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Form of workThe business is going from strength to strength and this represents an exceptional opportunity to further your career through delivering quality engineering solutions and designs for projects which achieve and exceed our client’s expectations.
About The Design Business:
RPS Design Division delivers projects across multiple, niche sectors from residential housing developments, logistics, retail, aviation, healthcare, education, advanced manufacturing, data centres, energy and more as we strive to achieve the right balance between form and function when faced with competing priorities around sustainability, materiality, cost and constructability. Digitalisation is at the core of our delivery model allowing our clients and their stakeholders to really experience our designs right from project concept stage and through drawing on expertise spanning decades, industries and disciplines, we assist clients to harmonise design drivers through inspired engineering, architecture and development services.
RPS, A Tetra Tech company:
Representing an exciting new chapter in our business, on 24 January 2023 RPS became a Tetra Tech company. With 27,000 employees in more than 550 offices in more than 120 countries on seven continents, Tetra Tech is a leading, global provider of consulting and engineering services. As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to offer our people market-leading development and project opportunities, helping to solve some of the world's most complex problems.
What you’ll be doing:
You will assist in project reviews and co-ordination and complete and validate designs based on sound technical knowledge relevant to the role
Plan, review and manage projects (both bids and live projects) ensuring client requirements and deadlines are met and are undertaken in accordance with the Integrated Management and Quality Assurance systems
Support technological improvements to ensure the Building Services cost centre is ‘future proof’
Establish and maintain good relationships with external project team members or existing clients and key stakeholders
Support strategic business plans and provide support to wider business development initiatives
Act as Project Lead or Discipline Lead on projects with overall responsibility for technical delivery for your discipline
Ensure all monthly project financial information, related to your projects, is analysed and updated accordingly in collaboration with your line manager
Undertake high-level project technical and quality reviews of specifications, reports and drawings produced by the team
Carry out detailed Mechanical Building Services Design Engineering on new build and refurbishment construction projects
Undertake feasibility studies, concept and scheme design stages
Attend design team and client team meetings and attend value engineering workshops and risk workshops
Inspect and report on mechanical building services systems
Undertake Mechanical design work consisting of surveys, design, drawings and specifications for projects
Work in conjunction with other design team members as required as part of an overall project team
Ensure the design and maintenance of building systems meets legislative and health and safety requirements
Produce marked up drawings for CAD by others or direct CAD design drawings for issue
Select and specify products, equipment and installation standards relating to Mechanical services suitable for the costing and installation by Contractors
Attend site as part of the construction phase activities of projects and participate in site meetings
Assist in the preparation of snagging lists, valuations (if required) and end of defects inspections as required
Who we’re looking for:
To be successful in this role you will need to be able to deliver client and project presentations with skill and confidence.
You will need to be able to review and interpret external consultants’ deliverables e.g. thermal modelling, Part L reports, overheating, CFD. Ability to design principle mechanical systems taken from a concept level of design through to detailed design (BSRIA BG6 Stage 4A) including:
Heating ventilation and cooling design
Domestic hot and cold water systems / Public Health
Heating systems
Above Ground drainage
HVAC control principles
Use of Hevacomp / IES or equivalent
What’s in it for you?
We’re an accredited training provider – from entry level to master’s degree level professional qualifications in leadership & management and executive coaching & mentoring, we support learning and development for everyone.
A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you’ll be supported as far as you want to go.
We encourage and value different ideas, perspectives, and styles of thinking. We need a mix of experiences and skills to develop the most innovative ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. You’ll be joining a diverse community and a company that puts its people first and prioritises their wellbeing.
We understand the need to work flexibly, with agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we’re happy to talk about flexible working. This is a workplace that works for you.
A career here is far from ordinary. Here you’re not a number, you’re part of the solution.
What happens next?
If this opportunity suits your career journey, we’d love to hear from you. All applications will be considered, and we will try our best to respond to you within three working days.
If you’d like to discuss the role in more detail, please contact Parv Sandhu at RPS.
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