Senior Mechanical Design Engineer – Life Sciences

Overview

Senior Mechanical Engineer to join a leading engineering consultancy working on diverse, technically challenging Building Services projects. You will shape mechanical design across HVAC and public health systems, coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams, and mentor junior engineers while delivering high-quality solutions. The role emphasizes client engagement, project ownership, and professional development toward Chartered status. This is a hands-on, impact-driven position offering collaboration with a supportive team and opportunities to influence project delivery at scale.

Responsibilities

• Design and specify Mechanical Building Services systems to meet standards and project needs
• Create detailed design deliverables including drawings, calculations and reports
• Perform site surveys and support construction phase
• Coordinate mechanical design with multidisciplinary teams
• Communicate with clients, contractors and stakeholders
• Contribute to tenders, bids, proposals, and scopes of work
• Support delivery in terms of programme, cost, quality, and client requirements
• Take responsibility for mechanical services packages on small to medium-sized projects
• Promote quality, compliance and best practice across projects

Key requirements

• Proven experience in Mechanical Building Services Engineering
• Strong HVAC and Public Health design experience
• Chartered or working towards Chartered status
• Relevant engineering degree
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design teams
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience with design coordination tools and BIM-related workflows

• ownership and initiative
• client-focused
• mentoring and leadership
• HVAC design
• Public Health systems design
• technical specifications and design documentation

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