Public Health Engineer

Opportunity:

As a Public Health Engineer, you will work within various market sectors, with a focus of high performing buildings such as laboratories and data centres. Your contribution will be expected in all phases of the project including feasibility, design, execution, and in-use. You will be expected to handle multiple projects concurrently.

Reporting directly to the Directors of these sectors, you will be responsible for designing PH Services across every stage of the project lifecycle, from the initial brief through to design, commissioning, and final sign off.

You will participate in design teams to provide innovative engineering solutions. As a design team member, you will hold regular meetings to inform and advise clients. This will require excellent interpersonal and conversational skills, making the complex simple. Keeping up with new developments in your field of expertise is a must for this role. If there is insufficient knowledge or new developments arise, it is expected that you will gain knowledge by research, contacts with suppliers, etc.

As an international firm, our teams and clients are based in the UK and around the world in numerous other locations. Your role will see you providing Public Health systems design and consultancy within the UK engineering team, and to UK-based clients, but also collaborating as part of the firm-wide consultancy team working with international clients on exciting overseas projects.

This is a full-time hybrid role (3 days working from the office, 2 days from home).

Responsibilities:

Able to produce designs, drawings, schematics, diagrams, project survey, design reports and specifications and risk assessments for:

• Medical Gases (Argon, Compressed Air, Helium, CO2, O2 and others), Manifold Gas Design

• Laboratories water (different grades and applications)

• Gas distribution systems include toxic, inert and flammable gas manifold distribution systems and specialist gas detection systems.

• Liquid nitrogen, oxygen depletion calculations, to inform the requirements for gas detection

• plug and play swagelok gas design.

• Sanitary Plumbing, Sitewide Drainage, Radioactive Drainage, Laboratory Drainage

• Domestic water services, Laboratory water services, Treated Water services, Boiler feed water, Cooling tower make up water, Domestic Sanitary plumbing

• Fire suppression protection systems

• Being available for ad-hoc task to support the wider business such as is required

Requirements:

• Proven experience working in a Public Health Engineering position for 3+ years (essential), preferably within the construction/design sector.

• Experience in the commissioning of the services and problem-solving of installed systems ensuring full operation and function prior to handover.

• UK design experience necessary with knowledge of CIBSE, IEC, BS, ISO and EN Standards Familiarity with UK & EU regulations.

• Knowledge of the MS Office suite, particularly Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Bluebeam/Revu and Excel. Experience with Revit would be desirable but is not essential.

• Excellent organisation skills, comfortable juggling multiple projects and priorities in a busy and dynamic environment.

• Ability to work to tight deadlines while under pressure.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to present complex information and clearly articulate business requests all levels of the business.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English. Proficiency in any additional language(s) would be desirable but is not essential.

Desirable:

• Understanding and selection of Effluent Treatment Plants for Pharmaceutical and Biosafety Containment Laboratories.

• Specialist water systems design: Reverse Osmosis systems, Water for Injection, Purified Water.

• Project team Lead experience

• CIBSE Chartered Engineer qualification would be desirable but is not essential.

Person Specification:

The right mindset is key for working with us, we want strong characters who bring energy, drive and an entrepreneurial spirit, as well as desire to grow and develop as the Company does.

• Excellent communicator, able to build and foster a strong one team culture.

• Strong prioritisation skills, initiative, and the ability to anticipate problems and provide solutions.

• Confident in making nuanced judgments and prioritising time and effort.

• Proactive with a sense of urgency in all tasks.

• Diligent and committed to producing accurate work of the highest standard.

• Excellent time management skills, capable of managing conflicting priorities and adapting to unforeseen changes.

• Thrives in a fast-paced environment, displaying high levels of energy, tenacity, and focus;

• Intuitive, able to assess situations and take initiative while also willing to seek assistance when necessary.