Your Impact:

We are looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our German team based in Magdeburg (office/site based – 5 Days per Week) who is excited about working on advanced facilities projects that enable the heart of our clients’ business.

Join us and you will have the chance to both support and lead projects at some of the world’s most state of the art industrial and commercial facilities. You will be accountable for schedule and technical quality of challenging engineering tasks, as you gain familiarity with the client’s expectations, scope, budget, and schedule. You may also provide on-site assistance during startup, coordinating work activities with other design and engineering professionals and the discipline lead. Your multi-discipline, highly interactive team will successfully deliver on the design, development, application, evaluation, recommendation, and specification of engineered systems and products for building HVAC, Plumbing, and Fire Protection systems and components.

You will serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) within the Mechanical discipline. In this role you will solve complex problems, take a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions, and work independently with minimal guidance in only the most complex situations. You may lead a functional team or project and serve as a best practice and quality resource.

You will also have the chance to utilize your technical expertise mentoring junior team members to help your team discover what drives them, nurturing their purpose and guiding them forward. Your role keeps our company connected and we will support you with what you need to be successful.  Bring your creativity, ambitious spirit, and extreme attention to detail, and we’ll help you grow, pursue, and fulfill what drives you – so we can deliver extraordinary solutions for a better tomorrow, together!  

Here’s what you’ll need :

• Bachelor’s degree in Building Services/Mechanical (HVAC) Engineering

• At least 10 years of practical application of mechanical engineering and design, including HVAC, fire protection, plumbing, and related mechanical building systems

• At least 5 years’ Design experience with mission critical facilities in the industrial/advanced technology sector

• Strong communication skills both verbal and written, with the ability to interact with other engineering disciplines, clients, and vendors at all levels, (B2 English and German)

• Experience in independently leading a functional or project team including organizing, assigning, and delegating necessary engineering and design tasks, while engaging with staff to provide on the job training and mentoring

• Ability to create disciplines staffing plans and forecasting hours

• Ability to work onsite in Magdeburg (office/site based – 5 days per week)

• Display strong leadership and interpersonal skills and with the ability to work in a fast-paced team environment with multiple deadlines

• Proficient in Microsoft suite (Excel)

• Ability to understand and implement Jacobs’ policies and standards

• Working knowledge of International Building Codes and local German codes and standards

• Experience working with a BIM environment, and a working knowledge of Navisworks with some experience with Revit software

Here’s What We Offer:

• Permanent position in sustainable, future-oriented projects

• Flexible working hours

• Company fitness and job bike leasing

• Capital-forming benefits and company pension allowance

• Individual career development opportunities in Germany and internationally

• Diverse employee networks

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