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Atkins Building Services Design Practice are looking for an experienced, motivated Senior Mechanical Design Engineer seeking to develop their career in a positive, stimulating and supported environment and join our team where talent is encouraged and growth opportunities unrivalled. We have an opening in our new modern office in Epsom which offers a fantastic collaborative environment for our multi-disciplinary teams and includes: -

• Secure Bike Storage with ample Shower and Changing facilities.
• Subsidised Staff Restaurant.
• Subsidised Staff Coffee and Sandwich Shop.
• Excellent environment with low carbon comfort cooled environment with displacement ventilation and concrete core cooling.
• Regular social events at team, practice, and office level.
• Wellbeing Breakout areas.
• Staff car park with EV charging.
• External private landscaped areas with seating.
• Nearby access to Epsom Downs for runners / walkers.
• Atkins Shuttlebus from the Station and town.
• A local Building Services Team of 90+ Engineers.

The opening presents the opportunity to join our Building Services team in Epsom who are playing a leading role in some of the world’s most challenging and exciting engineering projects across a plethora of sectors including Mission Critical, Aviation, Energy (eg Fission, Fusion, Large scale PV), Commercial Offices, Residential, Blue Light, Education,

Transportation and Defence. Our work will have you working with designers all across the UK and internationally on projects that range from small net zero carbon housing developments to projects of significant and national scale.

The opportunity will require candidates to be client-facing as well as being involved in the day-to-day design and management of projects. It is an exciting opportunity for an experienced design engineer to further develop their career within a leading building design consultancy.

Our focus is on developing our staff to realise their full potential, with development plans geared to individual needs and abilities.This role will allow development of existing technical skills as well as providing potential to expand digital skills and project management.

Our Practice is committed to developing our ways of working using emerging Digital Technology and your work will be supported by our Research and Innovation teams and local digital champions who are delivering Digital Transformation programmes at a local and international scale. Our ideal individual will bring strong technical skills to the role, as well as an enquiring mind able to contribute to the growth of our digital practice, and the potential to lead and manage large and diverse delivery teams, locally and remotely.

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring an understanding of project briefs.
• Design and specification of all Mechanical Building Services systems - heating, cooling, ventilation, controls, etc.
• Carry out (and managing of others), in the production of detailed calculations using industry and Atkins digital tools.
• Preparing technical specifications using NBS.
• Collaborate with our BIM team to prepare models and drawings, with a working understanding of Autodesk Revit Engineers who can design straight to screen are encouraged.
• Representing Atkins at meetings with clients and contractors.
• Site surveys, inspections and monitor site works.
• Report and technical note writing.
• Maintaining complete records and archives to company standards and
• Adherence to all quality, environmental & governance processes.
• Managing own workload, updating forward plan of workload regularly and working to time allocations.
• Managing elements of project delivery and an understanding of budget costings.
• Reviewing progress, including reporting any anomalies and changes of scope to the project lead.
• Finding solutions and options for digital transformation and the industry net zero carbon challenge.
• Assist with technical development of junior staff.

Requirements:

• Degree qualified, or equivalent qualification, in Building Services Engineering / Mechanical Engineering or related subjects.
• Chartered Engineer (or working towards) with CIBSE or IMechE.
• Good level of computer literacy in a range of digital tools including IES thermal modelling package,Revit, NBS and Microsoft packages.
• Familiar with energy reduction methods and approaches to decarbonising new and existing buildings.
• Some knowledge of energy related contracts and funding mechanisms such as SALIX.
• Understanding of energy and carbon related data capture and analytics.
• Awareness of the principles of building physics such as passive design solutions and fabric first approaches, LETI targets and an understanding of operational and embodied carbon.
• Competent in designing for measurement and verification, including experience of commissioning and post installation evaluation of performance.
• Experience of working in a design consultancy and/or experience of working within a contractor design environment is essential.
• Detailed knowledge of appropriate technical standards.
• Able to take charge of project deliverables, make decisions, act on own initiative and operate in a pro-active way.
• Good report writing skills, experience of making presentations to and attending meetings with clients is essential.
• Comfortable working within time and cost budgets as agreed at project briefing meetings.
• Undertake any other reasonable tasks or duties as required by the management team from time to time, in order to maintain flexibility in the organisation.

Who are we and what can we offer you?

Atkins, a member of SNC-Lavalin is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering, and project management consultancies, with over 50,000 employees worldwide. At Atkins, we offer more than just a job. We offer an opportunity to make a difference and shape the world to benefit future generations and the natural environment. Drawing upon a diverse skill set and a proven track record of delivery we are playing a leading role in some of the world’s most challenging and exciting engineering projects across all sectors.

Atkins recognise that there are many well qualified people who are looking to further their career, but who cannot commit to full time employment. We support hybrid flexible working arrangements (home and office based) and are interested to discuss how we can accommodate individual requirements. As part of this commitment, we understand the need for a diverse and flexible workforce, where a work-life balance is important. So, by default Atkins offers flexible working, where there is no fixed 9 ‘till 5, no need for a 5-day week, no requirement for a full-time contract, and no requirement to spend all your working time in the office. This is a flexible approach so if you have parental or career duties;or you simply need to be elsewhere for a parcel, servicing your car, or waiting in for a tradesperson; Atkins will flex to work for you.

Atkins is committed to developing its people both personally and professionally. Our colleagues have the advantage of access to a high ranging training portfolio and development activities designed to help make the best of candidate’s abilities and talents. We also actively support staff in achieving corporate membership of relevant institutions.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption pay (after qualifying period), inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. Atkins have been awarded Gold standard by The Clear Company for continually integrating Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I) into everything we do including the recruitment process. Our business will support you however we can do help you with a wide range of support from mental heath first aiders to pension planning support teams.

Atkins’ corporate social responsibility provides the opportunity to give something back to the community, and we run professional networks supporting groups such as local schools, charities, parents, those coming out of the armed-forces and women in engineering. With us you will be given the opportunity to have paid time each year to help support either those that we support or those that matter to you.

We offer a highly competitive benefits package that includes: -

Atkins Pensions Plan with Contributions above industry standards.

Private Medical Cover (Senior Engineer and above).

Ability to buy more annual leave for those who need or crave more time off work.

Please refer to our website for details of our full benefits package.

https://yourrewarduk.snclavalin.com/.

Additional Information:

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

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