Associate - Mechanical Engineering

Job description / Role

This is an excellent career opportunity where you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of significant projects.

The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience of project team leadership in building services projects, possessing a sound technical background, and will be working on a variety of mixed use projects.

You will be expected to combine managerial leadership and technical responsibilities, promote a collaborative approach & inspire the team to deliver projects to quality, budget and timescales.

In this role you will:
* Lead the Building services design team providing technical expertise and guidance to all staff.
* Liaise with project leads in Mott MacDonald offices around the world.
* Provide project management and team leadership for the preparation of concept, scheme, and detailed design calculations and drawings for varied projects.
* Be accountable for the timely production and delivery of reliable design solutions, reports, specifications and drawings
* Ensure all design work is carried out in accordance with Company's quality standard procedures
* Provide effective task and resource management and monitor against agreed scope, programme and budget
* Prepare and manage work programmes and resource utilisation
* Actively share knowledge and assist in the mentoring and technical development of junior engineers and technicians
* Lead or support bid preparation

Requirements

* Degree qualified in mechanical engineering
* Experience working in an international design consultancy
* Minimum 15 years' experience in engineering design, in roles of increasing responsibility and project complexity.
* A strong technical focus, able to innovate and lead by example
* Demonstrable record of successfully designing and delivering building services projects
* Proven experience in managing & leading project teams
* Demonstrable experience of planning and monitoring project programmes, costs and resources ensuring delivery to time and budget
* Excellent knowledge of current international codes and regulations
* Have experience in mixed use, high rise buildings, shopping malls, hotels, metro projects etc.
* Have experience in design of site-wide utility infrastructure.
* Knowledge in sustainable, green building design practices and rating guidelines.
* Previous experience in preparation of fee proposals and bid submissions
* IT and standard industry software skills, including knowledge of BIM
* Ability to communicate confidently and professionally in English with all levels of staff and clients (written and verbal)

Mott MacDonald is an equal opportunities employer.

About the Company

The Mott MacDonald Group is a diverse management, engineering and development consultancy delivering solutions for public and private clients world-wide.

Mott MacDonald's uniquely diverse 1 billion global consultancy works across 12 core business areas.

As one of the world's largest employee-owned companies with over 14,000 staff, we have principal offices in nearly 50 countries and projects in 140.