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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

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The opportunity

Due to Vital Energi's continued growth, we require a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, based at our London Office in Holborn, to work in this exciting and growing sector of the industry.

  • location
    Location London
  • salary
    Salary Competitive depending upon experience

About the role

Reporting to the Design Director, this role involves a broad range of conceptual to fully detailed designs including District and communal Heating systems and energy centre design. This will include taking and/or producing concept designs and then developing this into a fully detailed design for the projects team to install from on site, along with further site support to the delivery team by means of site visits and technical assistance. This will at times include initial project conceptual work, site investigations and surveys, client meetings and input into project submissions and presentations.

Key responsibilities

  • Lead the design of distributed energy schemes, energy centres, DH networks up to the point of heat delivery.
  • Provide support on larger projects.
  • Appraisal and interpretation of the client’s requirements.
  • Have an awareness of cost implications within design.
  • Effectively deal with design issues and minimise their impact.
  • Ability to design systems in the form of calculations, equipment selection and process operation.
  • Liaising with external designers, customers and Vital Energi’s in-house project teams.
  • Compliance with CDM requirements and our in in-house design processes.
  • Conduct HAZOP studies and Risk Assessments
  • Ability to design systems in the form of schematics, calculations, equipment selection, detailed drawings and BMS control operating strategies.
  • Ensuring compliance with legislation and best practice with company procedures.
  • Assistance in specifying the mechanical aspects for tendering works.
  • Work closely with the client to further develop relationships and promote the company.

What you will need

Benefits

  • salary
    Competetive Salary (depending upon experience)
  • pension
    Contributory Company Pension Scheme
  • insurance
    Non-contributory death-in-service insurance
  • holiday
    33 Days Holiday including BH
  • flexible working hours
    Flexible working hours patterns
  • location
    Office based at our Regional Office in London, with occasional travels across sites in the UK
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The company is opposed to all forms of discrimination and will select for employment, training and promotion on the basis of suitability for the job and/ or merit. It is company policy that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment than another on the grounds of sex, race, colour, age, ethnic or national origins, political affiliations, religious beliefs, marital status, physical disability or is disadvantaged by unjustifiable conditions or requirements.

Only applicants who are legally entitled to work in the UK and are currently resident in the UK are invited to apply.