Mechanical Engineer – Building Services

Company: Arcadis
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Location: Cambridge
Job Description:

Overview

As a Mechanical Engineer in Arcadis’ Places Design Practice, you will deliver elegant mechanical design solutions for buildings across sectors. You’ll work within a multi-disciplinary team to meet budget, schedule, and quality targets while supporting client goals. You’ll prepare drawings, specifications, and reports, solving technical issues under supervision and contributing to project-level design. This role focuses on improving the quality of life through sustainable, safe, and efficient building systems.

Responsibilities

  • Tackle technical aspects of small projects or components within larger initiatives while meeting budget, schedule, and quality targets
  • Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure integrated design solutions
  • Prepare drawings, specifications, reports, and other project documentation
  • Ensure allocated activities meet budget, timeframe, and quality objectives and client expectations
  • Apply analytical, writing, and design skills at project level and help resolve technical issues under senior supervision

Key requirements

  • BSc/BEng or MSc/MEng in Mechanical Engineering
  • Evidence of working towards Chartered Engineer (CEng)
  • Previous experience designing mechanical systems within buildings
  • Understanding of how individual design elements interface with the client
  • Understanding of budgetary requirements
  • teamwork
  • effective communication
  • analytical thinking
  • design of mechanical systems within buildings
  • interfacing design elements with client requirements
  • budget-aware project execution

Posted: September 22nd, 2026