Mechanical Design Engineer- All Levels

Description

Reporting to the Principal Engineer (CSA), this role involves a broad range of detailed design including District Heating excavation, tunnelling and support design, energy centre design, and general foundation, pipe support, builders-work design. This will include taking concept designs and producing a fully detailed design for the projects team to install. This will at times include initial project conceptual work, site investigations and surveys, client meetings and input into project submissions and presentations.

Working within a team of different grades of construction design professionals you will be responsible for delivering the construction design across multiple teams and projects including energy centre layouts, structural steel details, architectural details, and planning / building regulations submissions. Other key duties involve the writing of specifications for the procurement of construction products and services, and liaison with all other internal and external design disciplines to deliver a fully coordinated solution. Familiarity with industrial and commercial construction and refurbishment technologies is essential.

• Produce the design of energy centres & associated construction infrastructure up to the point of handover.
• Work closely with the client to further develop relationships and promote the company.
• Assistance in specifying the construction aspects for tendering works.
• Review cost implications within design, undertake lifecycle costing analysis, and value engineering.
• Liaising with internal and external designers, customers, and Vital Energi’s in-house project teams, and lead multi-disciplinary design & coordination reviews providing technical due diligence.
• Be proactive and ensuring compliance with CDM requirements and our in in-house design processes.
• Ensuring compliance with legislation, engineering best practices in line with company procedures such as Building Safety Act, CDM 2015, Principal Designer duties, etc.
• Effectively deal with design issues and minimise their impact.
• Undertake site inspection reports and providing technical support during construction.
• Developing the design staff and teams with a ‘hands on’ approach to meet the quality standards and to strict deadlines.
• Conduct and contribute to HAZOP Studies, Risk Assessments, etc.

Requirements

Due to Vital Energi's continued growth, we require a Principle and Senior (Civils, Structural, Architectural) design engineers based at our Head Office in Blackburn, to work in this exciting and growing sector of the industry.

Only applicants who are legally entitled to work in the UK and are currently resident in the UK are invited to apply.

• Have experience with training and mentoring construction design staff.
• Fluency with National Design Specifications (NES/NBS) and competent in AutoCAD (2D).
• Fluency with BIM and the ability to coordinate multi-disciplines with our in-house CAD team.
• Be a construction industry professional (Chartered or working towards).
• Fluency with current Building Regulations.
• Office based at our Head Office in Blackburn with occasional travel to sites across the UK
• Awareness and appreciation of other disciplines including mechanical and electrical.
• Fluency with current Building Regulations, industry guidance such as RIBA, RICS, ICE etc, and all pertinent legislation.
• Sound understanding of design principles including steel frame, reinforced concrete and traditional construction methods.
• Experience/ competence of being effective communicators, who are confident and focused, with the ability to manage their time and duties in a professional and effective way.
• Be fluent with the RIBA Plan of Work and relevant design standards and stages.
• Be able to demonstrate excellent technical ability and communication skills both written and verbal.
• Have experience in contributing to design risk reviews.

Benefits

• Attractive/ Competitive Salary (depending upon experience).
• Flexible working hours patterns
• Company car/ Allowance- Experience dependant
• 33 Days Holiday including BH
• Non-contributory death-in-service insurance
• Contributory Company Pension Scheme

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance