Principal Mechanical Engineer Manchester £65k plus car allowance, hybrid working and excellent benefits Permanent Are you an experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer looking to take that next step in your career? Do you want to work on exceptionally varied and diverse projects? If so this could be the role for you. My client, a very reputable Built and Environmental Consultancy and as the demand for the expertise continues to grow, they now have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Principal Mechanical Design Engineer to join a significantly experienced and talented MEP Engineering Team based at their office in Manchester. Client lists include Education, commercial, retail, industrial, leisure and many more. As a Principal Mechanical Engineer, you will be exposed to many sectors and many cultures. Working as part of a team, you will be expected to manage your own project work, undertake detailed design to the required standards and to deliver excellent levels of client service. What you need to do to be effective in this role To represent the client in leading mechanical design and in addition (for smaller projects) managing electrical engineers and specialists Working as the lead engineer in a design team being responsible for mechanical and public health building services design Supervising and monitoring the work of others in this function As a project lead, actively engage with Clients to ensure project stakeholder requirements are successfully incorporated as well as continue to develop strong Client relationships Completing mechanical QA project reviews to ensure technical requirements align with industry regulations and recommendations as well the client brief Advising clients on energy use and conservation for a range of buildings and sites, aiming to minimise the environmental impact and carbon emissions associated with our designs Ideally, using specialist computer-aided design (CAD) and BIM (Revit) software and other resources to design the systems required for the project Undertaking mechanical design calculations - ideally including the use of mechanical engineering software such as Hevacomp and IES Ensuring that the design and maintenance of building systems meets legislative and health and safety requirements Provide ongoing mentoring and management of junior engineers and apprenticesThe skills and experience you need to have for this role Significant experience and technical knowledge within a mechanical and public health building services design role from either a consultant or contractor background Having an accredited relevant degree or higher educational qualification in an applicable discipline (HNC/HND) To have achieved CEng status Excellent communication skills and willing to work as part of a close-knit team towards a shared goal Attention to detail and a strong desire to deliver high standards of client careFor more information please get in touch with (url removed) or call (phone number removed)