Senior Engineer (Mechanical & Electrical Building Services)
Location: Croydon, CR0
Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Engineer to join our multi-disciplinary Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) Building Services team. This is an exciting opportunity to take a leading role in delivering high-quality engineering design and consultancy services across a diverse portfolio of projects.

You will be responsible for providing expert technical advice, leading discipline-specific design work, and ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest professional standards. The projects are varied, but will be mostly commercial buildings, logistics and industrial sites, and critical facilities.

Key Responsibilities:

Understand the project appointment, fees, allocated time and scope of work.
Have an understanding of project costs and the impact of designs and recommendations on the overall budget.
Manage your workload to meet agreed timescales and deliverables.
Arrange and attend meetings as required.
Communicate proactively and professionally with external project teams and clients, attending meetings in a professional manner.
Arrange and carry out site surveys as required and prepare the appropriate reports.
Demonstrate and deliver acceptable technical and report writing skills.
Deal with day-to-day queries from site related to the specific discipline and report to the client.
As required produce designs, calculations, room data sheets, equipment schedules and specifications and other technical information as required to meet the agreed project stage / level.
Understand project risks and produce combined MEP Residual Risk Reports in accordance with the CDM regulations.
Promote and consider sustainability and energy efficiency within designs and recommendations.
Carry out and report on defects inspections and snagging and input into the witnessing of commissioning.
Check work for compliance with good practice and the project brief and raise any concerns or potential variations with a member of the senior management team.
Assist with the supervision and mentoring of any junior, trainee or graduate engineers as agreed, and where required provide technical support to others and encourage innovation and engineering development.
Assist in the preparation of fee bids for new and repeat business enquiries.

What We’re Looking For:

Proven experience in an engineering role within M&E building services
Proven experience working in consultancy
Strong technical design and report writing skills
Ability to manage workload independently with minimal supervision
Excellent communication and client-facing skills
Strong understanding of project cost control and commercial awareness
Experience working across multiple projects and disciplines
Commitment to sustainability and innovation in engineering solutions

Why Join Us?

Opportunity to work on a wide range of challenging and rewarding projects
Collaborative and supportive team environment
Career development and progression opportunities
Involvement in business growth and strategic initiatives

Additional Information:

This role may involve travel to project sites and meetings across various locations. Duties may evolve in line with business needs, with any significant changes agreed in advance.

Pay: £40,000.00-£60,000.00 per year

Application question(s):

Do you have experience acting as a consultant?
Have you designed M&E systems for buildings before?

Work Location: In person

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