Mechanical Design Engineer

At Leeds Trinity University, we aspire to make a difference to the people, the professions, and the places that we serve, and we are looking for talented and enthusiastic people to join our University community.  We are ranked top in Yorkshire for learning community and pride ourselves on being the University where our students are a name, not just a number. The University has a distinctive, employability-focused educational offer and works closely with employers to address the skills needs of today’s workforce. Applications are invited for the following post:

Hours of Work:  Full-time (1.0fte) – 35 hours a week

Contract type:    Permanent

Salary:                   The starting salary will be from £36,333 up to £43,155 per annum in

Grade 7, depending on qualifications and experience

Leeds Trinity University has been investing heavily in its campus, both the physical estate and supporting infrastructure, with the development of a number of large-scale projects to improve the estate and its facilities for the benefit of both students and staff.  The University is in the process of developing a campus masterplan that will see significant development across the estate over the coming years as well as repurposing of existing assets.

As such this role provides a fantastic and challenging opportunity for a professional that specialises in mechanical design and compliance work.  The right candidate will work within a development team to support with the development of the University estate.

This role will play a pivotal part in the delivery, design and management of the infrastructure and will work alongside other appointed professionals in the development and   improvement of the existing and new mechanical infrastructure as part of the masterplan.  Such as new boiler sets, Air Source Heating, Improved BEMS system, VSD upgrades etc to name but a few.

Therefore, we are seeking a qualified and experienced Mechanical Design Engineer to support the University in the management and delivery of works relating to mechanical infrastructure and designing of mechanical installations and associated services across the University. 

The successful candidate will be highly motivated with a keen eye for detail and good interpersonal skills. They will be responsible for assisting with the procurement and efficient management of supporting services relating to their position and to the operation, and development of these services across the estate.  They will also be required to assist with monitoring of budgets and ensuring that all operations and development activities are provided at optimum cost efficiency. 

Leeds Trinity University values diversity and inclusion and particularly encourages applications from the following groups as they are currently under-represented at this level within the University: Women, LGBT+ and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as well as candidates with disabilities, whether hidden or otherwise. The University will consider all forms of flexible working arrangements.

The post holder will be based on site at our campus in Horsforth, however an agile working framework is in place to support work life balance, details of which can be discussed at interview.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 23^rd April 2023

Interviews for this post are expected to take place on Thursday 4^th May 2023

Further details and the online application are available at: http://www.leedstrinity.ac.uk/jobs.

If you have any queries about the application process, please email jobs@leedstrinity.ac.uk or call 0113 283 7130.

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