Associate Mechanical (Ref: 35435)

Salary / Rate:

GBP 60,000.00-70,000.00 ( car allowance + Pension + Healthcare + Iife assurance + Bonus) 

Location:

South East London 

Rate:

Yearly 

Job Type:

Permanent 

Sector:

Mechanical 

Date Posted:

20/03/2008 

Reference:

35435 

My company are a specialist engineering company providing a full range of services to the property and construction industry. As part of the company we are aligned to our Civils, Environmental, Energy and Development and Transportation Businesses to provide a multidisciplinary management and consultancy service that meets the developing demands of out clients.The London M&E team is divided into several operating teams each lead by a Technical Director. The aim is to add a Mechanical Associate engineer to an existing team to strengthen the structure and be part of growth and development. Current projects consist of retail, commercial and residential projects including renewable technologies and low energy designs required to satisfy local authority planning requirements and Building Regulations.
Job Summary :
The successful candidate will be a dynamic self motivated individual who will take on a Leadership role in project work, focused on delivery to the client and technical excellence. The role requires management of a number of projects and becoming involved in design at an early stage. It includes management of fees and invoicing, project resource management and mentoring and coaching junior members of the team. The ability to plan design deliverables for each stage of a project is a pre-requisite. A key element of the role is to liaise with clients and design teams to confirm the brief and be responsible for providing highly innovative design and delivery of sustainable solutions. This includes undertaking feasibility studies and developing concepts through to detailed design, specification and tender to the required standards. Development of energy strategies incorporating renewable technologies and low energy designs to satisfy local authority planning requirements and compliance with Building Regulations Part L, co-ordinated design delivery taking into full consideration CDM standards QA standards and programme deadlines.The role includes attendance at site meetings, liaison with Construction Managers and Trade Contractors, site visits to monitor progress and quality of installations, witnessing of commissioning results and acceptance for handover to clients. The successful candidate will be encouraged to develop relationships with their own clients through repeat business, to seek new opportunities and contribute to bids and presentations to clients.

The applicant should have obtained Chartered Engineer status, possess CIBSE membership and a degree in a relevant engineering discipline, preferably Building services.The applicant will have proven experience in the design of Engineering Building Services. The ability to work closely with clients and take instructions is essential. Must be fully conversant with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Microsoft Project and technical software, such as IES and Hevacomp. Applicants need to be able to demonstrate good management, communication and technical skills and be capable of working both within the team and independently, as dictated by work load.