Job Overview
Black & White Engineering is a multi-award-winning engineering consultancy, with over 1000 employees in teams based in our UK, European, Middle East and Asia Pacific offices. We have been providing a wide range of engineering consultancy services since 2007 and are now expanding our Lead Design Consultancy Capability across the APAC region.
Our engineering expertise reaches across all sectors of the construction industry, providing pragmatic and practical design solutions to ensure our projects are spatially and operationally efficient. Our design process fully considers the installation and maintenance practicalities on site.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Responsible for the running of small, medium and large size projects in Singapore and throughout Asia Pacific
- Undertakes a client facing role in the development, design and coordination of engineering project services for mechanical designs, installations, systems, equipment and facilities
- Actively involved in the production of drawings, calculations, schedules and specifications for all related mechanical/electrical systems
- Significant focus on the design of Mission Critical Data Centre Mechanical services including all equipment, systems and interfaces. For mechanical services including cooling, AC, ventilation, generator fuel delivery systems, associated hydraulic systems, public health & plumbing, fire protection
- Carries out feasibility, due diligence, condition/dilapidation and other types of surveys and tests on new & existing sites and facilities in respect of mechanical services
- Visits sites regularly and carries out inspections during construction stage of projects to ensure that the designs produced are realized practically and accurately
- Specifies activities to ensure that manufacturing, construction, installation, and operational testing confirm to functional specifications and customer requirements
- Day to day decision making on project progress, ongoing requirements for deliverables against detail and programme and direct liaison with and advice to clients
- Represents Company at technical meetings with clients, stake holders, professional and contractors teams
- Ensures engineering deliverables, including drawings, calculations, schedules and specifications meet required robust industry and legal standards
- Leads on the coordination of engineering services internally between MEP disciplines and externally between MEP and all other relevant designs
- Takes a holistic view in the selection and application of engineering concepts and solutions
- Based in Singapore but may be required to travel throughout the region and between offices
Job Requirements
- At least 8 years overall experience with 3 years Data Centre design experience
- Broad design experience across Commercial, High Rise, Hotels & Leisure would be beneficial
- Degree or higher in appropriate engineering discipline or have sufficient equivalent experience
- Singapore Professional Engineer registration or progress towards beneficial
- Significant experience in production of drawings, calculations, schedules & specifications for a range of building types
- Sound knowledge of key Health and Safety issues and legislation including Singapore DfS
- Knowledge of MS Office applications Outlook, word, excel, PowerPoint etc
- Knowledge of AutoCAD/Revit/Hevacomp/IES/Amtec etc BIM/CAD calculation software
- Good understanding of Singapore and, preferably, Asia regional standards/Regulations/Codes
- Be a motivated, highly dependable individual
- Strong engineering fundamentals, including design principles, machine elements, materials, and fabrication methods
- Ability to prioritize own workload
- Ability to work to deadlines
- Managerial skills, projects and resources focused
- Presentation skills
- The ability to perform complex project / business case analysis to justify technical decisions and present the justification to management in a high level review
