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• Sustainability Consultant

  London

  £55000 - £65000 per annum + Benefits

  Permanent

  Our client is an established, innovative Mechanical & Electrical design consultancy that provides full MEP Building Services across all sectors of the property and construction industry. Founded in early 2000, with two UK offices and a team that continues to grow, they are passionate about providing measurable benefits to their clients. Support their clients in delivering a range of sustainability solutions with a considered approach to successfully meet and exceed the client's ambitious targets.

  They have an exciting opportunity for an aspiring energy/sustainability consultant to join either their Central London or Reading office, to develop the sustainability team supporting the company in its aspiration to drive the growth of this area of the business. They primarily operate within the Residential, Hospitality & Commercial sectors.

  The ideal candidate would be someone educated to Degree or Masters level in a relevant discipline, with at least five years' experience working in an energy or sustainability related field.

  Reporting to the project lead, the energy/sustainability consultant's duties will include, but are not

  limited to:

  • Producing Energy and Sustainability Statements for planning.
  • Undertaking thermal modelling and dynamic simulations within IES to produce BRUKL output document calculations and EPCs.
  • Undertaking BREEAM assessments.
  • Undertaking SAP calculations for residential buildings.
  • Carrying our daylight, sunlight and overheating assessments.

  Key skills:

  You should possess all the following:

  • Low Carbon Consultant accreditation.
  • Proficiency and experience working within IES, in particular for thermal modelling;
    • Part L compliance calculations
    • Heating and cooling load calculation
    • Energy modelling (TM54)
    • Overheating modelling (TM52 and TM59)
    • Daylighting calculations
  • Proficiency and experience undertaking SAP for Part L compliance
  • Qualified BREEAM assessor, including New Construction, Refurbishment, etc.
  • Experience in producing energy and sustainability statements for planning applications
  • This will require familiarity with current GLA London Plan and London Borough energy/sustainability requirements.
  • Given the collaborative nature of this role, excellent communication skills and experience of using your initiative to overcome challenges are essential.
  • The need to lead workshops and meetings means you should be a confident communicator with superior stakeholder management skills.
  • Candidates should thrive working independently and be expected to pay close attention to detail when reviewing results and evidence.

  Desirable skills:

  • NDEA level 4/5 including production and accreditation for issuing EPCs.
  • Experience in use of One Click LCA software (LCC, Life Cycle Impact).
  • Experience in carrying out Post Occupancy Evaluation.
  • Familiarity with WELL/LEED.
  • On Construction Domestic.
  • ESOS LEAD Assessor.

  

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• BIM Manager

  London

  £70000 - £75000 per annum

  Permanent

  ROLE OVERVIEW

  The BIM Technical Manager role entails taking ownership of production of our BIM models (and also all 2D and 3D drawings) to ensure that they are delivered to a consistently high quality across all projects and in accordance with agreed programmes. The BIM Technical Manager will also drive the organisation's transition to BIM with the ultimate goal that the workstreams of the MEP engineers and BIM Technicians is seamless.

  To achieve this all engineers will need to be fully conversant in Revit and all supporting software, in order to deliver coordinated BIM models (and also 3D drawings) from inception to completion of future projects.

  The BIM/CAD Manager is required to identify, influence and implement change, as well as keeping abreast of developments within the industry.

  DETAILED RESPONSIBILITIES

  Management

  • Organise and manage regular weekly meetings with BIM/CAD staff and team leaders to determine current and foreseen workload and utilisation.
  • Report on the company's current and projected status regarding BIM implementation.
  • Create upgrade and deployment strategies for the BIM implementation including advising on current workflow, strategies, budgets, projects, staffing, etc in terms of design teams and project requirements.
  • Create a plan for implementation.
  • Demonstrate the company's BIM success by evaluating goals that were established in the earlier phases.
  • Set targets and monitor workload against deliverables.
  • Report any feedback or issues concerning either projects or team to the directors.

  Training and HR Management

  • Undertake internal training of staff or advise on requirements for Revit fundamental and Intermediate training.
  • Manage and lead internal CPD Revit training sessions.
  • Provide technical orientation to new employees in respect of Revit/BIM tools.
  • Write a competency test for new employees to test skills in BIM/Revit.
  • Maintain high level of competency in the most up-to-date software by ensuring regular use and training.
  • Ensure effective performance management standards are maintained within the CAD/BIM team and deal with poor performance (where it arises).
  • Undertake staff appraisals.
  • Manage the department recruitment process.
  • Promote team morale and encourage cooperation, collaboration and team working.
  • In conjunction with Directors, help retain high quality staff.

  Standards

  • Take responsibility for the integration of BIM (and CAD) standards development, implementation and enforcement.
  • Advise on the creation and maintenance of the BIM (and CAD) software template files to assure standards.
  • Assist in developing and enforcing BIM documentation and workflow process standards.
  • Utilise a good level of oral and written communication (excellent report writing skills, in particular) setting the highest standards of communication both internally and externally.
  • Ensure compliance with Mecserve's Quality Assurance procedures, completeness and adherence to company standards of all drawings produced.

  Financial

  • Ensure commercial awareness of the BIM &CAD deliverables on all projects and regularly review the position and report to the Project Director.
  • Provide continued feedback on time and money spent on projects, ultimately providing costing guidelines for future likeminded projects so that fees can be accurate.
  • Maintain required level of utilisation and complete timesheet on a weekly basis.

  Project Interface - BIM Project Management

  • Assess the needs of clients and users and agreeing the project brief.
  • Support project standards coordination with staff and clients.
  • Manage the process of creating Revit families in response to project need.
  • Assist in the resolution of BIM design issues providing a co-ordination role.
  • Utilise experience in BIM methods and procedures and responding to EIRs, authoring or contributing to BIM Execution Plans and setting up delivery mechanisms to meet the clients BIM requirements.
  • Keep project documentation up-to-date and comply with file management protocols.

  Hardware and Software Management

  • Manage, in conjunction with our IT support team, the hardware and software needs of the team including preparing planned replacement schedules, budgets etc.
  • Evaluate new software and hardware and report on its suitability.

  Health & Safety

  • Report all accidents/incidents or near misses.
  • Ensure adherence to all H&S requirements at all times.
  • Review and action where necessary findings provided by any member of the team internal or external under your direction during their review of accidents/incidents/near misses.
  • Provide management with health and safety information as and when required.

  

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• Senior Mechanical Engineer

  City of London, London

  £45000.00 - £50000.00 per annum + Comprehensive Benefit Package

  Permanent

  Senior Mechanical Building Services Design Engineer required for a well-established multidisciplinary consultancy in central London.

  I am working alongside a hugely respected practice with offices across the UK in their search for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join their established Mechanical design team. The company have been established for well over 60 years and employ over 200 staff across the UK. They are looking for an individual to lead a number of projects, liaise with clients, architects and contractors and mentor, train and develop junior engineers.

  Their projects have received numerous industry awards in recognition that their fantastic teams are the ingredient that set them apart from the competition, this has been recognised with an 'Investor in People' award. They work across building services, structural, architectural, projects management, and building surveying. They work across a diverse portfolio of projects including commercial, residential, education, healthcare, mixed-use, and retail projects nationally.

  If you're looking to move to a multidisciplinary consultancy which actively invests in its employees and work on a wide range of projects, then please apply with your up-to-date CV today.

  

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