Principal Mechanical Engineer | Building Services
Job Description
Principal Mechanical Engineer | Building Services
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Thomas Search are partnered with a leading, forward-thinking Mutli - disciplinary consultancy to appoint a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer into their expanding South-East Building Consultancy team
This is an opportunity for a Principal Mechanical Building Services Engineer who wants to operate at the technical and professional core of project delivery.
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You'll be joining an established MEP design team delivering work across a wide and balanced project portfolio, spanning residential, regeneration, healthcare, education, and commercial sectors. The role is design-led, client-facing, and suited to an engineer who is confident taking responsibility for outcomes, as well as a desire to lead projects, mentor junior members and ambition to succeed.
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Working within a multi-disciplinary environment, you'll lead mechanical design packages, manage your own workload, and contribute to the successful delivery of projects from early concept through detailed design and construction support.
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The role will involve:
What we're looking for:
This role offers technical autonomy, trusted client exposure, and progression within a supportive, well-structured engineering environment.
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Interested?
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Apply directly or reach out in confidence to David at (url removed) for a discreet and informative disclosure.
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Thomas Search are partnered with a leading, forward-thinking Mutli - disciplinary consultancy to appoint a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer into their expanding South-East Building Consultancy team
This is an opportunity for a Principal Mechanical Building Services Engineer who wants to operate at the technical and professional core of project delivery.
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You'll be joining an established MEP design team delivering work across a wide and balanced project portfolio, spanning residential, regeneration, healthcare, education, and commercial sectors. The role is design-led, client-facing, and suited to an engineer who is confident taking responsibility for outcomes, as well as a desire to lead projects, mentor junior members and ambition to succeed.
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Working within a multi-disciplinary environment, you'll lead mechanical design packages, manage your own workload, and contribute to the successful delivery of projects from early concept through detailed design and construction support.
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The role will involve:
- Leading mechanical services design on building projects
- Acting as lead engineer within design teams
- Managing and coordinating internal disciplines on smaller schemes
- Producing detailed designs, calculations, reports, drawings, and specifications
- Using industry-standard tools such as Hevacomp, IES, CAD, and Revit
- Undertaking QA reviews to ensure technical and regulatory compliance
- Advising clients on energy efficiency, sustainability, and carbon reduction
- Attending and contributing to client, design, and technical meetings
- Mentoring and supporting junior engineers and apprentices
What we're looking for:
- Strong background in mechanical building services design
- Experience from a consultancy or technically focused contractor environment
- Degree qualified (or equivalent: HNC/HND+)
- Chartered Engineer (CEng) status
- Confident communicator with a collaborative mindset
- High technical standards and pride in quality delivery
This role offers technical autonomy, trusted client exposure, and progression within a supportive, well-structured engineering environment.
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Interested?
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Apply directly or reach out in confidence to David at (url removed) for a discreet and informative disclosure.