Senior Mechanical Building Services Engineer

Company: Mott MacDonald
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Location: Cambridge
Job Description:

Location: Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cambridge, UK

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

Market: Buildings

Discipline: Building Services

Overview

Senior Mechanical Building Services Engineer – responsible for delivering mechanical and building services elements across a range of multidisciplinary projects in the private and public sectors, including major frameworks and infrastructure developments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage the delivery of mechanical and building services components across projects in Built Environment, Healthcare, Education, Industrial, Energy, Water, Transport and Advisory sectors.
  • Collaborate and liaise with associated engineering disciplines throughout project delivery.
  • Engage with internal and external stakeholders, including client meetings.
  • Carry out design and calculation work using relevant industry software (e.g. IES, Revit).
  • Provide technical expertise, coach and develop junior team members.
  • Develop, maintain and monitor programmes for scheduling and reporting of deliverables.
  • Maximise project profitability, monitor budgets, anticipate potential problems and communicate in line with client expectations.

Candidate Specification

Essential

  • Bachelor’s degree in Building Services Engineering (specialising in mechanical services).
  • Chartered Engineer (CEng) or in the process of attaining chartership.
  • Experience leading mechanical services on multi‑disciplinary projects.
  • Excellent communication skills, including report writing and presentation.
  • Experience managing client relationships and expectations in client‑facing meetings.
  • Enthusiastic, ambitious, and able to lead on large or portfolio projects.

Desirable

  • Experience mentoring and leading graduate engineers.

Security Clearance

Offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

Immigration

Suitable for candidates who do not require UK Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Other immigration routes are welcome.

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Posted: September 21st, 2026