Job Description
Overview of role
We are seeking an experienced Principal Mechanical Building Services Design Engineer to join a well-established, award-winning building services consultancy recognised nationally for technical excellence and leadership in sustainable MEP design.
This is a senior role within a growing practice, offering the opportunity to lead complex projects, influence strategy, mentor teams, and play a key role in delivering low and net zero carbon solutions across commercial, public sector and healthcare sectors.
Role responsibilities and requirements
* Take full responsibility for the mechanical design delivery of assigned projects, primarily within commercial, public sector and healthcare sectors
* Act as a key client-facing lead, providing technical and commercial advice
* Lead and coordinate mechanical design teams, supporting and mentoring junior engineers
* Support senior leadership with project planning, resourcing and commercial management
* Contribute actively to business development, bidding and client relationship growth
* Provide technical leadership on healthcare projects, including mentoring teams in sector-specific requirements
* Collaborate closely with other engineering disciplines to deliver coordinated design solutions
* Produce high-quality mechanical designs using IES / IES-VE, AutoCAD, MagiCAD and Revit
* Ensure designs meet all relevant standards, legislation and energy efficiency / net zero carbon objectives
* Manage multiple projects concurrently, balancing delivery, quality and commercial performance
Key skills and qualities needed
* BEng or MEng degree in Mechanical Engineering or Building Services
* Chartered Engineer status
* Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. MCIBSE, MIMechE)
* IHEEM membership
* Strong UK healthcare sector experience, with a working knowledge of HTMs and HBNs, or transferable experience such as cleanroom or laboratory design
* 510+ years UK-based post-graduate experience within a building services consultancy
* Proven expertise in mechanical building services design across multiple sectors
* Strong commercial awareness, including monitoring project financial performance
* Excellent project management skills and the ability to lead multiple projects of varying scale and complexity
* A confident, professional approach with clients and colleagues
* A proactive, positive, can-do mindset and flexibility to adapt to changing priorities
Further information
The business is deeply committed to ongoing professional development, offering tailored training, mentoring, structured development programmes and regular internal CPD seminars to support chartership, career progression and long-term growth.
If youre a senior mechanical engineer who wants to lead meaningful projects, influence the future of sustainable design, and work with genuinely good people this role offers the platform to do exactly that.
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