Senior Building Services Engineer in Gravesend, Kent

Senior Building Services Engineer

Location: Northfleet, Kent (Flexible working available)
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience and qualifications
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week

The Opportunity

An established engineering consultancy is looking to recruit an experienced Senior Building Services Engineer to join its growing team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong Mechanical or Electrical Building Services Engineer with significant design experience and a background in leading projects. You will play an important role in delivering a varied portfolio of projects, overseeing technical design, supporting the wider engineering team and ensuring projects are completed to a high standard.

Working closely with senior management, you will also have the opportunity to contribute to team development, client relationships and the ongoing growth of the business.

Key Responsibilities

+Lead and contribute to the delivery of multiple building services projects, ensuring they are completed within agreed timescales and budgets.

+Produce and review technical drawings, schematics, elevations and detailed designs using AutoCAD and/or Revit.

+Prepare, review and check engineering calculations to ensure technical accuracy and compliance.

+Support the management and development of the mechanical and electrical engineering team.

+Provide technical guidance, mentoring and day-to-day support to team members.

+Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, contractors and wider industry contacts.

+Attend and contribute to client meetings, design workshops and project reviews.

About You

The successful candidate will be an experienced Building Services Engineer with a strong technical background in either mechanical or electrical engineering, alongside the ability to lead projects and support a wider team.

You will ideally bring:

+A degree or equivalent qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.

+Chartered membership of CIBSE (ACIBSE essential; MCIBSE desirable).

+At least 8 years' practical building services design experience.

Alternatively, candidates with a residential background will be considered with:

+At least 5 years' practical residential building services design experience.

+A minimum of 5 years' residential site experience within building services.

In addition, you will have:

+At least 3 years' experience leading building services projects.

+Strong working knowledge of AutoCAD and/or Revit.

+Good knowledge of UK mechanical and electrical design standards and regulations.

If you're an experienced Building Services Engineer looking for your next opportunity, where you can take ownership of projects, support a talented engineering team and play a key role in the delivery of exciting developments, we'd love to hear from you.