We are looking for an Associate Director to join our busy South West MEP team, the role can be based in Cardiff or Bristol.Job Responsibilities<ul><li>Reporting to the Regional Director and helping to manage and deliver medium to large healthcare, education and defence projects.</li><li>Taking ownership of project finances and supporting the commercial performance of the team.</li><li>Managing a small team of engineers, providing specialist mechanical design input and supporting the development of junior and graduate engineers.</li><li>Working closely with architects, structural, civil and (where relevant) clinical planning and end‑user teams in interdisciplinary design reviews to coordinate practical solutions for healthcare, education and defence projects.</li><li>Preparing fee estimates and design programmes, and working with clients, users and stakeholders to agree clear project deliverables across healthcare, education and defence portfolios.</li><li>Carrying out and overseeing quality checks on mechanical design calculations, drawings and models.</li><li>Writing technical specifications for commercial, education, defence and healthcare mechanical systems in line with relevant standards, including BS EN, HTM/HBN and others.</li><li>Supporting the development of engineering budgets and schedules so that project requirements, operational dates and clinical commissioning dates are met.</li><li>Using and understanding software tools for mechanical building services design (e.g. heating, cooling, ventilation, domestic services), particularly for social infrastructure buildings such as hospitals, schools and defence facilities.</li><li>Managing project resources so that agreed deliverables are achieved on time and within budget.</li></ul>Minimum Requirements<ul><li>Proven experience in mechanical building services design, ideally including healthcare, education and defence projects.</li><li>A motivated individual with a passion for delivering high-quality, safe and resilient environments in complex, operationally critical buildings.</li><li>Experience working as an Associate, Principal Engineer or in a similar senior role.</li><li>Strong written and verbal communication skills, with confidence in dealing with clients and stakeholders across healthcare, education and defence sectors.</li><li>Membership of a relevant professional body, such as CIBSE.</li><li>Good working knowledge of software used to design mechanical building services systems.</li><li>Experience of delivering projects using BIM software.</li><li>Experience in low carbon and energy-efficient systems design, and an understanding of how design decisions influence carbon emissions in healthcare, education and defence buildings.</li><li>Ability to analyse and interpret outputs from IES or other building performance / calculation tools.</li><li>Experience in the design and delivery of healthcare facilities, with familiarity with HTM and HBN guidance (e.g. ventilation, hot and cold water, critical systems); experience in education and defence standards/frameworks would be an advantage.</li></ul>

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