Richard Federer

Director (Building Services Design)

Richard joined Human Capital Solutions in 2010 and possesses over 16 years’ experience recruiting MEP Building Services Design Engineers and Sustainability Consultants into the Built Environment. His clients include global multi-disciplinary engineering consultancies, global property developers, specialist building services and sustainability consultancies and design and build contractors. 

 
 
 

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Electrical Design Engineer

£45000 - £48000 per annum diverse projects,3/2 hybrid working,CPD's

Electrical Design Engineer - To £45K Package

I'm looking for an Intermediate Electrical Design Engineer to join an 80 strong, employee-owned multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy in London, that specialises in low carbon building design.

Over the past 15years, they've developed a reputation for designing and delivering unique projects such as theatres, museums, galleries, schools, castles, cinemas, churches, universities and other listed buildings.

Working as part of their 25 strong London office (multi-disciplinary engineers) you'll enjoy working on one off projects from concept to construction, typically with a construction value of £5M - £40M.

You will be expected to be able to manage your own time and deliverables, mentor and help develop Graduate and Junior engineers, attend design team meetings, attend site meetings, and liaise directly with clients, architects and specialist external consultants.

The ideal Electrical Design Engineer will have a minimum of three years' experience and some previous experience working with well-known London based Architects.

hot jobs Senior Electrical Design Engineer

£55000 - £70000 per annum diverse projects and great culture

Senior Electrical Design Engineer - To £70K diverse projects, great culture stable team and hands on managers.

If you're a creative Senior Electrical Design Engineer who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, please read on.

There will be a strong focus on your development as you'll have your own dedicated training and development budget.

You will work on a broad range of commercial offices, schools and universities, hospitals, warehouses, listed buildings, hotels, and super prime residential developments.

As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you'll be trusted to just get on with leading projects from inception to completion, whilst working with minimal supervision. This will include designing safe, economical, and reliable electrical systems, coordinating your electrical designs with other disciplines and undertaking site visits to monitor progress against the initial design.

You'll also be involved with elements of management, fee proposals, and mentoring and monitoring the less experienced electrical design engineers. You'll lead projects internally and externally in respect of deliverables, resources and ensure their technical and financial success.

This building services engineering consultancy they have been driving change and innovation with the built environment for over 50 years. Their mission is to be recognised as the leading engineering consultancy; consistently delivering exceptional solutions with passion, purpose, teamwork, and integrity.

As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you'll become a key part of the Building Services team and interact closely with their inhouse Energy and Sustainability Engineers, BIM technicians and Facilities Management Engineers.

What they offer

▪️ Flat management structure, with all Partners and Directors still actively involved in projects

▪️ Salary up to £70K (for a proper senior)

▪️ 25 days leave

▪️ Guaranteed annual bonus (it's written into the contract)

▪️ Flexible starting times (start between 8am and 10am)

▪️ Quick progression to Associate Director

▪️ Job Security (they have a forward order book for the next 12 months)

If you'd like to apply but don't have an up-to-date CV, that's Ok. Just send me what you have, and we can go from there.

Or just call or text me on zero seven five nine five zero seven one three zero three.

Ref 3568

Principal Building Physics Engineer

£58000 - £70000 per annum profit share, diverse projects, good pay

Principal Building Physics Engineer - Oxford - To £70K Package Profit Share

This Sustainability and MEP consultancy are leaders in Passivhaus and NZC projects and have a secured pipeline of projects for the next 6 months.

Due to continued demand for their expertise in Low and Net Zero Carbon Design, they are looking for a Principal Building Physics Engineer to lead their Building Performance Engineering team.

Working alongside the Director of Sustainability, you'll be responsible for liaising with clients, architects and developers and essentially help bridge the gap between architecture, MEP services and sustainability.

This role will more than likely appeal to someone who is currently at a Senior Level, who is looking to essentially step up into a Principal role and lead the Building Physics team. This is a unique opportunity for a Building Physics expert to grow a team, help grow the business and have a clear path to equity within the next 12 months.

