Mechanical Engineer - Building Services

Job Description

Job Summary

AECOM is a leading multidisciplinary construction consultancy and we are seeking a Mechanical Engineer to be based in Glasgow. The successful candidate will ideally be working towards Chartership, and have proven Mechanical building services design experience, delivering to quality, time and budget. This role will suit someone with a Mechanical engineering / Building Services degree, who is enthusiastic, self-motivated, and looking to advance their career.

About Us

Within AECOM Buildings & Places, we work together to modernise, expand and deliver on the most iconic and complex building structures in the world. We offer a one-stop shop to complete some of the UK and Ireland’s most challenging building projects by leveraging our world-class talent, scale and unique service offering to produce results for our clients. 

We collaborate with our clients to design and problem-solve for both public and private sector projects within residential, commercial, aviation, defence, healthcare, education, pharmaceutical, sports, and leisure.  

We are market leaders on large international projects as well as small scale local experts who seek to improve communities through strong design and effective project management and Engineering

About Our Team

The Mechanical team is placed within an overall multidisciplinary team, offering a variety of consultancy services ranging from Architectural, Civil, Structural, MEP, Project Management and Building Surveying.

The vast majority of our work is performed for UK based MoD Defence Sector clients. We are on several MoD Design Framework agreements, which see us providing both designs and professional consultancy services at numerous MoD sites throughout the UK, and abroad.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop specifications, design drawings, calculations and any other contract documents through the RIBA work Stages.
• Contribute to successful project completion by providing technical services in accordance with project time and quality.
• Input to pre-qualification and selection of contractors, respond to tender queries, comment on and review tender returns.
• Identify and meet effectively the requirements and expectations of clients.
• Perform complex tasks with minimal direction and/or supervision.
• Communicate with other members of the Multi-Discipline Design Team to ensure design delivery is coordinated.
• Attend site surveys and client concurrence meetings.
• Ensure compliance with all Statutory and Regulatory Authorities and obtain approvals as necessary.
• Understand and implement AECOM’s Safety Health and Environment Policy.
• Undertake designer’s risk assessments as required under the CDM Regulations at the appropriate stages.
• Liaise with clients, professional organizations, contractors, suppliers, sub-contractors and other designers.

Minimum Requirements

• Honors Degree in Mechanical or Building Services Engineering
• 3 years post-graduate work experience within a similar consultancy or other relevant business
• To obtain the requisite security clearance for working with our Defence Sector clients, the candidate must be a British National of at least 5 years unbroken standing
• Full UK driving licence, to enable travel to sites as and when required, either as part of a wider design team, or individually.
• UK Passport and subsequent clearance to facilitate travel abroad to serve our clients as and when required
• Ability to attend overnight and multiple-overnight surveys both across the UK and abroad
• Experienced in the use of AutoCAD and Revit software
• Experienced in the use of Microsoft Excel and Word
• Experienced in the use of IES Design Software

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

• Ideally working towards becoming a Chartered Engineer.
• A clear work history and proof of professional development and learning.

Additional Information

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [email protected]  if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.