Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

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Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead a project teams with the capabilities, tools and processes to provide cost effective Building Services design
  • To undertake Mechanical design Services on projects from concept design through to construction issue
  • Representing Atkins at meetings with Clients
  • Liaise with Local Statutory Authorities
  • Technical Report writing
  • Engage in Multi discipline coordination and workshops
  • Ensure Quality Assurance/Quality control processes have been incorporated in the design
  • Technical responsibility for quality associated with design deliverables
  • Lead and support the continuous due diligence process and risk mitigation methodologies related to technical services to enable continuous improvement in overall technical operations.
  • Have an excellent understanding of sustainability issues including passive design and low and zero carbon or other current technologies.
  • Have a working knowledge and use of relevant design software packages, Microsoft Office suite of products. Also have a knowledge of BIM, Revit and associated design management tools.
  • Undertake periodic project reviews to ensure technical and programme constraints are met
  • Manage own workload and workload of project team members
  • Preparing and managing project budgets

Rewards & Benefits

We offer an excellent package which includes

  • A competitive salary
  • Transportation allowance
  • Medical and life insurance cover
  • 22 calendar days annual leave
  • Medical and life insurance cover
  • Company gratuity scheme
  • Discretionary bonus scheme
  • Annual flight allowance to point of origin

Skills

Requirements

  • Degree qualified (as a minimum) in Mechanical discipline
  • Fully qualified professional and conversant with relevant market knowledge.
  • Relevant and appropriate experience of more than 13 years as a Mechanical engineer
  • Member of a Chartered institution (or equivalent) with associated relevant experience
  • Complete familiarity with all steps of the design process from pre concept to tender/contract documentation
  • Must demonstrate ability to act independently, while part of a team
  • Experience in delivering projects in conjunction with remote design centres.
  • Proven experience working in a design consultancy in the capacity of designer and technical authority.
  • Exceptional skills and knowledge of working in a design consultancy with good knowledge of Local and International Codes and Regulations.
  • Wider knowledge of integrated design and collaboration with other disciplines highly desirable.
  • Financial awareness and the ability to control project finances.
  • Good report writing skills, experience of making presentations to and attending meetings with clients is essential.
  • Excellent team management and communication skills
  • Understands the importance of accuracy and has high attention to detail
  • Customer focused, passionate about exceeding the requirements of internal and external stakeholders
  • Demonstrate excellent planning and time management skills
  • Adaptive influencing skills, demonstrating tact, diplomacy, persuasion and the courage to challenge.