Essential Requirements:

  • Passionate believer in Passivhaus and able to use PHPP & Sketchup.
  • Good understanding of IESVe and ideally an understanding of IES Apache HVAC.
  • Degree qualified, with at least six years' experience in the built environment.
  • Able to communicate effectively with Architects and help them bring their ideas to life using hand sketches and complex building models.
  • Able to communicate complex topics in simple terms to a non-technical audience.
  • Good awareness of Embodied Carbon and Operational Energy.

Please feel free to get in touch for a full brief, job description and discussion on their employee benefits and fully hybrid working policy.

Senior Mechanical Engineer

£45000 - £55000 per annum Profit Share Package

Senior Mechanical Engineer - To £55K Profit Share Package Almost fully remote role (Edinburgh)

Due to growth, this Building Services Consultancy is looking for an additional Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to help design and deliver a range of interesting projects across Scotland.

Current projects range from major decarbonisation and heat recovery projects with blue chip firms, CAT B office fit outs, surgeries, and upgrades of listed or cultural buildings.

Working directly with the founding Director, a friendly and supportive Chartered Engineer (CEng, MCIBSE, MSc) you'll be responsible for HVAC design, attending meetings, and overseeing the installation of the mechanical building services systems on both new build and refurbishment projects.

You will be fully supported in the role, but not micromanaged. You will be given the opportunity to lead your own projects from feasibility, design all the way through to construction.

You'll enjoy a fully flexible, almost 100% remote role, and choose how many days a week you attend their office in Edinburgh, based on meetings and clients' requirements.

Please note, this Senior Mechanical Design Engineer opportunity is with a start-up. So, you'll get a big say into the future direction and success of the business whilst being rewarded with a basic salary up to £55K, an annual 10% profit share and 25 days annual leave.

Essential Requirements

  • Minimum of four years' experience as a mechanical (HVAC / Building Services) design engineer.
  • Previous experience working for a consultancy (ie Building Services, or multi-disciplinary)
  • Ideally a member of CIBSE (Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers) or IMech (Institute of Mechanical Engineers).
  • Able to attend site meetings and client meetings around Scotland.
  • Willing to attend the office once a week, if required.
  • Must be a resident of the UK.

Senior Electrical Design Engineer

£42 - £50 per hour Annual rate increase, interesting projects

Senior Electrical Design Engineer - To £50 p/h

With an order book stretching into mid-2025 this MEP Design Consultancy are now looking for an additional contract Senior Electrical Design Engineer for their London office.

Staff welfare is at the forefront of their values, so it doesn't matter if you receive an hourly rate or an annual salary, you are still considered to be their most valued assets.

Having visited their office earlier today, I was really impressed with the quality of the fit out, the spacious desks, excellent communal facilities, and the buzz that the office had about it. It's modern but not too corporate, busy but not too full on and the staff were all interacting and chatting rather than being glued to a screen.

As a Senior Electrical Design Engineer, you'll be given one or two projects to lead at a time; and be trusted to just get on with what you need to do to keep them moving forward. You'll consult directly with the client and lead projects from RIBA Stages 2 to 4.

You'll be expected to be able to lead projects independently, however when you need help, a second opinion or advice; you can just their Electrical Technical Director.

You'll get to work on CAT A and CAT B commercial offices, light industrial buildings, hotels, and high-end residential developments across central London.

Benefits

  • Up to 40 hours a week (their standard week is 37.5 hours)
  • Ongoing contract, some of their other contract staff have been there for over five years.
  • Annual rate review / rate increase.
  • Flexible working hours.
  • Hybrid working, option of working from home two (2) days a week.

Job 3566

Senior Electrical Engineer

£49999 - £68000 per annum £3600 tax free bonus,3/2 split,progression

Senior Electrical Design Engineer - To £68K Pension, Life Assurance, BUPA Ongoing Training.

Quick progression, diverse projects, flexible working hours, above market basic salary, annual bonus, and a friendly company culture. What more could you ask for?

As a Senior Electrical Design Engineer, you'll enjoy a diverse role consisting of electrical design, carrying out specialist surveys and project management. You'll collaborate closely with the in-house sustainability team to ensure the buildings you design drive greater building performance rather than just compliance.

You'll work on a range of new build and major refurbishment projects across the Commercial, Warehouse, Retail, Residential and Industrial sectors.

