Job Description
Mechanical Engineer - Senior / Principal (Building Services)Location: Plymouth / ExeterEmployment Type: PermanentOverview A leading global multidisciplinary consultancy is strengthening its Mechanical Building Services capability across Exeter and Plymouth, supporting delivery of complex, high-profile infrastructure and defence projects. The role sits within a building services team, delivering multidisciplinary engineering solutions across defence, infrastructure, healthcare, justice, education and commercial developments. A significant proportion of workload is within secure environments requiring high technical assurance, resilience and performance-led engineering design.Key Responsibilities
* Lead mechanical building services design across all RIBA stages (0–7)
* Design HVAC systems including heating, cooling, ventilation and associated plant
* Provide technical leadership across multi-disciplinary project teams
* Produce and review calculations, specifications and detailed design outputs
* Ensure compliance with UK regulations, CIBSE guidance and internal standards
* Attend and lead client and stakeholder meetings
* Mentor and support junior engineers
* Oversee technical quality and design assurance across projects
* Contribute to BIM coordination and digital engineering processes
Requirements
* Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering or Building Services Engineering
* Strong consultancy experience in mechanical building services design
* Proven delivery of UK construction projects across multiple stages
* Ability to lead technical design on complex, multi-disciplinary schemes
* Chartered Engineer or working towards (required for Senior/Principal progression)
* Experience in defence or secure infrastructure advantageous
* Strong Revit / BIM capability desirable
Benefits
* Work on nationally significant defence and infrastructure programmes
* Clear progression into Associate and leadership roles
* Hybrid and flexible working culture
* Strong global technical expertise network
* Long-term secured pipeline of major projects
If you're interested, please contact Conner Richards at RGB Recruitment –