Graduate Trainee Mechanical Design Engineer

4 weeks ago


Blackburn Lancashire, United Kingdom Vital Energi Utilities Ltd Full time

Due to the company’s continuing growth, we require a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to strengthen the existing Design team.
Due to the company’s continuing growth, we require a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to strengthen the existing Design team.
Location Head office - Blackburn
As a result of successful company growth, we are looking for Senior Mechanical Design Engineers to join our design team based from our Blackburn and Glasgow Offices. Our design team interact with all departments and are responsible for delivering innovative solutions. Projects you could be involved with range from energy reduction measures for an existing building to a multi-MW solar farm or a city-wide heat network utilising low carbon heat pumps. We have a diverse and creative design team who have successfully delivered award winning zero carbon solutions. We are proud to say that all of our projects are designed in-house as part of multi-disciplinary engineering team.
Reporting to the Principal Design Engineer, this role involves a broad range of detailed design including District Heating systems, energy centre design and HVAC / Building Services design. This will include taking concept designs and producing a fully detailed design for the projects team to install. This will at times include initial project conceptual work, site investigations and surveys, client meetings and input into project submissions and presentations.
Working within a team of different grades of Mechanical Engineers you will be responsible for significant elements of the mechanical design, including energy centre layout, boiler and pump sizing, pressurisation, expansion, water treatment, de-aeration/dirt separation, pipe sizing and flue design. Other key duties involve the writing of specifications for the procurement of systems and equipment. Along with project accountability, you will be responsible for mechanical engineers of varying levels including Trainee, Graduate and Junior Engineers. This will include allocation of work, reviewing and checking of documentation along with ensuring all projects responsibilities are delivered on time and to programme.
Lead the design of distributed energy schemes, energy centres, DH networks up to the point of heat delivery.
Provide support on larger projects.
Have an awareness of cost implications within design.
Effectively deal with design issues and minimise their impact.
Ability to design systems in the form of calculations, equipment selection and process operation.
Liaising with internal and external designers, customers and Vital Energi’s in-house project teams.
Awareness and appreciation of other disciplines including electrical, structural and architectural.
Fluency with BIM and the ability to coordinate multi-disciplines with our in0house CAD team.
Compliance with CDM requirements and our in in-house design processes.
Good understanding of current Building Regulations, industry guidance such as CIBSE, BSRIA, etc, and all pertinent legislation
Ability to design systems in the form of schematics, calculations, equipment selection, detailed drawings and BMS control operating strategies.
Ensuring compliance with legislation, engineering best practices in line with company procedures.
Assistance in specifying the mechanical aspects for tendering works.
Develop commissioning plans and oversee commissioning activities with internal and external commissioning engineers.
Contributory Company Pension Scheme Non-contributory death-in-service insurance
33 Days Holiday including BH
Flexible working hours patterns
Office based at our Head Office in Blackburn with occasional travel to sites across the UK
The company is opposed to all forms of discrimination and will select for employment, training and promotion on the basis of suitability for the job and/ or merit. It is company policy that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment than another on the grounds of sex, race, colour, age, ethnic or national origins, political affiliations, religious beliefs, marital status, physical disability or is disadvantaged by unjustifiable conditions or requirements.



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