Your opportunity
We are a leading multi-disciplinary consultancy specialising in innovative, sustainable, and efficient design solutions across various sectors, including commercial, residential, healthcare, and industrial projects. With a growing portfolio of exciting projects, we are seeking a highly skilled Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join our team and contribute to our success.
Role Overview
As a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, you will take a lead role in designing, developing, and delivering high-quality electrical engineering solutions. You will collaborate closely with clients, project teams, and other disciplines to ensure the successful execution of projects, from concept to completion.
Key Responsibilities
Design Leadership: Produce detailed mechanical designs, including HVAC systems, plumbing, heating, and ventilation solutions, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and regulations.
Project Management: Oversee the delivery of electrical engineering projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to client satisfaction.
Collaboration: Work closely with clients, architects, and other engineers to develop tailored solutions that meet project requirements.
Technical Oversight: Review and approve designs, calculations, and specifications prepared by junior engineers and ensure quality assurance across all deliverables.
Mentorship: Provide guidance and support to junior engineers, fostering their development and encouraging a collaborative team environment.
Sustainability: Incorporate energy-efficient and sustainable design practices into project solutions.
Site Support: Attend project meetings and site visits to ensure alignment between design intent and on-site implementation.
Skills & Qualifications
* Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Equivalent (Chartered Engineer status or working towards it preferred).
* Proven experience in electrical design within a consultancy or similar environment, including a strong portfolio of delivered projects.
* In-depth knowledge of relevant standards, codes, and regulations (e.g., CIBSE Guides, Building Regulations).
* Proficiency in design software such as AutoCAD, Revit, and calculation tools (e.g., Hevacomp, IES).
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead client meetings and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
* Problem-solving mindset with excellent attention to detail and organizational abilities.
* Commitment to sustainability and knowledge of renewable energy technologies is desirable.
About us
We are Ridge, a Built Environment Consultancy. We help our clients transform the quality and sustainability of the built environment.
Our 1,000+ people bring a vast range of skills, delivering a professional mindset, gritty discipline and a genuine passion to every one of the thousands of projects they undertake each year. They’re the foundation of our success - they drive our vision, embody our values and separate us from the competition.
Come and join us if you’re hungry to be part of an exceptional team - if you put quality first - if you’re motivated by ingenuity and if you’re always aspiring to be the very best.
Your benefits
The benefits package we have put together for you supports every aspect of your life.
Annual
leave
A healthy holiday allowance that starts at 25 days pa, plus the option to buy, carry over or sell.
Community
spirit
You can take three volunteering days each year to spend time on causes close to your heart.
Mental
health
Mental Health First Aiders are here to support you, backed up by Unum’s Help@hand app.
Financial benefits
A path to peace of mind: life assurance, pension scheme and income protection.
Physical
wellbeing
Your health is a priority for us too, so we offer medical insurance, private GP access and discounted gym membership.
Flexible
working
Our flexible approach to hybrid working is there to suit you, your family and your team.
Career development
A pathway at Ridge that’s focused on your professional, personal or educational aspirations.
Extra
benefits
Performance bonus, car allowance and more based on your role - and progression.
We believe that everyone performs their best when they feel like they belong and can be their true selves at work. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we will support you to ensure you have everything you need to be successful and achieve your best in your career at Ridge. If you’d like to discuss accessibility, accommodations or adjustments during your application and selection process, please contact us at workwithus@ridge.co.uk and we will work with you to ensure you feel included and supported.
A polite note to Recruitment Agencies
We enjoy great relationships with our agency partners within our framework, and fully believe in the value of a blended approach to finding the best talent. However, we are recruiting for this role directly and aren’t seeking support from agency partners at this time – any unsolicited CV introductions won’t be honoured, and we won’t grant candidate ownerships on any introduction that you make for roles that haven’t been briefed and released to you by our Talent Acquisition team.
We are committed to nurturing strong partnerships within our agency framework, but there are occasions where we looking to enlist the help of others. If you would be interested in working with us in the future, please send a message to workwithus@ridge.co.uk, and we’ll reach out to you should there be an opportunity.
A polite note to recruitment agencies
We are recruiting for this role directly and aren’t seeking support from our agency partners. Any unsolicited CV introductions won’t be honoured, and we won’t grant candidate ownership on any introductions you make for roles that haven’t been briefed and released to you by our Talent Acquisition team.
If you are a recruitment agency who doesn’t currently work with Ridge but would like to, please send a message to workwithus@ridge.co.uk, and we’ll reach out to you should there be an opportunity.
Note to recruitment agencies
We are recruiting for this role directly and aren’t seeking support from our agency partners. Any unsolicited CV introductions won’t be honoured, and we won’t grant candidate ownership on any introductions you make for roles that haven’t been briefed and released to you by our Talent Acquisition team.
If you are a recruitment agency who doesn’t currently work with Ridge but would like to, please send a message to workwithus@ridge.co.uk, and we’ll reach out to you should there be an opportunity.