Mechanical Engineer

SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER - MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE
HS2 | Building Services | Route wide Assets
An opportunity is available for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join the team delivering nine major building assets across the HS2 route.
The works include portal buildings, pumping stations and tunnel shafts. These complex reinforced-concrete structures contain extensive mechanical and electrical services, including ventilation, smoke control, public health, fire protection, controls, lifts and supporting specialist systems.
Your duties will include:
* Coordinating mechanical services through design, construction and commissioning
* Reviewing drawings, calculations, specifications and technical submittals
* Supporting the delivery of ventilation, smoke control and public-health systems
* Assessing specialist contractor designs for compliance and buildability
* Coordinating mechanical installations with electrical and architectural packages
* Resolving interfaces with civil and structural works
* Supporting procurement and the approval of plant, equipment and materials
* Responding to site queries, design changes and non-conformances
* Monitoring installation quality and construction progress
* Supporting testing, commissioning and final handover
We are looking for:
* A suitably experienced Mechanical Engineer or Building Services Engineer
* Strong knowledge of mechanical building-services installations
* Experience with a main contractor, MEP contractor or specialist subcontractor
* An understanding of design development and technical assurance
* Experience coordinating multidisciplinary construction packages
* Knowledge of testing and commissioning processes
* A practical, delivery-focused approach
Previous infrastructure or rail experience is not mandatory. Candidates from main contracting, commercial construction and building-services backgrounds will be considered.
The position offers a genuine opportunity to move into the infrastructure sector while applying existing mechanical expertise to railway, tunnel, structural and civil-engineering assets