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• Senior Fire Engineer

  London

  £60000 - £65000 per annum

  Permanent

  I have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Fire Engineer to be based in Central London. My client is a well-established UK based building services consultancy who have an exciting portfolio which includes financial, pharmaceutical, hotels & resorts as well as some of the most innovative residential and mix development projects in the UK. You will have a minimum of 5 years' industry experience with the ability to inspire colleagues and run large projects, and undertake a client facing role in the development, design and co-ordination of engineering projects.

  Your excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both with colleagues and clients, and experience working on innovative projects with leading client organisations, and contractors, will equip you to take a future pro-active role in forging client relationships.

  You will need robust technical knowledge relevant to building services design and being capable of incorporating those technologies. The position will ideally suit someone who is currently working in consultancy and is prepared to work 'hands on'.

  A key aspect of providing a suitable fire engineered solution to the client is the knowledge of the

  various Codes and Standards. It is paramount to have good knowledge of the British codes and

  beneficial to also have experience with NFPA.

  The role will involve:

  • Manage projects to achieve client satisfaction and profitability targets.
  • Work within team environment and be able to instruct engineers and support staff in their work as it relates to the projects under the Senior Engineer's control.
  • Control own and staff activities to meet Company financial / time targets.
  • Produce fee proposals.
  • Review plans and produce mark-ups to advise the design team on any non-compliances as well as possibilities for the improvement of the layouts by applying fire engineering.
  • Write detailed fire strategies.
  • Undertake zone modelling and CFD modelling. Produce the reports and present the findings to the client and design team.
  • Oversee the production of detailed design drawings of smoke ventilation systems and sprinklers for submission to the client.
  • Adequately communicate their thoughts and ideas to other staff, professionals, and clients in verbal and written form.
  • Undertake site inspections and fire risk assessments.
  • Manage and value variations to the contract.
  • Act professionally with all parties on the clients work so as to develop the company's reputation.
  • Achieve continued professional development in areas relevant to the achievement of personal objectives and as a contribution to those of the company.

  Skills required:

  • Engineering degree (does not need to be in Fire Engineering but it would be beneficial.
  • Effective Team member, i.e. works well with others
  • Technically competent.
  • Construction Process Aware.
  • Experience in zone and CFD modelling.
  • Good Communicator.
  • Proficient in Microsoft softwares (i.e. Word, Excel and PowerPoint).

  

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• Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

  West Midlands

  £40000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits

  Permanent

  Join a leading multidisciplinary consultancy that provides mechanical and electrical engineering services to a wide range of clients and market sectors. It is an award-winning company that is large enough to provide stability and opportunity, but small enough to recognise its people as individuals.

  They are currently seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer with building services experience to join the existing MEP team that provides engineering support to a number of Blue-Chip International Brands.

  Experience within the commercial/industrial, retail, residential and education sectors are essential with experience in automotive and clean/dry rooms is desirable.

  The successful candidate will be responsible, under the leadership of the Associate Director/Senior Engineer, for the internal day-to-day management of small to medium scale projects and individual engineering task(s) for numerous schemes for client's cross sector. This will include the creation, development of and finalising engineering design solutions of Mechanical services, working with other team members and project teams together with direct liaison with the client and other design team professionals.

  Building Services Design Experience required:

  • Foul Drainage Above Ground.
  • Hot and Cold Water.
  • Compressed Air.
  • Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) inc. ISO Clean/Dry Rooms.
  • Central Control/Building Management.

  The role will involve:

  • Complete survey work and site inspections.
  • Undertake design calculations using various methods, from hand calculations to software-based modelling.
  • Prepare drawn information.
  • Write technical specifications.
  • Write technical reports.
  • Exhibit active project risk management.
  • Peer review and check design information prepared by others.
  • Manage a project specific team of engineers.
  • Manage their own workload to meet defined targets and deadlines.
  • Allocate and manage project specific workload of Graduates, Project Engineers and Admin staff.
  • Manage commercial aspects of projects they are working on including responsibility for management of project income and costs.
  • Manage client relationships on specific projects.
  • Look for additional opportunities within existing and new client relationships.
  • Take responsibility for their own professional and personal development.
  • Input and some responsibility for professional and personal development of team members, staff Performance and Development Reviews and mentoring of staff.

  In order to be considered for this role you will have:

  • Minimum 10 years building services consultancy design experience.
  • A degree qualification - Mechanical or building services (Chartered or working towards). An HNC or HND with suitable design experience will also be considered.
  • Client interaction skills.
  • Software design ideally including Microsoft Office, Cymap, Autodesk Revit MEP, National Building Specification (NBS).
  • Knowledge of British standards, building regulations documents, etc.
  • Professional membership (CIBSE, IET, IMechE).

  They are offering an internal mentoring and training program aimed at developing the individual as well as the "Engineer" with a view to progression to Chartered Engineer (CEng) status.

  Please get in touch if you feel you are suitable for the role.

  

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• Senior Mechanical Engineer

  London

  £45000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits

  Permanent

  Position: Senior Mechanical Engineer Location: London Reference: 6015 Our client is a global engineering consultancy and are well known as a leading brand undertaking challenging projects. You will be a part of the Mechanical team acting as a Senior Mechanical Engineer in the London office. This is a full-time permanent position. The role will predominantly focus on delivering Mechanical Services designs for Commercial Office projects within London, however from time to you will cover other sectors including Hotel & Residential, Retail, and Laboratory projects. Key Challenges: Demonstrate ability to effectively communicate with staff at all levels including a proven ability to communicate with technical staff across multiple disciplines;

  • Demonstrate ability to effectively communicate with clients;
  • Have highly developed verbal communication skills;
  • Excellent interpersonal skills;
  • The ability to exercise substantial initiative and high level judgement and to work independently to meet objectives;
  • Well-developed problem solving skills;
  • Demonstrate an appropriate level of technical competence.

  Qualifications:

  • A minimum of 8 years (ideally 10+) engineering experience in the field of mechanical building services design;
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Building Services Engineering, from an accredited institution (equivalent qualifications in a similar field may also be considered);
  • IT literate, with good knowledge of using Microsoft Office applications;
  • Chartered Engineer (CIBSE or IMechE preferred).

  Skills & Experience:  

  • Previous experience working within multi-disciplinary project teams;
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels across multiple disciplines, as well as familiarity with external client interactions;
  • Great interpersonal skills, a team player and a genuine interest in helping others (including development of junior staff);
  • The ability to exercise substantial initiative and high-level judgement and to work autonomously to meet objectives;
  • A strong understanding of various mechanical systems and their applications;
  • Well-developed problem solving skills, and a "think outside the box" mentality;
  • Familiarity with the full range of RIBA design stages, from Stage 1 right through to Stage 4A tender design;
  • A working level understanding of other engineering disciplines including electrical, public health and fire protection is highly desirable;

  

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