Mechanical Design Engineer

York, Yorkshire
Arcadis
At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life. In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few. Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future.

One of our core values is ‘people first’, and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential. You’ll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people’s lives. You’re encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.

Role description:

As part of the strategic growth plans and the recent project awards, our Rail Eastern business unit are seeking to recruit a Mechanical Design Engineer with a proven track record in the control and delivery of a wide range of building services projects to be based in our York office.

Reporting to the Principal Engineer, you will be responsible for developing the technical solutions for assigned projects ensuring successful delivery. While our primary sector of work is the rail industry, we operate in a diverse marketplace. You will have an opportunity to gain an experience of working on a wide and varied portfolio of projects e.g. rail, aviation, commercial, which will enhance your design skills and technical knowledge.

You will be responsible for assisting in the delivery of projects to meet budget, time-frame and quality targets, meeting or exceeding client expectations, promoting and marketing all facets of Arcadis’ services during interfaces with clients and other sectors and disciplines.

We will ensure that we offer personal development which will allow you to progress your career and give you the best possible chance of success.

Role accountabilities:

Undertake mechanical building services design on UK and international projects with a good understanding of regulatory requirements and relevant standards
Undertake technical tasks in accordance with the company’s quality, safety and project management/engineering procedures and controls
Preparation of calculations, technical reports, specifications and drawings
Delivery of allocated technical assignments including heating, ventilation, air conditioning, automatic controls, public health, sustainable technologies and renewable energy systems, etc
Inputs to the formulation of technical proposals and their presentation to potential clients
Accountable for the effective delivery of the assigned tasks and deliverables of Projects to time, to the required quality and budget
Maintain good relationships with client’s key representatives, and contribute to the marketing / networking of the company to potential customers
Contribute to the overall team development and growth through strategic inputs, skill development and mentoring graduate engineers/trainees
Manage and plan your work and deliverables while working on multiple projects to meet the expected delivery milestones

Qualifications & Experience:

Proven mechanical building services engineering design experience in design consultancy environment
Be a competent user of office IT and design software tools i.e. IES, Trimble, etc and working knowledge of AutoCAD / REVIT
Experience in integration of renewable energy sources within the building HVAC system
Experience in building simulation and energy performance analysis
Good working knowledge of legislation, British Standards, European standards and international standards
Capable of planning work and deliverables while working on multiple projects simultaneously
Experience of working in a multidisciplinary environment
Good report and specification writing skills, experience of making presentations to and attending meetings with clients is essential
Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Be willing to be mobile, travel within the UK and abroad for project related work when required

Why Become an Arcadian?

Our work with clients has a direct impact on people’s lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth’s resources, we can create a sustainable planet.

We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA. Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients’ most pressing challenges and work together to solve them.

As a global business, we have committed to support five of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all. But it’s not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by supporting local communities where we operate.

To help protect our planet, we monitor and measure non-financial information to inform business decisions and reduce our own environmental impact as part of our commitment to be net zero carbon as a global company by 2035.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging:

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.

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