Senior Mechanical Design Engineer in Birmingham, West Midlands

Senior Mechanical Building Services & Public Health Engineer - Pumping Stations and MEP Buildings on Railway Projects

Birmingham | Hybrid Working
£48 - £56 per hour
3-Month Initial Contract + likely extensions | Inside IR35

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Mechanical Building Services & Public Health Engineer to support the delivery of high-profile MEP Buildings serving the operation of the railway.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys fast-paced project work within a main contractor environment, delivering Mechanical services designs for Building Services Facilities and pumping stations for Railway Operations.

The position offers hybrid working flexibility alongside the opportunity to join a busy team with a strong pipeline of ongoing work and potential extensions beyond the initial contract term.

The Role

You'll be involved in:

• Ensuring compliance with project requirements, technical assurance processes, safety-in-design principles, and applicable standards and regulations.
• Review and coordinate designers' and suppliers'/subcontractors' designs, ensuring interdisciplinary integration, timely completion, and the management of technical reviews and approval

• Coordinate technical meetings, design interfaces and actions arising from O&M reviews, PRAM, HAZOP and other assurance activities, working closely with the Employer, designers, subcontractors and stakeholders.

• Liaise with the Construction Team to align designs with construction methods, review technical queries and design changes, and resolve technical issues and interfaces.

• Support MEICA procurement through technical submissions, tender evaluations and technical appraisal reports, and assist with securing consents and utilities approvals.

• Maintain an up-to-date library of relevant design codes, standards and regulations, and advise the Commercial Team and MEP Technical Lead on potential technical risks and challenges.

What They're Looking For

Essential:

• Engineering Degree level or equivalent, ideally in Building Services, Mechanical,

or Electrical and with professional chartership

• Minimum 10 years' experience in construction, including 5+ years delivering multidisciplinary projects.
• Recognised engineering leadership experience on projects of comparable scale and complexity.
• Proven ability to challenge and optimise design solutions, balancing project requirements, risks and constraints.
• Railway transport systems engineering experience preferred.
• Fluent in English, with a strong understanding of multidisciplinary turnkey project delivery

• Collaborative, self-motivated and able to influence senior management and designers, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail

Desirable:

• 15-20 years' relevant engineering experience

• Large scale project experience (eg rail, buildings, pumping stations)

Why Apply?

• Top market rates available
• Hybrid working flexibility
• Strong pipeline of rail, building and pumping projects
• Opportunity for contract extensions beyond the initial term
• Collaborative and technically focused design team

Immediate interviews available.

If you're a Senior Mechanical Building Services and Public Health Engineer looking for your next contract opportunity within the building services sector, apply now to be considered.