Overview

Principal Mechanical Engineer. Operational Assets - Manchester.

Hoare Lea is a human-centric and planet-conscious engineering consultancy. We offer intelligent and sustainable solutions to complex design challenges for the built environment throughout the UK and further afield. We provide a wide range of engineering and consultancy services, including acoustics, air quality, building services (MEP), fire, lighting, security and sustainability. We are committed to providing an environment where everyone can realise their unique potential, with opportunities for professional development and a comprehensive benefits package.

About the role

We have a brand-new opportunity for a Principal Mechanical Engineer to join our Operational Assets team based in our Manchester or Leeds office.

Are you passionate about existing buildings? Do you thrive when challenged to design unique and pragmatic solutions to operational and performance issues? Are you interested in using real-time data to better understand buildings and drive towards a net zero future?

It’s an exciting time to join our newly formed Operational Assets team, merging the skillsets of property consultants, design engineers and data-led building performance engineers to provide a rounded and reliable service to our clients, creating value through building lifecycles. We embed ourselves within a client team and their assets, setting the roadmap to a more sustainable future, and joining them on the journey from concept to implementation and operation. Hoare Lea have all the tools to provide this service and now we are looking to grow our Operational Assets team to meet market demand. We have a proven track record in Residential, Commercial and Healthcare sectors, and you will be joining a collaborative, knowledgeable, highly engaged team who love what they do.

In this key and varied role, you can expect to:

1. Secure new projects and service both existing and new clients while assisting the regional lead in effectively planning the specialist delivery of the Operational Assets group.
2. Focus on work delivery, organisational support and team growth to support local and regional clients.
3. Demonstrate strong leadership capabilities providing supervision and guidance to team members and other staff.
4. Work cooperatively with other teams to deliver a wide variety of projects with Team Leaders meeting regularly to discuss workload and other management issues.
5. Help recruit, train and develop team members to ensure ongoing succession and growth of the Practice.
6. Undertake own design, specification and site monitoring.
7. Monitor commissioning and conduct post-occupancy engineering services activities.
8. Write technical reports such as feasibility, issue investigations, condition surveys, etc.
9. Liaise with clients (commercial and project management awareness).

Your responsibilities

You will be working on a varied portfolio of frameworks and projects which are predominantly UK-based with some overseas opportunities. You will take the lead and deliver on small projects up to the value of a few £million and provide technical support to end users, landlords, management agents, project managers and the like. The core areas we work across in Operational Assets include:

1. Decarbonisation, performance improvements and energy reduction – focusing on projects that reduce energy consumption of existing buildings, improve performance for occupants, and achieve client decarbonisation / net zero targets. Apply a pragmatic approach and emerging technologies, from strategic roadmaps to implementation.
2. Design – specialising in challenging existing buildings across all RIBA stages with creative and innovative design solutions to enhance and transform existing buildings, ensuring the building services meet current needs and standards.
3. Property consultancy – providing a suite of services to assist property management, operation and transaction processes. Services include:
   • Technical due diligence reports – vendors and pre-acquisition
   • Dilapidations surveys
   • Planned preventative maintenance reports
   • Licence to Alter
   • Maintenance inspections of buildings
   • Validations management
   • Asset registers
   • Troubleshooting
   • Energy optimisation surveys
   • EPCs

Projects span across sectors including Commercial Offices, Retail, Residential, Education, Healthcare, MoJ, Defence, Heritage, Industrial and Technology.

About you

To be successful in this role you’ll need:

• Qualified design engineer (chartered status or working towards).
• Experience working on projects in existing buildings (refurbishment and fit-out).
• Excellent written and spoken English skills.
• Strong knowledge of data and metering.
• Experience with performance specification and detailed design work, contract administration and site duties.
• Experience in Building Services collectively (all-rounder).
• Willingness and strong technical knowledge in primary engineering discipline with a good understanding of secondary engineering discipline.
• Comfortable with UK and applicable EU regulations, design guides, etc.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills to effectively work to timescales and deadlines.
• Able to develop effective relationships with well-developed interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Proven track record in work winning and building successful teams.

How to apply

To apply, simply complete a CV profile and submit your application, or for further information please contact aureliacherradi@hoarelea.com.

If shortlisted, one of our recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an introductory call (about 30 minutes) to discuss the role and your experience in more detail. Successful candidates will be invited to attend a panel interview, either via Microsoft Teams or in person at one of our offices.

Additional information

Adjustments and accommodations: If there are adjustments or accommodations that we can put in place to help you participate and give your best at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know.

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