Mechanical Design Engineer
Salary: £50 - £65ph (dependant on experience)
Location – Remote with occasional travel
Contract length: 6 Months
About the role
Adecco is looking for an experienced and driven Project mechanical design engineer for our high-end utilities client. Do you want to be part of culture that generates dispatchable, renewable power and create stable energy in an uncertain world, and who committed to fostering an environment where everyone feels valued and respected, then this job could be for you?
Benefits on offer
Work for an organisation that empowers our people to be themselves and helps them grow and develop while bringing purpose and meaning to the work they do every day
Opportunity for a good work life balance
Potential redeployment opportunities within 6 weeks of contract ending.
General Duties
Producing mechanical documents (equipment specifications, schedules, reports).
Pipework sizing calculations * (for LTHW, CHW, HWS, CWS, Steam, Gas, Flue, Compressed Air, Lube Oil, etc).
Ductwork sizing calculation.
Equipment sizing *(pumps, PHEs, boilers, CHPs, heat pumps, thermal stores, buffer tanks, calorifiers, fans, AHUs, chillers, etc.).
Control valve sizing and authority.
Heat gain/loss calculations.
Heating/cooling loads and respective profiles.
Functional Design Specifications.
*Experience in sizing all these pipework systems and all these examples of equipment is preferred but not necessary as training will be made available as required.
Essential skills and experience required.
- Current experience within the last 10 years
- Have a CIBSE / IET / IMechE Engineering Council accredited honours degree. Alternatively, an HNC in an applicable discipline with commitment to continue with higher education and to have achieved or be working towards IEng or CEng status
- Preferably, you will have experience across different sectors such as Building Services Design, site surveys & inspections, snagging, client & design team meetings.
- Excellent communication, both written and verbal, with the ability to explain engineering solutions.
- Demonstrate good attention to detail and show pride in the work you produce.
- Able to work using your own initiative with minimal supervision in the majority of technical aspects of your discipline.
- Maintain motivation and have a ‘Can do attitude’ and be forward thinking and passionate about design innovation.
**Whilst the role is flexible; regarding location, and home working, it will involve UK site visits, also, the team office base is in Stockport, attendance there for meetings once or twice a month will also be required. **
Desirable skills
- Able to participate and contribute to HAZOP and LOPA discussions/meetings
- Hold a DSEAR assessment
- Understanding of PED calculations and documentation
About Adecco
Adecco aim to respond to all applicants, however due to the large volume of applications we receive this may not always be possible. Should you not receive a response within five working days please accept this as notification, that you have not been, short-listed on this occasion.
Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer. By applying for this role, your details will be submitted to Adecco. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explaining how we will use your information is available on our website.
How to apply
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