Mechanical Design Engineer

We are looking to hire a Mechanical Engineer to join Barker Associates, an award-winning, employee-owned, multi-disciplinary property consultancy. The role can be based from our Braintree or Birmingham office and will involve working on a diverse portfolio of projects across the UK.

The Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for delivering mechanical engineering solutions across projects from inception through to completion, working collaboratively with internal teams, external consultants and clients. They will take responsibility for effectively running projects to meet time, cost and quality targets.

The role will include undertaking mechanical condition surveys of existing buildings, carrying out technical surveys to inform building services feasibility strategies, preparing mechanical calculations and developing detailed mechanical designs using AutoCAD and Revit. They will also prepare technical documentation and drawings for tender, analyse tender returns and coordinate with internal and external design consultants.

The successful candidate will be involved throughout the project lifecycle, including attending pre-contract briefing visits, carrying out site inspections and reporting to clients on areas including health and safety, programme and quality of work. They will chair and minute external meetings, attend internal project meetings and manage aspects of project commercial delivery, including fee projections and issuing fee invoices.

The role profile includes responsibility at the level of a small team, single client or single project and describes the role as focused predominantly on project delivery.

We are looking for someone with a degree or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering and previous mechanical building services experience. They should have experience performing technical mechanical calculations, developing technical mechanical designs and taking responsibility for project delivery against time, cost and quality expectations.

They should be working towards CIBSE, IMechE or an equivalent professional qualification, and be proficient in AutoCAD, BIM/Revit and IES. You will also bring client-facing experience and experience coordinating with external design consultants.

Experience within a consultancy or multi-disciplinary project environment would be advantageous, as would experience across feasibility, design, tender and construction or site stages, together with experience with site surveys and inspections.

The role requires travel for site visits, surveys and client meetings, so you will need a full clean driving licence, access to your own vehicle, be comfortable driving to sites across England and be eligible for an Enhanced DBS check.

Fairness, inclusion and respect

We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, Barker Associates is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

A Career With No Ceiling

We're committed to helping our people build exceptional careers through:

• Clear progression pathways.
• Structured CPD and mentoring.
• Leadership development opportunities.
• Exposure to a diverse range of projects, sectors and clients.
• The opportunity to grow within a successful employee-owned business.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme including Life Assurance
• Pension Scheme
• Employee ownership and shared success

If you're passionate about creating high-quality, sustainable places to live, learn and work, and want to develop your career within an ambitious, award-winning consultancy, we'd love to hear from you.

Join Barker Associates and help shape a better built environment.

This role requires you to have a full clean driving licence with access to your own vehicle, and will be subject to a DBS Enhanced check.

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Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm (finishing at 4:30pm on a Friday!)

Fairness, inclusion and respect

We believe in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. Barker is a proud member of WISE (Women in Science and Engineering), reinforcing our commitment to advancing gender diversity and supporting women across technical and STEM professions. At Barker, our people are the heart of our business, and we promote and support a working environment where our employees can be themselves and thrive.

At Barker, we are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels safe, respected and included. We expect all those we work with to share our values and will take appropriate action where behaviour falls short of our standards.

If you need support with your application, please contact us at [email protected]

Additional information

Note for Recruitment Agencies:

Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release.

We kindly request that agencies refrain from sending speculative CVs.