Senior Public Health Engineer

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What We Offer:

• Competitive salaries with yearly appraisals
• Travel expenses covered for assignments outside your base location
• Perkbox membership for 24/7 access to perks, benefits, discounts, and wellbeing tools
• Life Assurance and Private Medical Insurance schemes provided by leading providers
• Generous pension scheme
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (this includes a Christmas shutdown)

Job Summary:

VVB are seeking a Senior Public Health Engineer to provide Mechanical and Public Health engineering support on the HS2 Old Oak Common project through design to completion. This will involve all stages from design, installation, testing and commissioning. You will support the Mechanical and Public Health construction teams to ensure successful delivery from a HSE, programme, quality and compliance perspectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead a small Engineering team to deliver the design, installation and commissioning of either the Mechanical or Public Health scope of works at HS2 Old Oak Common Station. This incorporates parts of the station which work to HS2, Network Rail (NR), or both technical standards.
• Undertake Mechanical and Public Health design review in line with current project applicable HS2, NR, BS, EN and ISO standards and to ensure buildability and constructability. Identify any weaknesses or errors in the design that could jeopardise functionality. Ensure HSE best practices are always followed.
• Manage a 3rd party design consultant in delivering the design deliverables required for the project.
• Liaise with the main Contractor (BBVS), HS2 and HS2's Designers (WSP) to review comments and agree an efficient way forward with resolving design comments.
• Ensure design risk assessment is compliant with installation parameters.
• Participate in, and where required chair, HazID, HazOP and HazCON's as required by the client.
• Provide engineered solutions to key project problems to satisfy clients' expectations, project restrictions, and budget considerations.
• Manage all associated design registers, meeting minutes, drawing registers etc. as appropriate inline with VVB/Anthro and project requirements. Ensure all formal communication is undertaken and managed (RFI, TQ, EWN, MAR, TD etc).
• Direct liaison with CAD/BIM team to ensure correct drawing modelling to BIM or other standards. Review drawings for clash detection and associated interface problems.
• Attend, and participate as the Mechanical lead, interdisciplinary design reviews and checks (IDR/IDC).
• Develop scope documents for tenders and procurement processes.
• Liaise with manufacturers to determine product suitability, in partnership with procurement.
• Attend FAT and SAT (and any other required stage) to ensure compliance with requirements.
• Support, and where required, carry out the Commissioning of Mechanical Systems.
• Carry out site surveys/visits for project purposes not limited to identifying scope, improvements to systems, dilapidation and design requirements.
• Direct liaison with installation teams to ensure design suitability, works methodology and solve key installation issues/constructability.
• Work with the commercial department to track technical or design change and variances.
• Work with the planning department to plan design, installation and T&C works. Provide accurate assessment on forecast works to complete and provide suitable readjustments to ensure project programme is maintained.
• Manage subcontractor works as appropriate including assisting the commercial department in valuation and contract support.
• Ensure design and works comply with VVB/Anthro and client quality management systems.
• Keep up to date with all Mechanical, construction and relevant legislation, law, standards and best practices.
• Manage the Mechanical and Public Health engineering teams.
• Design Management where required.
• Review and manage the team's time and allocation.
• Train and mentor the Mechanical engineering team and Mechanical design team.

Skills and Experience:

• Knowledge of relevant Mechanical and Public Health installations legislation and standards, BIM and design modelling standards and all other associated standards and legislation.
• Knowledge of design processes and associated compliance.
• Advanced MS Office skills including Excel.
• Utilisation of MS Project or P6.
• Working knowledge of the following systems:
• Large HVAC systems including heat pumps.
• Fire rated ductwork.
• Staircase Pressurisation Systems.
• Smoke Clearance.
• Public Health (Potable water, DHW, gravity and pumped drainage, rainwater collection etc).
• Knowledge of implications of offsite construction to design.
• Seven years' experience within a similar Mechanical or Public Health Engineering position.
• Previously worked within the infrastructure/construction environment.
• Mechanical and Public Health Design.
• Experience with offsite construction, modularisation, pre-fabrication and DfMA.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Mechanical or Building Services Engineering.
• Engineering Council Registration as Incorporated Engineer.
• Registered member of IMechE, IET, CIBSE or other recognised Engineering Council Institutions.
• SMSTS, SSSTS or IOSH Managing Safety.
• CSCS Card - AQP or PQP min.
• Full UK driver's license.

VVB values the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all prospective and current employees with dignity regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. All employees must demonstrate commitment and enthusiasm in promoting the principles of equality in employment and service delivery.

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