Senior Mechanical Building Services Engineer
Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL1 4SG
Job Title: Senior Mechanical Building Services Engineer
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £49,943 - £55,870 dependent upon experience + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF59162
At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Mechanical Building Services Engineer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.
The role
As a Senior Mechanical Building Services Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. 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.
Day-to-day, you’ll 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.
- Understanding 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 including Hevacomp, etc.
- Preparation of technical specifications, reports and technical note writing.
- Performing and where appropriate checking, design analyses and associated activities
This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.
Essential experience of the Senior Mechanical Building Services Engineer:
- Experience of working in a design consultancy and/or experience of working within a contractor design environment.
- Understanding of mechanical engineering principles for the design, operation and maintenance of steam and condensate, industrial gases, fresh water, demineralised water, HVAC, domestic water services etc.
- Knowledge of the design lifecycle
- Detailed knowledge of appropriate, regulations, legislation and technical standards that are applicable to mechanical services system design.
- Familiar with energy reduction methods and approaches to decarbonising new and existing buildings, including principles of building physics such as passive design solutions.
Qualifications for the Senior Mechanical Building Services Engineer:
- Preferably Degree qualified, or equivalent qualification, in Building Services Engineering / Mechanical Engineering or related subjects.
- Chartered Engineer with CIBSE or IMechE, or working towards CEng.
Or
- NVQ Level 5 in an engineering discipline and preferably a registered professional status with an Institute e.g. CIBSE, IET, IMechE.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) / Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) security clearance for this role.
Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
What we offer
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
- Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
- Employee share scheme
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
- Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
- ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
- Flexible working – we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met.
- Potential to develop skills.
Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.
We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
Closing date: 17/10/2024
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