Senior Mechanical Engineer

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About us...

Ingleton Wood is a growing and dynamic multi-disciplinary property and construction consultancy, providing a wide range of services across the majority of industry sectors including commercial, health, education, defence, residential and community.

Our services include architecture, building surveying, building services engineering, planning, interior design, sustainability, civil and structural engineering, quantity surveying, project management, CDM and health and safety services.

We have offices in London, Billericay, Cambridge, Colchester, Norwich, Oxford, and Nottingham and plan to open further sites in the future to develop our national service.

The role...

We are currently recruiting a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our Nottingham office.

The role will provide Engineering support to the Practice by providing expertise in the field of mechanical building services engineering in the built environment to be included in design and project management.

Sustainability is a central theme to all our work. We have an excellent opportunity for engineers who are looking to lead complex, interesting and challenging projects, sharing their experience and knowledge to deliver innovative and practical low energy designs.

Please Note: This role may be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service, Baseline Personnel Security Standard, Counter Terrorist Check, Security Check, or Developed Vetting clearance.

The selected candidate will...

• Work with the Engineering Associate/Director on a regular basis, reporting weekly on progress.
• Ensure all projects are completed to a high technical standard, on time and on budget.
• Assist more junior staff with technical queries as appropriate to your knowledge and experience.
• Carry out fee earning work, getting involved in design of schemes where appropriate and particularly where high-level technical expertise is required.
• Undertake feasibility studies as required.
• Meet with clients to establish project brief and budget costs for client consideration.
• Draw up detailed specifications and drawings against client's briefs.
• Review tenders received and prepare tender reports and recommendations.
• Project manage site works from commencement to completion.
• Monitor site works against specification requirements and agree contractor's final accounts.
• Carry out inspections of existing installations and submit condition reports.
• Check and prepare information for fee Invoicing each month.
• Manage day to day workload of individuals reporting directly to you, ensuring clarity of their roles, motivation of the team and wellbeing of individuals.
• Advise director and partners on resources required, assisting at interview stage.
• Develop the client base of the Practice by being proactive in pursuing marketing opportunities that arise and to pursue marketing initiatives as directed.
• Prepare and/or contribute toward fee bids relevant to M+E related projects.

Essential skills, experience, and attributes...

• Use of MEPWorx / IES (Mechanical) software.
• Use of AutoCAD and Revit.
• Familiar with relevant legislation, codes of practice, CIBSE guides, building regulations and best practice and environmentally sensitive.
• Degree/Master's degree in Engineering.
• Member of the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers and/or The IET (or equivalents).
• Chartered Engineer status or approaching.
• Full driving licence and access to a vehicle.
• Experience of managing successful M&E teams.

We offer our staff...

• Competitive salaries and earning opportunities.
• Great office team building events and fully expensed seasonal social events.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth in a supportive environment.
• Competitive Company Pension Scheme.
• Opportunities for flexible and remote working - we understand a work life balance helps us all.
• Cycle to work Scheme.
• Employee Referral Scheme.
• Death in service benefit.
• Health cash plan scheme.
• Generous holiday entitlement with long service recognition and festive shutdown.
• Early Finish incentives when the Practice targets are hit.