Senior Public Health Engineer

Job title:

Senior Public Health Engineer

Company

VVB Engineering

Job description

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Join VVB: Where Quality and Excellence meet
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Are you ready to be part of a team that delivers top-notch mechanical, electrical, and telecommunication engineering solutions? Look no further than VVB, where expertise and experience converge to create sustainable solutions across Rail, Highways, Power, and Tunnels.
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At VVB, we’re more than just engineers – we’re collaborators, innovators, and stewards of our environment. Our projects are guided by our CORE values:
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C-Care & Collaboration
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O-Opportunity & Ownership
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R-Responsibility & Respect
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E-Excellence & End Result Focus
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Join us in shaping the future of infrastructure while upholding these values at every turn. Explore more about who we are at\n www.vvb-eng.com
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What We Offer:
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\n * 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)

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Job Summary:
\nVVB 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 to Mechanical and Public Health construction teams to ensure successful delivery from a HSE, programme, quality and compliance perspectives.
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Key Responsibilities:
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\n * 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.

• Undertaking 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 weakness or errors in the design that could jeopardise the 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.
• Management of all associated design registers, meeting minutes, drawing registers etc. as appropriate inline 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).
• Development of scope documents for tenders and procurement processes.
• Liaison with manufacturers to determine product suitability, in partnership with procurement.
• Attendance at 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 the purpose of 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.
• Working with the commercial department to track technical or design change and variances.
• Working with the planning department to plan design, installation and T&C works. Provision of accurate assessment on forecast works to complete and provide suitable readjustments to ensure project programme is maintained.
• Management of subcontractor works as appropriate including assisting 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 practise.
• Management of the Mechanical and Public Health engineering teams
• Design Management where required
• Review and management of the team’s time and allocation
• Training and mentoring of the Mechanical engineering team and Mechanical design team

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Skills and Experience
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\n * Knowledge of relevant Mechanical and Public Health installations legislation and standards, BIM and design modelling standards and all other associated standards and legislation.\n

• 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 inc heatpumps
• Fire rated ductwork
• Staircase Pressurisation Systems
• Smoke Clearance
• Public Health (Potable water, DHW, gravity and pumped drainage, rain water 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.

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Qualifications
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\n * 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 drivers license

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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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Does VVB sound like a company you would like to work for? Send us your CV on the VVB Careers Microsite – careers.vvb-eng.com/vacancies
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NO EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES.
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Expected salary

Location

Shropshire

Job date

Sat, 09 Nov 2024 23:52:09 GMT

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