Associate Director - Mechanical Engineering - #2187107

We are looking for an Associate Director to join our busy South West MEP team, the role can be based in Cardiff or Bristol.

Job Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Regional Director and helping to manage and deliver medium to large healthcare, education and defence projects.
• Taking ownership of project finances and supporting the commercial performance of the team.
• Managing a small team of engineers, providing specialist mechanical design input and supporting the development of junior and graduate engineers.
• Working closely with architects, structural, civil and (where relevant) clinical planning and end-user teams in interdisciplinary design reviews to coordinate practical solutions for healthcare, education and defence projects.
• Preparing fee estimates and design programmes, and working with clients, users and stakeholders to agree clear project deliverables across healthcare, education and defence portfolios.
• Carrying out and overseeing quality checks on mechanical design calculations, drawings and models.
• Writing technical specifications for commercial, education, defence and healthcare mechanical systems in line with relevant standards, including BS EN, HTM/HBN and others.
• Supporting the development of engineering budgets and schedules so that project requirements, operational dates and clinical commissioning dates are met.
• Using and understanding software tools for mechanical building services design (e.g. heating, cooling, ventilation, domestic services), particularly for social infrastructure buildings such as hospitals, schools and defence facilities.
• Managing project resources so that agreed deliverables are achieved on time and within budget.

Minimum Requirements

• Proven experience in mechanical building services design, ideally including healthcare, education and defence projects.
• A motivated individual with a passion for delivering high-quality, safe and resilient environments in complex, operationally critical buildings.
• Experience working as an Associate, Principal Engineer or in a similar senior role.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with confidence in dealing with clients and stakeholders across healthcare, education and defence sectors.
• Membership of a relevant professional body, such as CIBSE.
• Good working knowledge of software used to design mechanical building services systems.
• Experience of delivering projects using BIM software.
• Experience in low carbon and energy-efficient systems design, and an understanding of how design decisions influence carbon emissions in healthcare, education and defence buildings.
• Ability to analyse and interpret outputs from IES or other building performance / calculation tools.
• Experience in the design and delivery of healthcare facilities, with familiarity with HTM and HBN guidance (e.g. ventilation, hot and cold water, critical systems); experience in education and defence standards/frameworks would be an advantage.

Qualifications

• Degree in Building Services or Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent).
• Chartered, or actively working towards chartership, with a relevant professional body such as CIBSE.
• Extensive post-graduate experience in mechanical building services design, with significant exposure to healthcare, education and/or defence projects.