Mechanical PH&F Engineer at Zutari

What kind of talent do we pursue?

We employ high performing talent with the right attitude and a positive mindset, who are motivated by doing the right thing, getting things done, striving to do things better than yesterday and share a sense of urgency. People who have an impact in our teams and the broader community. People who think differently and connect with those around them to co-create new opportunities and leave a meaningful legacy.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Mechanical Engineer to join our Global Design Centre (GDC) in Cape Town.

As part of our GDC – Built Environment Unit, you will be a key member of the delivery team virtually designing and constructing a wide range of projects. Your accuracy, drive for standardisation and eye for detail will assist our team to co-create an engineered impact to our clients.

Your PH/Wet Design skills, inclusive of some Fire design experience, will see you working with our team to co-create engineering solutions digitally.

Role Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to a team of digital designers, engineers, technicians and modellers, primarily within your discipline.
• Analysing project requirements in the context of various codes and standard and develop conceptual designs through to a set of construction information.
• Coordinating the design and virtual construction of the relevant building services designs forming part of projects such as data centres, education and sports facilities, hospitals, commercial buildings and transport facilities to ensure our deliverables meet required robust industry and legal standards.
• Develops and specifies mechanical systems including.
• Sanitary waste drainage
• Storm water drainage
• Condensate waste drainage
• Bio-Hazard waste drainage
• Nuclear waste drainage
• Kitchen grease waste drainage
• Medical Gas supply
• Cold and hot water reticulation 
• Hot water generation (centralized plant & localized heaters)
• Domestic bulk water tank sizing and plant equipment selections
• Wet fire protection (sprinklers)
• Clean Agent suppression systems (FM200 and Novec 1230)
• Foam suppression systems
• Wet fire protection water tank sizing and plant equipment selections
• Represents Zutari at technical meetings with customers, professional teams and contractor teams.
• Validation and checking of designs and specifications.
• Develop scripts and add-ins to automate repetitive design aspects and/or to check various design compliance aspects (using e.g., Dynamo, Python)
• Co-coordinating with other disciplines
• Maintain project records in accordance with internal quality system.
• Experience of projects in the Middle East is advantageous.

Minimum Requirements

• BSc/MSc or B Eng/M Eng within building services related field, with PH/Wet &Fire experience.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in the Mechanical environment, within the built environment, preferably within a consulting engineering business
• Professionally Registered (Pr Eng or similar) advantageous
• A strong background in PH/Wet & Fire design
• Understand local & international codes & standards.
• International project experience (outside Africa) (beneficial)
• Strong proficiency in Revit with the ability to deliver to a minimum of LOD300 (beneficial)
• A willingness to learn and investigate technological systems.
• A strong interest in working on innovative and complex projects.
• A passion for design data management and coding (beneficial)