Senior Mechanical Design Engineer – Healthcare / Building Services

Job title: Senior Mechanical Design Engineer – Healthcare / Building Services
Location: Dublin City, Co Dublin
Company: Irish Building Services Engineering Consultancy
Salary: Up to €85,000 DOE

The Company

This Dublin-based building services engineering consultancy delivers mechanical and electrical design across healthcare, commercial and other technically demanding projects throughout Ireland.

The business provides M&E engineering design, BIM, energy analysis and commissioning support, with a strong focus on practical, energy-efficient building services solutions.

The Role: Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

This Senior Mechanical Design Engineer role is based in Dublin, Co Dublin, with a particular focus on the design and delivery of mechanical building services for healthcare projects.

You will take mechanical designs from concept through detailed design and construction, working closely with clients, architects, electrical engineers and the wider project team. You will have responsibility for technical design, coordination and specifications, ensuring mechanical systems meet project requirements and programme.

The position would suit an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer who has worked on hospitals, healthcare facilities or similarly complex building services projects and is ready to take greater technical ownership.

Must Have Requirements

• Must have strong mechanical building services design experience
• Healthcare or hospital project experience is required
• Proven experience required designing HVAC, ventilation, heating, cooling and domestic water services
• Must be comfortable taking mechanical designs through detailed design and construction stages
• Strong knowledge of Irish building regulations and relevant mechanical design standards required

Preferred Experience

• Experience working within an Irish M&E or building services consultancy preferred
• Experience coordinating mechanical services through BIM environments beneficial
• Knowledge of energy-efficient and low-carbon building services design advantageous
• Experience dealing directly with healthcare clients, design teams and contractors preferred

Key Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical building services design across healthcare projects from concept through construction
• Design and specify HVAC, heating, cooling, ventilation, water and associated mechanical systems
• Produce and review calculations, specifications, technical reports and mechanical design documentation
• Coordinate mechanical services with architectural, structural and electrical designs
• Work closely with BIM teams to resolve clashes and technical coordination issues
• Attend design and project meetings, providing technical input through construction and commissioning

About You

You will be an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer with a strong building services background and practical experience delivering mechanical designs for healthcare or other technically complex buildings.

You should be comfortable taking ownership of projects, coordinating with multidisciplinary design teams and dealing directly with clients and contractors. Strong technical knowledge, attention to detail and the ability to deliver design information to programme are important for this Senior Mechanical Design Engineer position.

What’s on Offer

Salary: €70,000 to €85,000 DOE

Benefits:

• Career progression within a specialist engineering consultancy
• Exposure to technically challenging healthcare projects
• Continued professional development
• Long-term project pipeline in Dublin and across Ireland

Why Apply?

This is a strong move for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer who wants to specialise further in healthcare and technically demanding building services projects.

You will have real responsibility for mechanical design and project delivery, with the opportunity to develop further as a senior technical engineer within a growing Dublin consultancy.

How to Apply

Call Stephen Nugent on  or email stephen@breaghrecruitment.com for a confidential discussion.

Why Breagh Recruitment?

Breagh Recruitment specialises in Mechanical Design Engineer and Building Services Engineer recruitment across the Irish construction and engineering market.

We work closely with M&E consultancies, contractors and specialist engineering firms recruiting Senior Mechanical Design Engineers, Mechanical Building Services Engineers and healthcare design professionals across Dublin and throughout Ireland.

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