The contract opportunity of a lifetime
Being a contractor in the engineering world is an exciting place to be. With many sectors growing as fast as a McLaren round the F1 track on race day, there are a world of exciting contract opportunities available.
This latest project Greystone have been asked to recruit for offers contractors the opportunity of a lifetime; to work in Denmark on a landmark healthcare project for up to 4 years.
Our client has been setting a blueprint for future hospitals with the design for this one-of-a-kind hospital project in Denmark. 4 years in, and with the build now advancing quickly, they are looking to instruct a 12-strong site supervision team to oversee the build on their behalf.
The team will have a mix of highly experienced engineers vs more junior engineers to cater for all needs so if you can tick some or all of the criteria, regardless of total years experience, it’s worth putting your name forward.
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Vacancy details
The team will have a mix of highly experienced engineers vs more junior engineers to cater for all needs so if you can tick some or all of the below then please do get in touch.
- Are you an experienced MEP engineer with more than 2 years post-graduation experience?
- Do you have previous site experience including:
Reviewing the contractors installations on site
Supporting the design team reviews on site
Respond to MEP contractor queries on site - Do you have previous Healthcare experience? (Advantageous not a pre-requisite)
- Do you have previous experience of the Denmark market? (Advantageous not a pre-requisite)
- Do you have a European Passport (Advantageous not a pre-requisite)
- Are you willing to relocate to Denmark from June until 2026 or at least part of that timeframe?
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What’s on offer
Duration: Up to 4 years contract
Rates/Salaries: £250-£500 per day or £40,000-£100,000 per annum
Travel: Details are to be confirmed and will be based around individuals' needs
Accommodation: Included
Project Details: From the employer
The one-of-a-kind new North Zealand hospital in Hillerød, Denmark seeks to reinvent hospital designs for the future.
Setting a blueprint for future hospitals, the design focuses on patient wellbeing to aid quicker recovery, with a structure that maximises interaction with nature and innovative services such as circadian lighting that plays an important part in human health and wellbeing. The hospital also aims to be the most digitally enabled project in Denmark with automated systems to maximise hospital efficiency so healthcare workers have more time to spend with patients and is highly sustainable with its low-energy design. Using viewing software, a digital twin of the building has been created, enabling the client to virtually walk around the building and its departments. It is an exemplary project that is already winning awards.
The new North Zealand hospital will be the result of consolidating the three existing hospitals across the North Zealand region and is part of Denmark’s healthcare consolidation programme. It will extend over 115,000 sqm, serve more than 310,000 people and include over 580 single-bed wards. The bottom 2 storeys of the building comprise diagnosis and treatment facilities with the top two storeys comprising a ribbon of wards surrounding a roof garden.
An award-winning unique hospital design that focuses on patient recovery
Envisioned as a pavilion set within the forest, the design brings together all the hospital’s necessary functions within one clover-shaped structure. Unlike many large-scale hospitals, the inviting and welcoming facility maintains a human scale throughout, arranged around an expansive and secure roof garden. This provides an opportunity for patient rehabilitation and a direct connection to the landscape.
The internal environment has been carefully planned to support patient health and well-being. The cutting-edge lighting design includes “dark light” technology light fittings and circadian lighting that adapts the colour temperature to a 24-hour human physiological response.
To meet the site constraints and design requirements, the building is highly engineered and specified. Its innovative structural frame solution resolves the complex building geometry and provides a highly waterproof basement, flexible treatment floors to allow for future changes in function and lightweight bed wards to accelerate the construction programme.
The new North Zealand hospital has already been awarded the Future Mega-Project of the Year at MIPIM.
Integrated logistics and automation systems
Our client's in-house logistics team worked with the client to assess the logistics needs of the hospital and then subsequently with the architect and the engineering team to embed automation into the building. Our client's in-house team of automated vehicle specialists also worked with the client to design automated systems that will integrate into the building to support the efficient running of the hospital. The systems include automated goods vehicles (AGVs) to deliver food and laundry, to transfer beds and remove waste.
Low energy design
The building has been designed, in collaboration with the architects, to meet Building Classification 2020 – making it one of the most energy-efficient hospitals built to date. Our client has achieved this by using our specialist skills and experience to design a hospital that is highly insulated with an airtight façade. It also includes over 5,000m2 of photovoltaic panels, variable air volume mechanical ventilation with high-efficiency heat recovery, district heating and district cooling supply, and LED lighting linked to circadian rhythm colour change software.
Groundwater modelling predictions for climate change
The low-lying nature of the site, coupled with a high groundwater level and restrictions on the extent of rainwater that can be discharged off the site, has necessitated detailed analysis of the grounds response to rainfall absorption, taking into account future climate change predictions. The resultant site drainage design, prepared by our engineers, can withstand a 100-year rain event and the building’s basement has been designed with two separate water-proofing capabilities.
Multidisciplinary and cross-border collaboration using the latest design tools
Our customer took overall responsibility of the design model using REVIT and BIM360. This approach considerably shortened the design time and enabled designers in the UK, Denmark and India to concurrently work in the live cloud-based model. It also delivered a cohesive and fully accountable final product for pricing and subsequent installation.
Using BIM360 as a collaborative design platform for the whole team enabled the build of a virtual twin of the hospital in 3D and to verify clashes and model content. Solibri and Dalux viewing software was also used to validate geometry coordination and provide the client with immersive visualisation of the final building, including the ability to walk around the different areas and departments. This has enabled full engagement with end-users and supports the c aspiration to be the most digitally enabled construction project in Denmark.
Construction commenced in 2020, with the handover of the building estimated to be in 2026.
