Senior Mechanical Engineer (Client side: 13946)

Job description

Senior Mechanical Engineer

• Permanent or Contract (inside IR35)
• Location: Homebased
• Travel: South West of England site visits couple of days per month

NUVIA UK's Technical Services & Consulting department is fast growing with hybrid opportunities available up and down the country. We're striving to create a multidisciplinary team to offer our clients the best range of talent.

Supporting one of our key clients we are seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer. Your primary focus will be maintaining and controlling modifications to, and deviations from, the design intent of the Building Engineering Services for the nuclear implicated and non-nuclear mechanical systems and acting as the custodian of reference design documentation. You will be responsible for supporting design activities from requirements capture, design development from concept through to detailed design, implementation and close out, to through-life support, decommissioning and disposal.

Responsibilities

As the Senior Mechanical Engineer you will also be involved in:

• Support in maintaining the Design Intent of Mechanical Services systems.
• Provide technical support, advice, guidance, and resolutions to optioneering studies, design reviews, HAZOPS etc.
• Leading and working within a team of engineers, planning, and organising tasks and facilitating progress.  
• Managing own workload, maintaining, and updating staff workload and working to time allocations.
• Understanding of project briefs and the development and delivery of designs in accordance with the design process (Start-up, Concept, Scheme, Detailed and Implementation phases) and relevant legislation.
• Production of design documentation and supporting assessments, acting as lead author where appropriate.
• Design and specification of Mechanical Building Services systems - heating, cooling, ventilation, controls, etc.
• Production of detailed calculations using industry standard digital tools inc. Hevacomp, etc.
• Preparation of technical specifications, reports and technical note writing.
• Performing, and where appropriate checking, design analyses and associated activities.
• Liaison with CAD team to prepare models and drawings.
• Conduct site surveys, inspections, and monitor site works.
• Reviewing project progress, including reporting any changes of scope.
• Manage, mentor, and support junior team members including career development.

Desired profile

Qualification & Experiences 

To be considered for the Senior Mechanical Engineer role you should have:

• Degree qualified, or equivalent qualification, in Building Services Engineering / Mechanical Engineering.
• Chartered Engineer with CIBSE or IMechE or working towards CEng.
• Experience of working in a design consultancy and/or experience of working within a contractor design environment.
• Knowledge / experience in managing a small team of engineers.
• Understanding of mechanical engineering principles for the design, operation and maintenance of Steam & Condensate, Industrial Gases, Fresh Water, Demineralised Water, HVAC, Domestic Water services etc.
• Detailed knowledge of appropriate, regulations, legislation and technical standards that are applicable to mechanical services system design.
• Knowledge of operating within nuclear or other high-hazard environments
• Familiar with energy reduction methods and approaches to decarbonising new and existing buildings. Including principles of building physics such as passive design solutions.
• Experience of commissioning and post installation evaluation of performance.

About NUVIA UK

NUVIA est une branche de VINCI, plus grand groupe intégré de concessions et BTP du monde. NUVIA est plus particulièrement l'entité nucléaire du Groupe VINCI et est impliqué dans le cycle de vie tout entier des installations nucléaires, du New Build au démantèlement, en passant par la maintenance et l'exploitation.

NUVIA est en croissance constante, avec plus de 2700 salariés dans le monde. En moyenne, 100 hommes et femmes nous rejoignent chaque année. Maintenant, plus que jamais, nous recherchons de nouveaux talents pour soutenir la croissance du groupe.