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Director of Engineering


Company : The Green Recruitment Company


Location : birmingham, midlands


Created : 2025-02-23


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Reporting into the Head 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, youll 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. 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. 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).