Principal Mechanical Engineer

Overview

You will lead mechanical building services design for Healthcare and Education projects, contributing to net-zero ambitions and digitally enabled facilities. Based in Cardiff or Bristol, you’ll steer multidisciplinary teams, engage with clients, and advance professional standards toward Chartered status. This role combines technical leadership with project delivery across the UK, shaping high-impact healthcare and education environments.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working model
• career development opportunities
• AECOM University
• volunteering days
• flexible benefits tailored to lifestyle

Responsibilities

• Lead Mechanical teams delivering Healthcare and Education projects to quality, time, and budget
• Manage bids, client relationships, and represent the business at meetings and interviews
• Mentor and develop junior engineers while coordinating multi-disciplinary teams
• Oversee BIM/Revit-led design production, ensuring fully coordinated and compliant solutions
• Manage project resources, QA procedures, statutory approvals, and contractor engagement
• Ensure compliance with project programmes, safety, health and environmental standards

Key requirements

• Proven experience in mechanical building services design within consultancy, particularly in the healthcare and/or education sectors
• Previous experience working as a Senior or Principal Engineer
• Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., CIBSE, ASHRAE, or EI)
• Good understanding of mechanical building services design software and BIM tools (e.g., Revit, IES)
• Degree in Building Services Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
• Chartered status or working towards professional accreditation (desirable)
• Experience in the design and delivery of healthcare facilities, with familiarity of HTM/HBN standards (preferred)
• Client engagement
• Mentoring and team development
• Leadership and people management
• Revit
• IES
• BIM tools

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