Senior Mechanical Building Services Engineer

Job Title - Senior Mechanical Building Services Engineer

Location - Bristol

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world. Arup’s Building Services Engineers tackle diverse challenges – from sustainable strategies to fire suppression systems, and from drainage in high-rise buildings to supplying ultra-pure water and piping specialist gases and fluids for healthcare, science and industry facilities. Together with our mechanical and electrical engineers, we provide integrated building services to our clients. Watch this short clip to discover how Arup are shaping a better world and how you could be a part of it!

We are seeking a Senior Mechanical Building Services Engineer to join our dynamic Building Services Engineering team. This role offers the chance to contribute to multidisciplinary projects, collaborating closely with building physicists, sustainability and energy consultants, carbon specialists, and BIM modellers. Our team is part of a broader regional network that includes civil, structural, fire, acoustics, specialist lighting, and other engineering disciplines.

As a Senior Engineer, you will play an integral role throughout all phases of our projects—from initial feasibility studies through to final completion—across a diverse range of sectors. We are particularly keen to hear from candidates with experience in the Science sector. Your engineering expertise will be instrumental in shaping projects that align with our commitment to achieving net zero carbon outcomes.

Working in an interdisciplinary environment, you will help design buildings that deliver maximum value to clients while minimising environmental impact. You will provide technical leadership to the MEP team across local, national, and international projects, ensuring that sound engineering principles are applied and tasks are executed effectively.

In addition to your technical responsibilities, you will be expected to demonstrate strong project management capabilities. This includes overseeing financial performance, managing client relationships, and handling commercial matters such as fees and contracts. You will also be responsible for ensuring efficient project delivery through effective team management and delegation, reporting directly to the Project Director.

Furthermore, you will contribute to the ongoing digital transformation of our business. This involves exploring innovative ways to enhance efficiency through automation and expanding our service offerings via an integrated digital approach to design.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. You will have the opportunity to do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

We’re looking for a candidate who:

• Holds a degree in Mechanical, Building Services, or Architectural Engineering, and has achieved Chartered Engineer status through a recognised professional institution such as IMechE or CIBSE.
• Brings extensive experience in successfully winning and delivering a diverse portfolio of projects, demonstrating both technical excellence and commercial awareness.
• Provides confident technical leadership to multidisciplinary design teams, including coordination with external sub-consultants, ensuring collaborative and high-quality project outcomes.
• Maintains a strong understanding of sector-specific legislation, regulatory frameworks, and design guidance, with an ability to anticipate and adapt to emerging trends and future requirements.
• Demonstrates a clear commitment to sustainable building design, with in-depth knowledge of energy and carbon considerations and the ability to meet associated regulatory standards.

Not ready to apply just yet, or have a few questions? Contact Louise Raisbeck (). Please note, to ensure we remain GDPR compliant do not send your CV directly to us via this email.

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefitsto help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.

Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference.

Discover more about life at Arup at http://www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup.

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Closing Date - 22nd October 2025 - We may close the role earlier than the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications, so please ensure you apply early.