MEP Engineer – Technical Building Audits & Due Diligence

Poutrix; Brussel; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International work environment

Career development

High-impact projects

Job summary

Arcadis Belgium is seeking an MEP Engineer to support technical due diligence across office, logistics, data centers, and labs. You will review building services installations and identify risks, maintenance issues, and investment priorities.

You will collect and analyse data, prepare concise reports for clients and investors, and work with surveyors, consultants, and engineers in a multidisciplinary environment. English and Dutch are required; French is a plus.

Qualifications

• Degree in electro-mechanics, electricity engineering, or a related technical field.
• 1–3 years in technical installations, maintenance, FM, or building services engineering.
• Interest in technical building assessments and advisory work.
• Structured and analytical mindset with strong communication.
• Good English and Dutch; French is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Technical assessments of electrical, HVAC, and fire safety systems.
• Research, structure, and analyze technical building information for reports.
• Collaborate with surveyors, consultants, architects, and engineers.
• Support proposals and advisory services for clients and investors.
• Develop technical and consulting skills with senior colleagues.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Strong reporting skills

Independent and team player

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in electro-mechanics or electrical engineering

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

As an MEP Engineer in our technical due diligence team, you will support the assessment of building services installations across a wide range of assets such as offices, logistics facilities, data centres, laboratories, and mixed-use developments.

This is a great opportunity for someone with a first experience in technical installations, maintenance, facility management, or building services engineering who wants to grow into a more advisory and analytical role.

What you will do

Technical assessments

• Support technical due diligence assignments for real estate and investment clients
• Review and assess technical installations including:
  • electrical systems
  • HVAC
  • fire safety systems
• Help identify technical risks, maintenance issues, and potential investment priorities
• Support high-level feasibility studies for different types of buildings and assets
• Assist in evaluating building systems in line with the NEN2767 standar

Research and reporting

• Collect, structure, and analyse technical building information
• Carry out desk research and review available documentation
• Contribute to clear, concise reports for clients and investors
• Support the presentation of findings to colleagues, clients, and third partie

Team collaboration

• Work closely with surveyors, consultants, architects, and engineers across Arcadis
• Contribute to multidisciplinary projects with our sustainability and design & engineering teams
• Support the preparation of joint proposals and technical advisory services
• Keep developing your technical and consulting skills with the support of experienced colleagues

Why this role is interesting

• A strong stepping stone from maintenance / FM / building services engineering into technical advisory
• Exposure to a wide range of asset types, from offices to complex technical buildings
• A mix of:
  • site visits
  • technical analysis
  • reporting
  • client exposure
• Opportunity to learn technical due diligence and real estate advisory in a multidisciplinary environment
• Career development within an international company with strong technical expertise

Who we are looking for

• Degree in electro-mechanics, electricity engineering, or another relevant technical field
• Around 1 to 3 years of experience in:
  • technical installations
  • maintenance
  • facility management
  • building services engineering
  • technical inspections or audits
• Interest in technical building assessments and advisory work
• A structured and analytical mindset
• Good communication and reporting skills
• Comfortable working both independently and as part of a team
• Good knowledge of English and Dutch; French is a plus
• Good command of MS Office, especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Nice to have

• Experience in a maintenance or facility management company
• Exposure to technical audits or condition assessments
• Familiarity with NEN2767
• Experience with commercial, logistics, healthcare, lab, or mission-critical assets

What we offer

• The opportunity to work on technically diverse and high-impact projects
• Learning and development in technical due diligence and building assessments
• Collaboration with experienced surveyors, engineers, and consultants
• A multidisciplinary and international work environment
• A clear growth path within Arcadis

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day, which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people.