Mechanical Engineering Technical Developer

• A completed education in mechanical engineering or installation technology at least at HBO (higher professional education) level;

• At least 3 years of work experience in a similar position;

• Strong engineering skills with demonstrable knowledge of HVAC systems, sanitary installations, and sustainable energy solutions;

• Tender experience supplemented with sufficient technical-substantive knowledge of mechanical engineering installations;

• An enterprising personality with problem-solving abilities and good communication skills;

• A good salary between €5205 and €7483 per 4 weeks depending on knowledge and relevant work experience.

• 38 vacation days in accordance with the CAO Metaal en Techniek;

• Excellent secondary employment conditions such as standard insurance for all employee risks, pension schemes, an extra supplement in case of disability, and a contribution towards trade union membership;

• A laptop and smartphone;

• A mobility budget, NS Business Card, travel allowance, or (electric) company lease car;

• A brand-new (electric) bicycle thanks to our lease-a-bike bicycle plan;

• Much attention to your growth thanks to our own Dura Vermeer Academy with plenty of education and training opportunities within your field, but also, for example, in the area of vitality;

• Company fitness scheme with a choice from a sports offering of over 3,500

sport locations throughout the Netherlands;

• A good work-life balance thanks to a flexible working policy and smooth arrangements for working hours, working times, emergencies, caregiving, or sabbatical;

• For new fathers and partners: 100% continued payment of your salary during the first 5 statutory leave days and the 5 weeks of additional parental leave, instead of the standard 70%

Do you have a fresh perspective on installation technology and do you want to realize innovative projects that truly make a difference? Do you enjoy designing distinctive installation concepts and do you know how to inspire others to make these ambitions a reality together? Then we are looking for you as a mechanical engineering technical developer at Dura Vermeer Techniek.

As a mechanical engineering technical developer within the tender team, you are the linchpin in the technical elaboration of complex tenders and construction team developments. You translate client requirements into smart, realizable installation designs in the fields of climate installations, sanitary, and sustainable energy systems. Together with the cost expert and tender manager, you ensure a perfect design that is both technically and financially sound.

With your natural persuasiveness, you take clients along in the technical possibilities and advise them on the best solutions. You have an independent, steering role in the multidisciplinary project team and are the expert in the field of mechanical engineering installations. In addition to developing innovative and energy-efficient concepts, you ensure that your designs are also actually feasible in practice.

• Participating in tenders or construction/design teams together with the client and other Dura Vermeer operating companies;

• You design or assess the most distinctive mechanical engineering installation design, where your focus lies on HVAC installations, sanitary, fire protection installations, and sustainable energy supplies;

• You eliminate technical risks from the project and propose optimizations in the design to make projects feasible and manufacturable;

• Determining the principles and the bidding strategy for tenders from your professional discipline. In doing so, you support colleagues in estimation by preparing the budget;

• Independently preparing estimates based on minimal project information in order to design in a budget-driven manner;

• Advising on sustainable solutions such as heat pumps, heat recovery, WKO systems, and hybrid installation concepts.

Your workplace is at our brand-new, modern office in Utrecht, where we work daily on challenging installation projects in utility construction. You will work in an enthusiastic and driven team of specialists characterized by an enormous motivation for innovation and improvement. Within our team, there is a pleasant, informal working atmosphere in which collegiality, sharing knowledge, and helping each other are a matter of course.

We work according to the principles of integrated design, where short lines, multidisciplinary cooperation, and entrepreneurship are central. Additionally, we invest in your development through education, courses, and knowledge sessions. We also offer a hybrid working model where you have the flexibility to work from home for part of the week.

You work closely and integrally with your colleague technical developer electrical engineering, the tender manager, and the structural engineering colleagues. What makes the role special? Together with enthusiastic colleagues, you contribute literally and figuratively to the expansion of Dura Vermeer Techniek. We are curious about your vision and ideas to let this organization grow.