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GR Associates City, Birmingham
24/06/2026
Contract
The Company On-going success means my client requires a Mechanical Design Engineer (Building Services). Reporting directly to the senior Chartered Engineering manager, you will be joining a team of Building Services and CAD engineers. The Role: A Mechanical Design Engineer with demonstrable knowledge of reviewing drawings, surveying existing installations and designing HVAC systems. Most of the work is Mechanical design engineering to projects providing HVAC mechanical services solutions. You will see the project through from concept to hand-over, working closely with estimating and project management departments. Duties will include: involvement in the design of HVAC systems to enable both new and existing systems creating new ventilation ductwork systems, CHW & LTHW systems etc, Head Load, Cooling Load calculations, onsite visits, meetings and communicating with various clients, architects and sub-contractors etc Coordination with electrical counterparts take the Mechanical HVAC engineering lead for a number of projects as your technical knowledge improves Ideally, you will have some revit experience but this is not imperative carry out value engineering The skills: A demonstrable knowledge of Mechanical Building Services design obtained with either a Mechanical HVAC contractor or Building Services consultancy environment Mechanical Engineering qualifications from HNC level related to Building Services Excellent communication skills Able to work under pressure, to short time scales
GR Associates City, Birmingham
24/06/2026
Full time
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.
GR Associates City, Birmingham
24/06/2026
Full time
Due to expansion, this is a superb opportunity for an experienced Principal Electrical Design Engineer to enhance an already successful, experienced and dedicated MEP team. Engineers at a more junior level looking to progress their career are also encouraged to apply. You will find yourself in a dynamic environment where ongoing, substantial investment in training and development keeps moving forward and looking ahead. Projects include health, commercial, residential, higher education, leisure, industrial, mission critical, heritage. With an approximate project value ranging from £3 - £30 million Skills & Qualifications: • Broad based electrical engineering experience across a range of building types • Able to demonstrate a strong technical knowledge as well as a passion to build and develop relationships with clients and colleagues. • Educated to degree level in Electrical Engineering or Building Services Engineering • Should be able to work closely with fellow employees • Proactively and energetically interact in a cross-functional team environment and be open minded to new ideas and concepts • Demonstrate a confident and determined approach • Support on-going continuous improvement initiatives including the development of control system processes • All respondents to this position must be eligible to live and work in the UK This is a truly excellent opportunity for you to develop your career with a leading nationally recognised organisation.
GR Associates City, Birmingham
24/06/2026
Full time
Associate Electrical Design Engineer Fully Remote Working. This role is to join a highly successful firm of consulting engineers, specialising in mechanical, electrical and public health (MEP) engineering, you will be working on high-profile projects with leading architects, designers and contractors delivering quality services with minimum environmental impact. This role has a strong team feel where you will be working alongside committed and enthusiastic engineers, and this is reflected in their working practices and supportive culture. You will either be a principal electrical design engineer or an engineer already at associate level, within this role you will cover design and supervision of projects from inception to completion and be responsible for the supervision and organisation of other members of staff. You will also represent the company at meetings in connection with projects and liaise with clients and other professionals. Responsibilities include Working as part of a design team delivering detailed design Liaising closely with other professionals, including structural engineers, architects, surveyors, and contractors of in-house and external project teams Preparing technical specifications and schedules and design development reports. Develop and produce reports, specifications, guidance notes and general correspondence ensuring quality and technical quality standards are met Reviewing and commenting on information provided by the client, contractors and other members of the professional team. Attending design team meetings, client meetings, pre-contract and post-contract meetings. Carry out site surveys for projects, to obtain all relevant information required for carrying out scheme design. Attend site progress meetings as and when required, together with monitoring Contractor s Associate / Senior Electrical Design Engineer Skills/ Experience Required Ideally, but not essential, degree qualified, either building services or electrical. Experience of managing or mentoring a team of electrical design engineers within a building services consultancy. Completed a number of projects from inception to competition as a Principal or Associate electrical design engineer. Benefits Hybrid Working Annual bonus Flexible working hours Excellent benefits and competitive salary
GR Associates City, Birmingham
24/06/2026
Full time
You will be instrumental in increasing the energy performance of commercial buildings and reducing their carbon use and operating costs. As a well-established building services consultancy, you'll enjoy working in their modern, bright and spacious office conveniently located to both road and rail transport links. You'll benefit from being involved in detailed mechanical design, commissioning and site surveys. You will also have structured support from the team of hands on Associates, Principals and Seniors. With at least two years' experience in building services you'll already have a good understanding of most HVAC services such as fan coils, VAV, VRF/VRV, chilled beam air conditioning systems, fresh air supply and extract systems and knowledge of passive design and renewable energy options. This role has been created due to a solid pipeline of new work stretching through 2025 and beyond and will provide you with the opportunity of working on some prestigious design projects. Requirements Previous experience in the design of HVAC systems. Previous residential, mixed use and commercial, office project experience including base build and also CAT A and CAT B fit-out projects. Able to work in a team to achieve common goals.
GR Associates City, Birmingham
17/06/2026
Full time
Principal Electrical Design Engineer- Building Services Consultancy / Building Services / Principal Electrical Design Engineer / MEP This is an exciting opportunity to join an established but growing consultancy for a 3/6 month contract My client is an innovative, forward thinking building services consultancy, specialising in providing inspiring design, and advisory services to a wide range of sectors such as industrial, general, health, defence commercial and residential. My client is looking for someone who is enthused by an aim to deliver the best outcome, is technically competent and who can lead and own end to end project management and act as a strong client interface. Responsibilities You will take responsibility for design delivery and own the quality of work that your team produces. Working alongside other Principal Engineers and Directors , facing clients, responding to client needs, developing and producing reports, specifications, undertaking site inspections and overseeing testing and commissioning activities, following legislation, standards and all health and safety, quality and environmental company policies and procedures. To perform electrical engineering design and oversee and organise the work performed by others in your team. To act as electrical discipline lead for projects and be responsible for the resourcing and quality of output produced for the project. To provide technical leadership and support professional development of engineers within the electrical team. Delivery from drawing practices to document control and management. To prepare and present designs, reports, calculations, and specifications. To conduct technical review of projects. Attending and/or arranging attendance to site, preparing clear and concise reports to summarise findings. To support Directors in financial control of projects. Skills and Experience Required Ideally degree qualified Previous consultancy experience of a minimum of 10 years demonstrating a successful career trajectory over the years. Excellent technical knowledge in Electrical Design Engineering Ideally electrical design including administration, drawing and project document preparation (ability to do and also to delegate to others) A good understanding of multi-disciplinary projects to coordinate/manage/undertake. Experience of Site inspection, witness testing and supervision of contractors. Ability to mentor and supervise graduates, engineers and senior engineers. Demonstrable track record of managing, leading and successfully delivering projects in an engineering design consultancy. Understanding of Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health Engineering (MEP) and interdisciplinary design through all stages of the design process.