Senior Mechanical HVAC Design Engineer – Building Services
Location: Greater Manchester

A leading specialist engineering contractor is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to join their growing design team. The company delivers highly complex environments for the pharmaceutical, life sciences, healthcare and food sectors, including clean rooms, laboratories and sterile manufacturing facilities.This is an excellent opportunity for a mechanically biased building services engineer with experience in HVAC and regulated environments to work on technically challenging projects from concept through to commissioning.

The Role

Reporting to the Design Lead, you will take responsibility for mechanical and HVAC design across the full project life cycle, from concept design through to detailed design and commissioning support. Working as part of a multidisciplinary design and installation team, you will contribute to the successful delivery of highly regulated, validated environments in line with industry standards such as CGMP and ISO 14644.

Key responsibilities include:

• Mechanical and HVAC design across all RIBA stages
• Producing procurement-ready designs including system sizing, equipment selection, space planning and routing
• Supporting procurement teams with technical specifications and supplier engagement
• Providing design support during construction
• Supporting project planning and programming
• Ensuring compliance with Safety, Health & Environmental standards
• Supporting commissioning and validation processes
• Attending client meetings and coordinating with specialist equipment suppliers
• Preparing information required for statutory authority submissions

Project Sectors

• Pharmaceutical manufacturing plants
• Research and QA/QC laboratories
• Clean room environments
• Sterile and potent processing facilities
• Pilot-scale and full-scale manufacturing plants
• Sensitive research environments

Mechanical Systems You Will Work With

• Clean room and specialist ventilation systems
• General supply and extraction ventilation
• Fume and dust extraction
• Comfort air conditioning
• Process heating, cooling, humidification and dehumidification
• Chilled water systems
• LTHW / MPHW / HPHW heating systems
• Steam and condensate systems
• Building Management Systems (BMS)
• Compressed air, nitrogen and specialist gases
• Domestic hot and cold water systems
• Above-ground drainage

About You

• HNC in Building Services Engineering (degree preferred)
• Strong experience in HVAC and mechanical building services design
• Experience delivering turnkey project designs
• Knowledge of systems including air conditioning, ventilation, chilled water, LTHW and steam
• Experience with AutoCAD, IES and Microsoft Office
• Experience in pharmaceutical, laboratory, highly regulated or healthcare environments
• Good knowledge of CDM regulations and ISO 9001
• Strong communication skills and the ability to engage with clients and senior stakeholders
• Ability to support and mentor junior engineers

Benefits

• Up to £65,000 + £6k car allowance
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Private healthcare and healthcare cash plan (for you and your family)
• Life assurance
• Hybrid and flexible working
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Online GP service (24/7)
• Retail discount platform
• Career development and structured training programmes

What you need to do now

If you are a Mechanical Design Engineer looking to work on highly specialised, cutting-edge facilities within the life sciences sector, we would be keen to speak with you! Click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call Shane now on

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