One day you might be carrying out a dilapidation survey on a CAT B Office, the next you could be doing a Stage 3 design for a Warehouse and the next you could be acting as a project manager or design manager. Or you could be overseeing the commissioning and installation of electrical services or performing a Technical Advisor role as remain on these projects through RIBA Stages 2 - 5.

Benefits

  • 25 days leave, rising to 30 days.
  • Hybrid working policy of 3 days a week in the office.
  • Flexible working hours.
  • 4% Pension.
  • Life Assurance.
  • Clear progression.
  • Payment of Professional Memberships.
  • Performance related annual bonus.
  • Loads of support and mentoring a hands-on Director.

Requirements

  • 5 years' experience as an Electrical (Building Services) Design Engineer.
  • Broad range of project experience to include commercial, residential or education.
  • Able to lead (technically) projects with minimal supervision.
  • Effective communication skills.

If you are the type of Senior Electrical Engineer who is willing to go extra mile for clients to deliver well engineered projects, please get in touch.

Mechanical Associate Director

£78000 - £90000 per annum great projects, great culture, hybrid role

Mechanical Associate Director - London - To £90K Package

Are you an outwardly facing, Mechanical Associate Director? Do you enjoy liaising with architects and helping to bring their ideas to life by creating innovative, energy efficient buildings?

From castles, commercial offices museums, cultural buildings, hospitals to research buildings; their projects are unique, impactful and interesting.

As a recognised leader in sustainable building services and environmental analysis; they are always looking to set new standards when it comes to energy efficiency. As a privately owned business, they remain committed to attracting, developing and promoting from within.

You'll become a key part of the London team of 25 Engineers and work directly alongside their MEP Director a passionate, enthusiastic and friendly individual who is a natural work winner; and an exceptionally talented engineer.

The Opportunity

This opportunity is for a driven Mechanical Associate Director with proven leadership ability and a strong commitment to sustainability to help shape the future of the mechanical engineering team. As Mechanical Associate Director, you'll play a key role in overseeing complex, high-profile projects, mentoring their engineering team, and contributing to strategic growth. You will have a positive environmental impact on the team and maintain the highest level of engineering standards.

Key Responsibilities

  • Leadership: Guide and inspire the mechanical engineering team fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performance culture.
  • Project Management: Oversee multiple projects from inception to completion, ensuring quality, budget, and timeline targets are met.
  • Technical Expertise: Provide senior-level technical support, guidance, and problem-solving to ensure outstanding project outcomes.
  • Sustainability: Champion sustainable design principles and work closely with their Environmental team to deliver innovative, low-energy solutions.
  • Client Relations: Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, acting as a trusted advisor on mechanical systems design and sustainability.
  • Business Development: Collaborate with senior leadership on identifying new business opportunities and expanding their project portfolio.
  • Innovation: Continue to promote the use of digital technologies and tools to drive innovation within the built environment.

Qualifications and Skills

  • Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field, preferably Chartered (CEng).
  • Proven experience in a senior mechanical engineering role, within the built environment.
  • Previous experience managing complex projects, budgets, and multidisciplinary teams.
  • Strong expertise in sustainable design principles and low-carbon technologies.
  • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with a client focussed approach.
  • Strategic mindset; always looking to improve or enhance the quality of what they deliver.

What they offer

  • A basic salary in the region of £80 - £90K with performance-related bonuses.
  • 27 days annual leave ( option to buy an additional week).
  • Flexible working arrangements ( 3/2 split) and a supportive work-life balance.
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
  • 5% Pension.
  • Payment of or 1x professional membership.
  • Cycle to work scheme or interest free season ticket loan.
  • EV leasing ( salary sacrifice ).
  • A collaborative work environment where you can make a tangible impact on projects and the team.
  • Opportunity to work on iconic and complex projects across central London.
  • Profit share.

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer / Design Manager

£55000 - £65000 per annum £4500 travel allowance, 1 day WFH

Senior Mechanical Engineer

  • Client-side role.
  • To £70K (Including Travel Allowance) Package Bonus.
  • One day work from home.
  • 37.5 hours a week (9am - 5.30pm).
  • Secured pipeline of projects for the next two years.

Rare opportunity for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join a well-established property developer in London and step into an M&E Coordinator / MEP Design Manager role.

