifications, schedules, description of operations and controls philosophy, pre-commissioning and water quality specifications, CDM design risk assessments;
• Develop a design documentation that allows the project to be manufactured and constructed you will be working to conduct on-site reviews of all relevant drawings and specifications,
• Attend regular design team meetings with project stakeholders to discuss design progress and any project risks.

The Person

• A minimum of 2 years of experience within a Consulting Engineering role within the building services industry, ideally with a focus on communal heating systems and district heating systems / heat networks.
• Good understanding of heat network design, construction, commissioning and operation, particularly with regards to common pitfalls and key failures often seen in the industry.
• Ability to produce the calculations, deliverables and specifications across RIBA3 and RIBA4 heating and hot water systems
• Proficiency across Microsoft Office packages

Desirable

• An ability to develop drawings on AutoCAD or another suitable software package.
• Direct experience of designing and delivering retrofit works within a range of existing building typologies (residential, public sector, commercial etc)
• Knowledge of relevant industry documentation such as CIBSE CP1.
• Your core activities will be working within the Building Design team, which conducts retrofit design activities on existing building level communal heating systems or heat networks, typically taking designs from Concept Design Stage (RIBA2) through to Technical Design Stage (RIBA4).

Benefits

• 25 days paid annual leave plus stats
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Matched Pension contributions at 5%
• Hybrid working opportunities
• Enhanced Eye care scheme
• Spectrum Life Total Mental Health platform

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