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Senior / Principal Mechanical Engineer - Building Services

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.
City of London
6 days ago
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Overview

Stantec have an exciting opportunity for a Senior / Principal Mechanical Engineer to join our dynamic multidisciplinary Building Services team in Reading or London.


We are expanding rapidly and have ambitious plans to enhance our building services engineering and environmental design expertise. We are looking for experienced professionals to help us achieve our growth goals and join an established team of engineers in an integrated environment that responds to the future demands of the construction industry.


Our engineering teams work together to deliver building solutions utilising BIM and the latest industry technology, with a focus on creating sustainable and resilient buildings. For more information on our Building Services projects and team, please click on the link: Stantec Building Services.


Responsibilities

  • Lead a project team to deliver multidisciplinary building services and environmental design projects.
  • Support and oversee projects with clients to develop a detailed brief and produce reports for mechanical building services requirements, including outline design, scheme design, and detailed design reports with drawings and specifications.
  • Integrate sustainability and carbon emission reduction strategies into project delivery.
  • Supervise an expanding team, allocate workload, check and review outputs, and monitor progress against time and budget constraints.
  • Provide mentorship to junior staff and support career development.
  • Collaborate with clients and cross-disciplinary teams to liaise with stakeholders across multi-disciplinary business groups.

About You

  • Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Building Services Engineering or a related discipline; Chartered with a relevant institution (IET/CIBSE).
  • Proven track record in an M&E team, ideally gained within a design engineering consultancy.
  • Ability to liaise with a broad range of stakeholders including clients and professional staff across multidisciplinary groups.
  • In-depth knowledge of electrical engineering services design, calculations, and drawing production; familiarity with design tools such as Revit and IES.
  • Understanding of the wider built environment, legislative environment including carbon emissions reduction and sustainability, and knowledge of Technical Standards, planning policies, British Standards and Building Regulations.

Why Join Us?

The friendly and collaborative culture at Stantec is a point of pride. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, flexible and hybrid working arrangements, industry-leading training, exceptional career development prospects, great projects, and more.


For more information on what it’s like to work at Stantec, please click on the link: My Stantec Stories.


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