Building Services Design Engineer

Building Services Design Engineer
Salary: 50k to 60K range
Hours of Work: 42.5 hours a week (08.30 - 5.00pm includes 1 hr paid lunch)
Contract: Permanent
Place of Work: Dover, Sevenoaks, Shepway, and Thanet, the boroughs of Ashford, Dartford, Gravesham, Maidstone, Swale, Tonbridge and Malling, and Tunbridge Wells, and the city of Canterbury

Benefits

• 30 days holiday
• Company Pension
• Training and professional development.

The business specialises in:

• Domestic hot and cold water including boosted and tank supplies
• Low temperature heating
• Air source and Ground source heat pumps and solar hot water collectors
• General supply and extract mechanical ventilation
• Natural and mixed mode ventilation
• Air conditioning duct systems with humidification
• Gas and oil fired boiler plant
• Natural gas distribution, compressed air and vacuum
• Variable refrigerant flow direct expansion cooling and heat pump systems
• Dry and wet riser fire mains
• Automatic control and building management systems

Building Services Design Engineer Responsibilities:

• Meeting with clients and design teams to determine mechanical applications and requirements.
• Carrying out site surveys to determine requirements and to assist with pricing for installation works with varying degrees of design requirements.
• Conducting research to inform the design and engineering methods required for the mechanical systems.
• Documenting the design process.
• Managing project timelines, resources, and budgets.
• Liaising with clients, designers, engineers, and manufacturers to ensure coherence.
• Preparing technical reports, design specifications documents, and operational manuals.
• Keeping abreast of the latest advancements in technology, design trends, and engineering best practices.
• Present proposals to clients and external project team members.
• Mechanical Design Engineer Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering/relevant degree
• A minimum of 5 years of experience as a mechanical design engineer.
• Sound knowledge of design and engineering principles and best practices.
• The ability to stay abreast of advancements in technology and engineering design trends.

Skills and Qualifications

• Chartered engineer status
• Exceptional problem-solving and math skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Proficiency in using common design software, such as AutoCAD etc.
• Project management and leadership skills
• Product-focused creative thinking
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Organisation and effective time management
• In-depth knowledge of industry design principles
• Commercially astute and aware.
• Understands where discretion is required with Company and client information.
• Has the ability to work with various forms of software and be able to learn new software.
• Smart and professional at all times.

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