You'll collaborate closely with the other members of the Technical Department and Engineering Team and oversee projects through their entire lifecycle. You'll prepare performance specifications, review tender documents, appoint specialist M&E Consultants, review their designs, specifications, and schematics, attend DTM's and monitor projects during key milestones.

Reporting to the Head of Building Services, you'll use your HVAC design skills as you review consultants designs and ensure they meet their inhouse technical standards, best practices, British standards and CIBSE guidelines. You'll also liaise with manufactures on all M&E systems and promote the use of innovative technologies to ensure every design is consistent, cost effective and sustainable.

You'll use your expert HVAC Design skills to ensure the consultants are not overengineering systems and ensure value engineering is at the core of the design process.

As projects progress to site, you'll help monitor the sub-contractor's electrical and mechanical installation progress of works. You'll help identify any technical issues or risks, respond to any RFI's, and keep the Head of Building Services updated with any changes.

Benefits

  • Basic salary up to £65K
  • Travel / Car Allowance of £4,500
  • 25 days annual leave
  • 5% Employer pension contribution
  • Company wide bonus, usually 10% of your basic salary.
  • Additional non-contractual bonus, anywhere from 3% - 15% (this is in addition to the company wide bonus mentioned above)
  • Hybrid working
  • Private Healthcare (after probation)
  • 5 hours a week, 9am - 5.30pm.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Mechanical ( HVAC / Building Services ) Design Engineer with at least four years' experience to move into a client-side role, with a property developer.

Please note, previous experience in residential, hotel or student accommodation projects is essential.

Revit MEP Technician

£35000 - £45000 per annum One day a week in the office Package

Revit MEP Technician - To £45K Package 1 day a week in the office

Office based or home based? You decide.

Due to growth, I'm looking for a Revit MEP Technician for this medium sized, multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy based in London.

Working within their BIM and Revit team of four individuals, you'll get to choose where you work. If you prefer working from home most of the time, that's fine. You will just be required to attend the office one day a week as their VPNs and policies are all set up to facilitate this.

On the other hand, if you prefer to be around other people; you're welcome to work from their London office up to five days a week.

Either way you'll get to interact with the team of around 40 MEP, Energy and Sustainability, Civil and Structural Engineers; on a range of large-scale projects.

Requirements

  • Advanced knowledge of Revit MEP.
  • Previous mixed-use, commercial, education, hotel, or residential project experience.
  • Able to manage your own time effectively in order to complete projects or packages of work, accurately and on time.
  • At least three years' experience in the building services industry, either for a consultancy or design and build contractor.

If you meet the above criteria, we will arrange an interview with the BIM Manager and M&E Director immediately.

Job 3563

MEP Revit Technician

Up to £35000 per annum 25 days, pension, CPD, flexible hours

MEP Building Services Revit Technician - To £45K Package

Due to continued growth across the UK and a steady influx of additional projects, we have an immediate need for a Revit MEP Technician to join this international Building Services consultancy.

Based in their funky, open plan studio near Kings Cross you will enjoy working in a very collaborative and design led environment on a range of hotel, mixed-use, large scale residential, education and commercial office projects from RIBA Stages 2-4.

Reporting to the BIM / CAD Manager you will be responsible for taking 2D drawings and Engineers mark ups and creating fully coordinated Revit MEP models from scratch following PAS 1192-2 standards. Depending on the client's requirements, complexity of project and allocated fees these models will be to LOD200 or LOD300. As you progress you will take on more responsibility for coordination MEP Services, assisting with creating Revit families, schedules and templates, carrying out clash detection checks using Navis works, presenting the Revit models to the clients and also assisting the company's virtual reality and visualisation services.

This is a great opportunity for a MEP Revit Technician to become a valued member of a very vibrant and social team and work on a broad range of architecturally led, UK and international projects. As the role develops you will have the opportunity of being mentored by the MEP Design Engineers and developing some design skills; however, if this doesn't appeal and you would prefer to focus on a pure Revit / BIM role that's fine.

The ideal MEP Revit Technician will have at least three years' full time experience using Revit MEP, can manage their own time efficiently, can work as part of a team and can draw all MEP Services into a Revit model with limited supervision.

