Mechanical Engineer Job Southampton area,England UK,Engineering

Mechanical Engineer
- Design Services

We are looking for a Mechanical Engineer to join our multidisciplinary Design Services team.

The Council owns and operates a large and diverse property portfolio, creating an interesting range of engineering challenges. The role covers traditional building services alongside the growing demands of retrofit, decarbonisation, district and communal heating, low-carbon technologies and building safety
.

You will work across a variety of existing buildings and projects, helping us find practical, sustainable solutions that improve performance, reduce energy use and ensure our buildings remain safe and fit for the future.

Your work could include:

heating, ventilation, hot and cold water and associated building services;
retrofit, heat pumps and low-carbon heating solutions;
district and communal heating systems;
energy efficiency, controls and building performance;
technical surveys, feasibility studies, design and specification; and
working within the requirements of the Building Safety Act, Building Regulations and CDM
.

You will work alongside architects, structural engineers, building surveyors and other specialists, so good communication and a collaborative approach are important.

You will be a professionally registered Incorporated Engineer (IEng) or Chartered Engineer (CEng), with membership of CIBSE, IMechE or another relevant professional institution. This reflects the professional registration requirement in the current Job Description.

If you enjoy solving real building problems and want to help shape a safer, more sustainable public estate, we would like to hear from you.

For further information about this role please view the job description.

If you feel you have the necessary background, experience and skills to undertake this role we would like to hear from you. What we can offer you:

Here at SCC we have a range of different benefits, a few examples can be found below.

Excellent local government pension with 15.2% employer contribution
Generous holiday 25-34 days, based on role and service
Flexible working options (role-dependent)
Family-friendly policies
- Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Shared/Unpaid Parental Leave, Time off for Dependents
Training and development, including coaching and mentoring
Health and wellbeing support
- Employee Assistance Programme, Menopause Pledge, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a variety of staff networks
Veteran-friendly employer with the Armed Forces Covenant
Retail discounts and savings through the Southampton City Council benefits platform
Discounted memberships at local sports and fitness centres
Sustainable travel benefits - low emission car scheme, cycle to work, season ticket loans
Death in service benefit of x3 salary, and optional salary sacrifice shared cost AVC (additional voluntary contribution)
Employee volunteering scheme with 2 paid days leave to volunteer

For further information on our benefits package please visit:
Employee benefits ()

Contact details for informal discussion:

For further information and details regarding the position please contact Phil Orde, Service Manager
- Design

Interview Information:

Please note that interviews are provisionally scheduled for 30th October.

Recruitment contact details:

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Tel:

For more information about SCC please visit Southampton City Council

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