Senior/Principal Building Services Engineer (Mechanical)

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About us...

Ingleton Wood is a value-led, people focussed practice providing clients with inspirational and practical design solutions; we exist to improve the communities in which we all live and work.

Originally established in 1935, we are a dynamic multi-disciplinary property and construction consultancy, providing a wide range of services across many industry sectors, including commercial, education, defence, residential and more.

We develop long term relationships with clients, adding value at every stage of development. We are one of a few medium-sized consultancies offering integrated design and technical expertise.

We have a nationwide presence with offices located across the UK. We plan to open further sites in the future to develop our national service.

Life At Ingleton Wood...

is busy but great fun, we work hard, and we play hard. There is a huge emphasis on teams and working collaboratively both professionally and socially.

We bring people together to improve the quality and sustainability of the built environment through our expert knowledge in delivering local solutions for global issues. A sentiment underpinned by our shared vision of solving global challenges one building at a time, and supported through our values;

We are progressive

We collaborate

We support

We take ownership

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You can expect...

• Opportunities for flexible and remote working - we understand a work life balance helps us all.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days plus bank holidays with long service recognition and festive shutdown.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth in a supportive environment including in-house coaching and mentoring.
• Competitive salaries with regular review and benchmarking to ensure fair pay. We are a real living wage employer.
• Competitive Company Pension Scheme.
• Health cash plan scheme.
• Professional membership support
• Family policies
• Great office team building events and fully expensed seasonal social events.
• Cycle to work Scheme.
• On-site parking facilities (excluding London office)
• Season Ticket Loan (if applicable)
• Death in service benefit.
• Early Finish incentives when the Practice targets are hit.
• Additional leave allocated for volunteering (up to 2 days).

• Health & Mental Wellness Programs.
• Employee Referral Scheme.
• Employee working groups

The role...

We are currently recruiting a Senior/ Principal Electrical Engineer join our Building Services team in our Billericay office.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing expertise in M&E by means of economic, safe, and sustainable systems. The team focuses on projects in the Healthcare and Education sector.

They will be expected to work in accordance with the Practice's values and objectives, ensuring effective communication and engagement with clients and key stakeholders. They must ensure their own professional competence through continued professional development (CPD) and training, as well as taking responsibility for mentoring and coaching of M&E team members as required.

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.

Essential skills, experience, and attributes...

• Use of Amtech (Electrical) or 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.

We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.

To discover more about life at Ingleton Wood, please visit our website https://www.ingletonwood.co.uk/