Mechanical Design Engineer

The Company

Our client is a fast-growing, UK based, innovative business which is looking to deliver over £1bn of heat network projects in the coming years. They fund, design, build, operate and maintain low carbon district energy networks and building energy systems for communities, towns and cities, working with local authorities, developers, house builders and property owners.

Continued growth has created a new opportunity for an experienced Mechanical Engineer to join the design team based in their Sheffield offices.

The Position

The role is to support the design and growth of heat network infrastructure in the UK, so you may also be expected to visit prospective and active construction sites throughout the UK on occasion. The role will involve the design of District Heating infrastructure including Mechanical Building Services. This position will differ from conventional design responsibilities in that the engineer will be given the opportunity to help ‘own’ design projects from inception through to operation. Following the handover to the Operations Team, the engineer will continue to monitor and evaluate feedback from the Team to help refine and improve the design and all future designs.

Specific Tasks

• Participating on the design and delivery of new energy projects during the pre-construction and construction phases.
• Designing hydronic systems and system calculations.
• Undertake hydraulic and thermal modelling of system through the use of software.
• Assist in the design of medium to large scale low carbon energy systems, heat distribution networks, controls, plant-rooms, thermal storage and fuel storage.
• The production of detailed drawings, reports and specifications.
• Equipment selection and specification.
• Surveying and evaluating existing buildings energy systems.
• Assist in the production of viability and feasibility reports of energy systems.
• Coordinating the work of others and coordinating work with engineers of other disciplines.
• Provide regular on and off-site evaluation to ensure design compliance during construction phase.

The Person

We are looking for an enthusiastic Design Support Engineer (Mechanical) with excellent energy engineering design, technical, and software skills who enjoys working collaboratively in dynamic multi-professional teams, assisting in all aspects of the delivery of projects from inception to completion to achieve outstanding results. You will be able to show you have had recent experience in this design area and you will have a keen interest in the field of Energy Engineering Systems for domestic, commercial and industrial buildings. You will have a keen eye for detail and be technically proficient.

Experience & Knowledge

• Degree qualified in Mechanical Building Services or Energy Engineering.
• Highly numerate and with a comprehensive understanding of heat transfer, fluid mechanics and fluid hydraulics.
• 1-3 years experience in this field of work.
• Experience of the application of CP1/TS1.
• Working knowledge of UK regulations.

Skills

• Understanding of Heat and Utility Networks is desirable.
• Competent in AutoCAD.
• Good experience in the use of Revit.
• Experience in using Construction Management platforms such as Procore.
• IT proficient; Word, PowerPoint, Excel, email systems, etc. as a minimum.

Package on offer

• Base salary - £37k - £51k.
• Discretionary bonus based on individual and business performance.
• 25 days holiday plus stats.
• Pension plan provision.
• Private health care scheme available.
• IT equipment.
• Health and well-being support.
• Continuing learning and development opportunities.

Apex Resourcing Solutions is a recruitment agency acting on behalf of this company.