Colin Barr
Senior Mechanical Engineer at DKI Consulting Engineers Ltd- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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DKI Consulting Engineers Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Design Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Mechanical Engineer
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Nov 2019 - Present
Joined DKI in 2019 as a Mechanical Engineer, and progressed to Senior Engineer in 2022. Worked on a wide variety of projects including healthcare, laboratories, office, residential, retail, among others. Experienced in carrying out condition surveys and working on both new build and refurbishment projects. Joined DKI in 2019 as a Mechanical Engineer, and progressed to Senior Engineer in 2022. Worked on a wide variety of projects including healthcare, laboratories, office, residential, retail, among others. Experienced in carrying out condition surveys and working on both new build and refurbishment projects.
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TÜV SÜD
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Germany
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Public Safety
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700 & Above Employee
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Mechanical Engineer
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Jul 2015 - Nov 2019
Joined TUV SUD (Wallace Whittle) in July 2015 as Graduate and progressed to Mechanical Engineer level in 2017. I have gained experience in various developments including offices, retail, residential, schools and sports facilities. Heavily involved in the £469 million Edinburgh St James project since joining TUV SUD, delivering the mechanical design packages for the project. Joined TUV SUD (Wallace Whittle) in July 2015 as Graduate and progressed to Mechanical Engineer level in 2017. I have gained experience in various developments including offices, retail, residential, schools and sports facilities. Heavily involved in the £469 million Edinburgh St James project since joining TUV SUD, delivering the mechanical design packages for the project.
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TÜV SÜD
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Germany
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Public Safety
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700 & Above Employee
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Industrial Placement Student
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Sep 2014 - Dec 2014
A 12-week industrial project with TÜV SÜD Wallace Whittle as part of the 5th year of Heriot Watt's MEng Architectural Engineering programme. Have completed various building services tasks on live projects in both Mechanical and Electrical Services including: Creating a full IES model and running simulations upon it to determine required loads and energy consumption. Duct & pipe design and sizing for cold & domestic hot water, drainage, low temperature hot water, and mechanical ventilation through hand calculations and Hevacomp software, as well as component sizing such as diffusers, fans, pumps etc. Creation of an electrical lighting scheme using Dialux software package. Simulation of electrical design to check cable sizing using Amtech software. Hand drawings of mechanical services design to be relayed to CAD team. Show less
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Education
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Heriot-Watt University
Masters of Engineering with Distinction, Architectural Engineering -
Graeme High School