Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Location: Hybrid – homeworking, Bristol office and site visits as required.

Employment Type: Full-Time | Permanent.

Overview:

The Senior Mechanical Engineer will lead the mechanical design for high-tech facilities across sectors such as pharmaceuticals, microelectronics, data centre, and energy. This role involves close collaboration within multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovative, effective, and integrated design solutions. The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer will work alongside other Design & Engineering roles (e.g., Electrical, Process, Architectural) to drive cross-functional coordination and continuous improvement within the Design & Engineering departments.

Job Purpose:

The Senior Mechanical Engineer is responsible for ensuring the successful design, coordination, and execution of HVAC, plumbing and other mechanical building services. This role requires technical expertise and close collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to deliver compliant, efficient, and innovative engineering solutions that meet stringent regulatory standards (e.g., cGMP, FDA, MHRA, ISO).

This role will also work alongside Project Managers and Design Managers in the design, planning, and execution of various Engineering, Design and Construction projects, ensuring that they meet functional and regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure high-quality outcomes across all project stages., from concept to completion.
• Develop detailed mechanical design solutions that balance client needs with safety
• requirements, sustainability goals, and evolving industry trends.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant industry standards, regulations, and internal MA24
• procedures.
• Perform technical assessments and calculations to support design concepts and validate
• engineering decisions.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams to ensure cohesive and coordinated design
• outputs.
• Manage design deliverables to meet programme timelines and quality expectations.
• Provide expert technical input throughout the project lifecycle, including during construction
• and commissioning phases.
• Engage directly with clients to understand project goals and provide informed technical
• guidance.
• Ensure engineering design solutions have full consideration of contractual, technical and commercial obligations
• Identify and manage risks related to scope, performance and compliance.
• Ensure systems are designed for energy efficiency, maintainability, and compliance with environmental and safety regulations.
• Stay current with emerging technologies, materials, and industry trends, implementing improvements where appropriate.
• Confidently present proposals and solutions in client-facing meetings.
• Mentor and support junior members of the engineering team, fostering professional
• development and knowledge-sharing.
• Contribute to the evolution of team standards, processes, and best practices.
• Contribute to the Business Development team as and when necessary.

Technical Skills

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Building Services or related discipline.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or working towards.
• Member of CIBSE or equivalent engineering institution.
• 5+ years of mechanical engineering experience,
• In-depth knowledge of mechanical systems for GMP facilities including HVAC, cleanrooms, laboratories and sterile environments.
• Familiarity with CAD/BIM software (AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks) and project management tools.

Skills Specific to this project / role:

• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• High attention to detail with a focus on quality and compliance.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities.

Relationships

• This role reports to the Engineering Director
• Project and Design teams
• Clients
• Sub-Contractors and Suppliers