Dalkia UK
Senior Mechanical Project Engineer
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About Dalkia UK
At Dalkia, we're driven by a shared purpose: tackling climate change and building a better, more sustainable future. We bring together talented people who share knowledge, challenge each other and grow together.
Backed by EDF, Britain's biggest generator of low carbon electricity, we're a people-first culture. With 5,000+ employees and £600m+ turnover, we combine the strength of a major group with a great culture, innovative mindset and inclusive values making Dalkia a great place to work and grow your career.
Dalkia Engineering's South Region
Dalkia Engineering's South Region is delivering a growing portfolio of high-profile construction projects across central London. At Dalkia Engineering, we pride ourselves on designing, delivering, and commissioning electrical and mechanical installation systems in a variety of industry-leading buildings.
Senior Mechanical Project Engineer
Your role will be working on our Great Ormond Street hospital site and will provide technical leadership and assurance across the mechanical scope of works, ensuring compliance during design development, procurement, modelling, installation, testing, and commissioning activities.
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You will lead the mechanical engineering delivery at GOSH, working closely with Project Managers, construction teams, design consultants, specialist subcontractors, and internal technical management. Harnessing your technical expertise, leadership capability, and experience of complex building projects, you will ensure delivery in line with the project brief, specification, statutory requirements, and the Building Safety Act.
What You'll Bring To The Role
Are you a motivated and detail-focused engineer with a strong experience in M&E building services, particularly mechanical systems within complex buildings? If so, you will enjoy working as part of a collaborative project team and be keen to develop your technical and project delivery experience.
You will also bring:
- A solid technical understanding of mechanical building services within an M&E environment, including HVAC, pipework and associated systems.
- The ability to communicate technical information clearly, producing well-structured RFIs, reports and written correspondence.
- Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, drawings, procurement activities and site issues.
- A practical problem-solving mindset, able to analyse issues quickly and propose workable solutions. High attention to detail when reviewing drawings, specifications, installation quality, commissioning procedures and health & safety requirements.
- A collaborative approach, working effectively with electrical teams, subcontractors, suppliers and wider project stakeholders.
- A proactive attitude to learning, showing curiosity around new technologies, standards and regulations within mechanical and building services engineering.
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- Taking Responsibility – Making a positive difference
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