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Vacancy Title: Associate Director – Engineering
Vacancy Location:Brierley Hill (Onsite)
Engagement Type: Permanent
About the role:
Reporting into the Director of Engineering Services you will take a lead role in shaping the service offering for our clients. You'll collaborate with clients on their technical and mechanical engineering needs, provide technical knowledge and understanding of key components and support them with Energy Efficiency Reports. You'll play a pivotal part in strategic planning for the division and ensure were at the forefront of latest industry changes and emerging technologies. Lastly, you’ll lead a team of technical and mechanical engineers who support our clients. Providing them with guidance, training and mentoring to ensure they have the skills to hand to support our clients Longterm.
Primary Duties
- Lead an established team of mechanical and electrical design engineers on projects through the RIBA stages 0-7.
- Provide technical knowledge and mentorship of mechanical and electrical engineers of all levels.
- Hold weekly resource meetings with the mechanical and electrical design teams to coordinate resource, project.
- status, utilization, and quality.
- Collaborate with leadership / commercial teams on financial budgets, invoicing, and performance.
- Design, specifications, and construction stage project management of electrical projects (all aspects of Electrical
- Services), this will include all RIBA stages.
- Project manage and supervise projects coordinating with other engineering disciplines.
- Ensuring all projects are designed and implemented to meet British Standards and other appropriate legislation.
- Electrical Services Feasibility Study and Energy Efficiency Reports.
- Develop good relationships with each team member for effective leadership.
- Assist with implementing QA procedures for all projects.
- Provide mentorship and career development plans for the building services team on an annual basis.
- Interviews and recruitment of engineers where applicable / required.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
Requirements (Experience):
- Ideally at least 15 years Design experience on construction and renewable projects design.
- Experience of working / leading design teams on projects across all sectors.
- Experience in working on projects in all sectors from feasibility through to handover, including performance and
- technical design duties.
- Experience in project management of building services design projects, CDM, contract / cost management.
- Experience in design calculation software packages: AutoCAD, Dialux and Trimble Amtech (for example).
- Good working knowledge of industry regulations design and installations.
- Good working knowledge of design standards and good working practices within the built environment.
Requirements (Qualifications):
- Professionally qualified to at least Higher National Certificate Level.
- Ideally professionally registered with CIBSE and/or IET.
- Ideally a Chartered Engineer or working towards Chartership status (the company would support in this).
Requirements (Personal Characteristics):
- Strong leadership skills.
- Demonstrate a ‘can do attitude’ and willingness to always go the ‘extra mile’.
- Team player who will fit in to the design department to successfully lead the building services design team.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Pro-active mentality with strong multitask self-time management skills.
- Ability to manage/organize project portfolios.
- Strong attention to detail in design situations
- Ability to build and maintain relationships at all levels with clients, developers, architects, and project
- associations.
- Self-Motivated.
- Strong Communication.
- Good People Skills.
- Works efficiency and effectively under the daily pressures a busy Design Department can bring.
- Integrity and would always uphold the company's core values.
Benefits and Other Information
Other Information:
- Job Type: Full time – permanent
- Location: Brierley Hill, West Midlands
- Working hours: 09:00-17:00
- Salary: £70,000 – 76,000 + Bonus
Benefits:
- 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays - Increasing to 27 days after 5 years’ service.
- Pension scheme current minimum contributions are 4% Employer, 5% Employee
- Enhanced maternity, paternity & adoption leave entitlements and pay.
- Company sick pay scheme
- Employee Benefit Trust
- EV salary sacrifice
- Yearly Company events
- Zen points
- Benefits pot
- Zen Academy: A bespoke training programme open to everyone who wishes to develop themselves, read more here: Zen Academy - Infogram
Please click this link for more detail on our benefits package: https://careers.zenergi.co.uk/benefits-and-perks/
If you would like more information regarding this role before applying, please feel free to reach out to us via LinkedIn or via email – chris.macdonald@zenergi.co.uk.
Zenergi is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and is committed to meeting responsibilities under the Equality Act (2010). We believe that diversity, equality and inclusion are crucial components of a successful and thriving workplace. We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is fair, transparent and free from bias. We understand that individuals may require adjustments to be made at any stage in the recruitment process, please do let us know if you have any requirements.
About Zenergi
Zenergi, are a utilities & environmental consultancy aiming to make a positive difference in the world of energy in a simple, sustainable & achievable manner. One that can help cut through the confusion, free you from the stresses of managing bills, chasing payments & validating with the option to help improve sustainability & carbon reduction for your business. We have helped make a difference to 4500 customers which includes educational facilities, care groups, local authorities & housing associations across the United Kingdom.