In addition to a salary up to £45K they also offer 25 days leave, pension, overtime, ongoing CPD, weekly social activities, an early finish on the last Friday of the month, flexible working times (with option of starting at 8am, 9am or 10am) and a unique working environment.

hot jobs Senior Mechanical Engineer

£48000 - £60000 per annum Xmas bonus,job security, complex projects

Senior HVAC Design Engineer - Laboratories / Pharmaceutical / Industrial Projects - To £60K

Are you a Senior Mechanical (HVAC / Building Services) Design Engineer with at least four years' experience; working for a consultancy or design and build contractor?

Would you prefer to be involved in the design of complex pharmaceutical, laboratory, secondary manufacturing, and data centre projects?

Due to growth, this national Building Services Consultancy are looking for an additional Mechanical (HVAC) Design Engineer for their London office. As recognised experts in the design and delivery of complex and mission critical projects their clients trust them to design highly serviced buildings that require temperature controlled, sterile environments that use complex systems such as medical gases, extraction systems, steam or purified air.

You'll benefit from working in a diverse team of design engineers, a large number of their design engineer have worked for contractors before moving into consultancy. So they understand both sides of the industry and are happy to share their expertise with you.

Role

  • Leading the mechanical elements on projects from RIBA Stages 2 - 4 .
  • Providing input into RIBA Stage 5 packages (Construction and Manufacturing)
  • Acting as an interface between the contractor and client, ensuring the clients requirements are met.
  • Ensuring projects to run smoothly from design, through construction, to handover.
  • Mentoring the junior or intermediate mechanical engineers.
  • Leading client and design team meetings.
  • Promoting the use of new technology, renewables and automation in the design process.
  • Acting as a single point of contact for clients, on projects that are under your control.

Requirements

  • At least four years' experience in a similar role (within the built environment.)
  • Client facing able to interact with clients, contractors, and end users.
  • End to end project experience, ie from design to overseeing the installation of Mechanical services on site.
  • Whilst not essential, previous experience in lab, industrial, data centre or healthcare projects would be advantageous.

Benefits

  • Up to 28 days annual leave ( starts at 25, rises by one extra day per year to 28).
  • Christmas bonus.
  • Annual salary review.
  • Hybrid working, a suggestion of three days a week in the office.
  • 4 x Life Assurance.
  • Payment of Professional Memberships.
  • Matched Pension to 5%.
  • Quick progression, based on your ability to deliver successful projects.
  • Job security, they have guaranteed work for the next two years.

Job Ref 3562

Intermediate Mechanical Engineer

£38000 - £48000 per annum annual bonus,job security,unique projects

ntermediate Mechanical Engineer - To £48K - London

Innovative projects (genuinely innovative), quick progression, a brilliant boss and job security.

This specialist MEP Design Consultancy has been driving innovation within the built environment for over 40 years. From the first of their kind in the manufacturing facilities, to automated logistics facilities, net zero carbon offices to multi-temperature food distribution facilities; their projects are unique.

And rather than working on projects that get stuck in planning for months or years; their projects progress from planning to tender, to design, to construction very quickly; meaning you'll get to learn a lot along the way.

Led by a charismatic and supported M&E Director who is a magnet for winning work, they have projects secured for the next two years.

They remain a privately owned buisness and currently have over £2Million of retained profit sitting in the bank; which is very reassuring. They have always rewarded the hard work and dedication from their employees and have paid out an annual Chistmas bonus every year; for the past eight years in a row.

In addition to a decent salary, quick progression to Senior and job security they also offer 4x Life Insurance, Private Health Cover Income Protection 25 days leave ( increases to 28 days ) and regular social activities.

As an Intermediate Mechanical Design Engineer, you'll work closely with the inhouse team of BIM, Energy and Sustainability and Electrical Engineers on complex projects. And rather than just developing your experience in HVAC, here you will develop skills in plant room design, compressed air, fuel supply and distribution, refrigeration, natural gas systems and emerging renewable technologies.

This role will appeal to a client facing Intermediate Mechanical Design Engineer who wants to work on complex projects whilst working in a supportive and friendly environment. You'll receive a salary and bonus in line with your skills and contribution to the company and have a clear path to Senior in as little as a year.

If you'd liek to apply, you know what to do.

Or if you'd prefer to have a confidential chat and not have your CV uploaded to a Job Baord, you can just contact me on zero seven five nine five, zero seven one, three zero three.