Design Engineer

Better places, thriving communities.

MAJOR PROJECTS DESIGN ENGINEER

Objective

Be committed to working as part of an effective team. As Major Projects Design Engineer you will use your industry experience and knowledge to provide detailed estimates for client projects both pre and post order. Maintain existing client contracts and continuously seek out new clients and estimating opportunities. Acting as an ambassador to position the company's reputation as an industry leading and respected specialist system integrator.

Attributes and skills

• Experience in designing/engineering fire safety, electronic security and associated systems.
• Knowledge of BS Compliant Design requirements.
• Conversant with Aspirating Smoke Detection System design software.
• Knowledge of enterprise level Electronic Security Systems and integrated Security Management systems.
• Conversant with IT systems such as Microsoft Office and AutoCAD.
• Ability to understand technical specifications.
• Be a strong communicator, self confident with exceptional relationship building skills.
• Have strong customer facing skills and exceptional customer service skills.
• Specific attention to detail and be able to work on your own initiative.
• Have a professional approach, be self-motivating with drive and initiative.
• Valid driving license is essential, with the ability to visit client sites.
• Good sales and networking skills.
• Technical document/proposal writing experience preferred.

Responsibilities (are to include the following but are not limited to)

• Prepare cost budgets and cost estimates for new contracts.
• Keep existing contracts up to date, including making amendments, providing new cost estimates, and maintaining communication with the client.
• Produce detailed technical designs that are fully co-ordinated and achieve Status A or B approval at Construction stage.
• Adhere to company standards and guidelines when analysing and providing estimations, focus on maximising profit and customer satisfaction with the client, while minimising any potential risks to the company.
• Prepare detailed and well-written proposals for each client, adhering to client guidelines while offering competitive and comprehensive cost estimates, and including supplementary documentation.
• Maintain relationships with existing clients keeping a sales-minded attitude, and seek out and build relationships with new clients.
• Work with the delivery team to help with development, innovation, and creativity on client projects.
• Keep detailed records of all design and estimation documentation, including site assessments and contract terms, update any existing contracts immediately upon agreement of new terms with client.
• Prepare and submit accurate cost/sales documents, including client schedule of rates documents.
• Balance multiple proposals and estimations at once, ensuring each reaches the client by the deadline.
• Liaise with other company departments to maintain business development and continuously innovate new profitable outcomes.
• Follow Health & Safety procedures set out by the company in order to ensure the safety of you, your colleagues and others. Also, adhere to the Company Health and Safety policy.
• Adhere to company rules and ensure compliance to ISO:: & ISO :.

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .