Building Services Senior Mechanical Engineer - Leeds (Ref: 44237)

Salary / Rate:

Competitive 

Location:

West Yorkshire 

Rate:

Yearly 

Job Type:

Permanent 

Sector:

Mechanical 

Date Posted:

03/07/2008 

Reference:

44237 

This role is to work as part of a team to support the delivery of projects. This role will be working under the supervision of a senior or project engineer to carry out the following functions:

Responsibilities
• Support the team leader by contributing to feasibility options & complete assigned tasks to deadlines and carry out sketch designs on options and assist in compiling final document.
• Project manage small / simple projects, using applicable project management tools.
• Follow in full the document control and QA processes relevant to project work, ensuring drawings, specifications, reports and correspondence are issued, and filed / archived in an appropriate manner.
• Assist others in compiling design specification within given deadlines including checking compliance with the project brief through calculation and cross reference of manufacturers literature; ensuring all relevant standards and guides are used as reference with the design specification.
• Organise and carry out detailed design to WSP and B Regulations standard ensuring CDM, QA and technical review and sign off by project leader, including complex calculations and co-ordination issues.
• Gain an appreciation of sustainability and EMS issues and incorporate requirements into project delivery.
• Organise and undertake technical calculations to industry standards in conjunction with team members; supervise the work of team members to ensure the delegated work is completed to deadlines / standard and report to the project leader any issues, risks or client changes.
• Prepare elemental work for project budget costing as delegated by the senior team member, within agreed deadlines and standards.
• Visit sites as required to review construction in line with design intent, report and advise about non-compliance issues and risks.
• Deal with the day to day queries from site, ensuring that relevant information is available on time for construction activity.
• Contribute to and question technical and construction issues and encourage and help the trainees to better understand the design process.
• Determine appropriate software for Computer Aided Design, construct models and undertake analysis and manual checks.

Business and Team Functions:

• Flag up business development and additional fee opportunities to team leader.
• Develop positive professional relationship with client, communicating openly about project progress.
• Participate in team meetings, disseminate information within the team, and communicate with other teams in WSP.
• Demonstrate an awareness of project risk issues, flagging potential problems to team leader.
• Flag resourcing concerns to team leader and assist colleagues to ensure team timelines are met.
• Complete timesheet accurately ahead of weekly deadlines.

Requirements
Competencies :

• Communication skills
• Organisational skills
• Innovative mindset
• Team working
• Self development
• Building Client Relationships
• Improvement and quality
• Accountability