JOHNSON BIM
Principal Mechanical Engineer - Consultancy
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BIM EXCELLENCE: INNOVATION CENTRIC
Deliver class-leading BIM excellence with this award-winning multi-disciplinary team working on a wide range of large-scale, challenging, reference BIM projects.
Your opportunity
As the demand for our expertise continues to grow, we have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Mechanical Engineer to join our experienced MEP team based at our office in Manchester.
You will be able to demonstrate solid experience of working in a design capacity with an extensive technical knowledge of building services installations.
You will be expected to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver successful projects within a range of sizes and sectors. Our current wide-ranging project portfolio includes work in the residential and housing, development and regeneration, healthcare, education, commercial, and residential sectors.
Working as part of a team, you will be expected to manage your own project work, undertake detailed design to the required standards, and to deliver excellent levels of client service.
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- Leading project mechanical design and in addition (for smaller projects) managing electrical engineers and specialists
- Working as the lead engineer in a design team being responsible for mechanical and public health building services design
- Supervising and monitoring the work of others in this function
- As a project lead, actively engage with clients to ensure project stakeholder requirements are successfully incorporated as well as continuing to develop strong client relationships
- Completing mechanical QA project reviews to ensure technical requirements align with industry regulations and recommendations as well as the client brief
- Advising clients on energy use and conservation for a range of buildings and sites, aiming to minimize the environmental impact and carbon emissions associated with our designs
- Ideally, using specialist computer-aided design (CAD) and BIM (Revit) software and other resources to design the systems required for the project
- Undertaking mechanical design calculations - ideally including the use of mechanical engineering software such as Hevacomp and IES
- Producing reports, drawings, and specifications to suit various RIBA design stages
- Liaising closely with other professionals, including structural engineers, architects, surveyors, and contractors of in-house and external project teams
- Attending a range of project group and technical meetings
- Ensuring that the design and maintenance of building systems meets legislative and health and safety requirements
- Provide ongoing mentoring and management of junior engineers and apprentices
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The skills and experience you need to have for this role:
- Significant experience and technical knowledge within a mechanical and public health building services design role from either a consultant or contractor background
- Having an accredited relevant degree or higher educational qualification in an applicable discipline (HNC/HND)
- To have achieved CEng status
- Excellent communication skills and willing to work as part of a close-knit team towards a shared goal
- Attention to detail and a strong desire to deliver high standards of client care
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