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Vertical Transportation Engineer

Employer
Skilled Careers
Location
Maidenhead, Berkshire
Salary
Up to £40,000 per annum + benefits
Closing date
14 Jul 2019
Reference
#VTEngineer

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Specialist area
Building services (general), Design
Function
Engineer
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Our client is a global multi-disciplined design consultancy based in Maidenhead, Berkshire.

Their industry leading and award-winning MEP team consists of over 500 people nationwide.

Their mechanical and electrical engineers work on projects within residential, commercial, aviation, defence, healthcare, education, pharmaceutical, sports, and leisure.

They are market leaders on large international projects as well as small scale local experts who seek to improve communities through strong design and effective project management. 

They are friendly, busy and motivated with an established track record of successfully delivering local and overseas projects.

Due to a rapid increase in workload they are currently looking for a Vertical Transportation Engineer to join their growing team.

About the team:
The Vertical Transportation team works within their larger multi-disciplinary Building & Places division.

Their VT team offers a full range of consultancy services, and has extensive knowledge and experience in the design, modernisation, installation and maintenance of all types of lifts, escalators and moving walkways. 

Job responsibilities:
You will work closely with their Vertical transportation Directors to deliver major vertical transportation projects.

Your technical duties will include the design and specification of new lift and escalator systems, lift traffic simulation/analysis, project monitoring and witness testing.

The individual will be required to produce client reports with recommendations and solutions, produce technical and performance specifications, analyse contractor proposals and produce tender reports. 

You will assist with a wide range of projects in majority of sectors including residential, retail, commercial, hotel and healthcare. 

Your duties will include:

- Develop vertical transportation design concepts, calculate number, size and speed of lifts for all types of buildings including high rise. 
- Be competent with engineering calculations and relevant software. 
- Prepare specifications, schedules, drawings and any other contract documents developed through the RIBA stages. 
- Operate as part of the wider design team and have input throughout the project stages. 
- Attend progress, design team and co-ordination meetings. 
- Prepare reports / technical content of the design information for all stages of a project. 
- Input to pre-qualification and selection of contractors, respond to tender queries, comment on and review tender returns. 
- Attend site review progress and witness test the installations 
- Ensure the project work complies with the Project Management Plan and Programme. 
- Understand and implement company Safety Health and Environment Policy. 
 

Minimum Requirements 

- An excellent technical understanding of lift and escalator technologies 
- Experience with lift analytical simulation software, Elevate 
- Minimum NVQ4, HNC or equivalent Lift or appropriate engineering qualification 
- A clear work history and proof of professional development and learning 
- Incorporated/ Chartered Engineer (or working towards) with a relevant engineering body 
 

Preferred Qualifications 

- Relevant Engineering Degree or professional qualification 
- EOR202 safe working on lifts but not essential as training will be given 
- Ideally you will live locally to the office or be willing to relocate 

For more information regarding the above role, please contact Stephen Tiigah – stiigah@skilledcareers.co.uk

Company

Skilled Careers Search & Selection is a multifunctional search business delivering both Permanent and Contract mandates across Construction, Property and Engineering. Our clients range from Global Multi-Disciplinary Consultancies to Residential Developers and Leading Contractors. Our industry experts have more than 100 year’s collective industry knowledge and provide our clients an unparalleled service working intimately with them to understand their business and identify “Industry Stars” to work for them.
 
Our highly professional staff are regularly trained to ensure they make the right decisions for you. We work in close partnership with all of our clients, so we often have vacancies that you won’t find anywhere else. We offer practical advice based on our long experience in the markets we serve.

Some agencies like to clog email servers and waste paper by sending your CV out to companies that you wouldn't want to work for. Here at Skilled Careers, we're very selective about who we'll show your CV. To us, it's more than a piece of paper, it's a personal and vital document that needs to be treated with respect. We take time to find out what you really want, and we make sure that we only send your CV to companies that best meet your needs and to a role that has been discussed with you to ensure a “Fit” is there. 

So if you're finding some agencies are wasting your time, talk to an agency that won't. You don't show everyone your CV. Neither will we.

Company info
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Telephone
0207 065 7270
Location
7 Bishopsgate
London
Greater London
EC2N 3AR
GB

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