Senior Mechanical Engineer

We are recruiting for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our Building Environments team in our London office. The role offers the opportunity to work on a varied portfolio of engaging and dynamic projects both in the UK and globally, including high-profile projects.

Our London Building Services (MEP) team is involved in a wide variety of challenging projects. Current projects include:

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• Marina Residential Tower, Athens – (Foster & Partners) – Greece’s tallest building and exemplar in sustainable design.
  
• Barbican Renewal, London – (Allies & Morrison & Asif Khan Studios) – low energy refurbishment of an iconic modernist building.
  
• Canning Town Masterplan – (Jestico & Whiles) – 1,750 homes as part of a 10ha urban regeneration masterplan.
  

BuroHappold's London Building Services team delivers cutting edge design solutions to encourage efficient use of materials, energy and natural resources. Our multidisciplinary environment enables engineers to push the boundaries of sustainable building technology across HVAC, Electrical and Plumbing in collaboration with practice-wide specialist groups.

We invite you to join our close-knit team as a Senior Mechanical Engineer, delivering sustainable and innovative design solutions for building services on a range of projects, primarily led by the London office, with delivery to our international portfolio. Duties include, but are not limited to:

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• Undertake detailed mechanical engineering building services design and calculations, using Revit and IES, with awareness of embodied carbon.
  
• Embrace technologies to improve performance and sustainability toward net zero targets by 2030.
  
• Ensure projects are delivered to an excellent standard, within deadlines and budget.
  
• Represent Buro Happold at meetings with clients, other professionals and suppliers.
  
• Produce and review reports, presentations, models and drawings to a high standard, with accuracy and timeliness.
  
• Prepare technical specifications and schedules, design development reports and innovative design solutions.
  
• Plan and manage input to Revit for production of design work.
  
• Engage with colleagues across disciplines in group discussions, events and seminars.
  
• Mentor junior team members, potentially leading to early line management.
  
• Autonomously represent Buro Happold to clients, architects and collaborators.
  

As an experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer, we expect you to demonstrate:

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• Relevant building services experience or credentials supporting sustainable building delivery.
  
• Experience as a Lead Mechanical Engineer on projects.
  
• Broad design knowledge from a range of projects, with familiarity with British, US and European codes of practice.
  
• Experience using Revit and IES; willingness to learn new analysis tools as required.
  
• Digital engineering skills (e.g., coding) would be advantageous.
  
• Working towards, or Chartered Member of CIBSE or equivalent.
  
• Bachelor’s degree (BEng/BSc) or Master’s degree (MEng/MSc) in a relevant discipline.
  

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• Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world’s most respected consultancies.
  
• Hybrid working arrangements.
  
• Attractive salary and benefits including private medical insurance, life assurance and income protection.
  
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per year (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
  
• Generous company pension scheme.
  
• Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts.
  
• Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
  
• Early Friday finish at 3pm on the last Friday of the month.
  
• A commitment to continuous development with a comprehensive learning and development programme.
  
• Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions.
  
• Wellbeing support through an employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities; inclusive environment with social and mentoring initiatives.
  
• An international culture and opportunities wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold.
  

We’re committed to an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applicants. We are working to improve representation in the built environment and value the experiences of individuals from underrepresented groups. If you need adjustments to the application process, please contact so we can support you throughout your application.

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