GR Associates

Senior / Principal Mechanical Design Engineer required for leading West Midlands Consultancy Operating for almost 20 years, my client has been providing high quality Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health Design services for the built environment. Based from their offices in the West Midlands, they are involved in the following sectors: Commercial Education Healthcare Leisure Listed Buildings Residential Retail Transport Due to an increase in demand for their services they are looking to recruit a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to replace a long serving engineer who is leaving the industry. You will be a key part of the delivery team and will be required to manage your own technical input, as well as that of others, and to demonstrate your understanding of the role that your work plays in the delivery of the projects as a whole. You will need an understanding of the financial and commercial considerations that affect project delivery, and be able to provide accurate and relevant reports on progress of the work against time and budgetary targets, together with being responsible for invoicing respective projects with the accounts department. You must be: A competent designer with experience in the Mechanical service design of a range of projects and sectors. Degree qualified (or close to achieving qualification) in Building Services Engineering or Mechanical discipline. Chartered status (or looking to start the process) through IMechE, CIBSE or MIEI Competent design software and IT skills Experience of mentoring junior staff GR Associates is a specialist in Building Services Recruitment and have a range of posts available. If you are seeking a career move but this position is not right for you please browse the other vacancies on our website. We also welcome speculative applications.

Project Manager This position is a result of significant increase and project wins in the client's mechanical team. Mainly to service a major long standing client's M&E project works. The Project Manager will assist the Mechanical Department management team in mentoring and upskilling the wider team, retaining and improving existing customer relations. The role involves commercial responsibility as well as operational delivery, client relationship and high-quality project execution with a key focus to quality of install. The role will require close collaboration with numerous stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle, including but not limited to the following: designers both internal and external, architects, GML estimating department, key account leads, project commercial teams both in house and client side, sub-contractors, manufacturers and specialist suppliers, client agents, commissioning teams and high-profile customers. The candidate will be a key contributor from conception, through the design stages, managing the delivery and ensuring that each project is suitably resourced and closed out in a professional manner, to the highest of standards. Key Responsibilities: A keen eye for detail and a continuous drive to deliver quality work. Lead by example, promote the highest of standards with regards to HSEQ best practice, ensuring compliance with company standards, policies, ISO accreditations and legislative requirements in all instances. Confident and effective communication, ability to chair meetings, driving outcomes, ensuring the production of accurate records of discussions, actions and deadlines. Exposure to tenders, liaison with designers, estimating and commercial teams. As noted above, we have separate teams within the business to handle tendering & commercial enquiries, however as a client representative, you will be the owner of tenders to ensure they are delivered on time and to the standard expected. Ability to fully understand the client requirement, technical specifications, drawings and project requirement holistically. Good understanding of design and project risks. Identify, manage and escalate risks where necessary. Mitigate risks with sound deployment of sub-contracts and allocation of CDP s (Contractors Design Portion). Be able to contribute and manage against the sequence of works for the project programme. Ability to drive the project programme, ensuring key milestones are maintained. Ability to foresee potential points of failure and react accordingly. Prepare and present regular progress reports including programme drop lines to project stakeholders. Understanding the importance of the development and submission of RFI s, TQ s, RFI s & Tech Sub s and driving close out of items raised. Ability to make sound business decisions under pressure. A logical and lateral thinker with the ability to problem solve. Effective communicator, driven, focused, tenacious and conscientious. Excellent time management, ability to delegate, prioritise key tasks and workload when working to strict deadlines. Good understanding of project governance and the requirement for procedural conformity. Commercially astute, sound awareness of the contract terms ensuring adherence, ability to highlight risks, manage variations, delays and EOT requirements, liaising with internal QS s to ensure that the business is commercially protected. Build and maintain good relationships with the customer, framework suppliers and design consultants. Possess the ability to be assertive where required. Able to read the situation and make sound decisions, managing multiple entities both up and downstream, being the conduit to success. Highly adept at the co-ordination of work packages, understanding the interaction of trades and the ability to foresee potential issues. Sound knowledge of CDM Regulations, Principal Designer & Principal Contractor responsibilities under appointment. Willingness to learn and adapt to new ways of working. Highlight key commercial risk and mitigation measures. Upskilling of wider department team. Carry out PDR s for direct reports. Drive the company s vision, values and work ethic, contributing to the growth of the business. o Safety o Quality o Integrity o People

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Mechanical Project Engineer to be based in the West Midlands, working for an established Mechanical Contractor. The company offers the installation of mechanical engineering services, undertaking projects within various sectors including commercial, industrial, education, leisure and residential. Ideally candidates will have at least 5 years building services experience working for a mechanical contractor and be looking to progress to a more senior level in the building services sector. With a respected/noted contractor and be qualified ideally to minimum HNC standard. The role requires working across an interesting & diverse work base covering many specialised areas of the Mechanical industry. The role requires the financial & quality management of projects within a team environment along with the management of construction programmes. Full support and training will be given when required. Working strategically with Contracts Managers/Project Managers you will possess excellent Client, Sub Contractor & inter-personal management skills. Candidates must be a dynamic team player with the desire and ability to succeed. Benefits will be commensurate with experience and in line with the industry and those of a leading organisation. This is also a great opportunity to progress to a Mechanical Contracts Manager and beyond in a company with impressive growth plans.