Associate Mechanical Engineer - MEP (Building Services)

Stantec; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Group income protection

Discounted gym membership

Hybrid working

Job summary

Stantec in Leeds seeks an Associate Mechanical Engineer to lead and grow our MEP team within the education and healthcare sectors. You will drive project delivery, mentor engineers, and enhance client relationships while promoting a collaborative culture that values innovation.

Ideal candidates hold an engineering degree (HNC/HND/Bachelors/Masters) and are Chartered or progressing towards chartered status, with strong consultancy experience and a proven track record in building services projects.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading MEP teams and delivering complex building services projects.
• Excellent commercial awareness and client management experience.
• Chartered engineer or working towards membership is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary MEP projects from inception to delivery.
• Ensure on‑time, on‑budget, high‑quality delivery meeting client specs.
• Mentor and develop the MEP team, drive design quality and safety governance.
• Support work-winning activity and client relationship building in education and healthcare sectors.

Skills

Project leadership

Client management

Team development

MEP experience

Education

Bachelors/Master’s in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

The Opportunity

Stantec is seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Associate Mechanical Engineer to join our MEP (Building Services) team in our Leeds office. This is an exciting opportunity to take a leading role in growing our MEP offering across sectors particularly education and healthcare while delivering exceptional project outcomes. You will play a key role across two core areas to include project delivery, and team management. You will drive and support work-winning activity alongside the Regional Director and MEP Lead. As well as developing long-term relationships with clients in the education and healthcare sectors amongst others. You will help grow and lead a high-performing team of MEP engineers and technicians, ensuring quality assurance, commercial governance, and resource planning are embedded in every project. You will champion a collaborative, supportive culture that promotes innovation and development. You willlead multidisciplinary engineering projects from inception to delivery, ensuring on-time, on-budget, high-quality delivery that meets client specifications. You will maintain oversight of project health, safety, design quality, and client satisfaction. You will drive process improvement and mentor your team in technical excellence.

About You

Ideally you will have a relevant mechanical engineering qualification at HNC, HND, Bachelors or Master's level and will ideally be a chartered engineer or working towards membership with a relevant institution. You'

• Proven experience leading MEP teams and delivering complex building services projects.
• Proven mechanical engineering background with Consultancy experience preferred.
• Excellent commercial awareness and client management experience.
• Deep understanding of client priorities in sectors like education and healthcare.
• A collaborative leadership style and commitment to team development.

Why Join us?

Our core values unite us as a firm. Our commitment to the health and safety of our people and to being ethical underpins our values and strengthens everything we do.

• We put people first: People are at the heart of everything we do; they give our work purpose. That's why we listen to and design for the distinct needs of our clients-and those who live and work in the communities we serve. It's why we prioritize the safety of everyone our work touches. And it's why we define fulfilling careers for our own people, helping them set and then surpass their individual goals.
• We are driven to achieve: Named in the top 50 companies to work by Glassdoor 2025. Recognised by Corporate Knights as one of the world's top 10 most sustainable companies 2025.
• We do what is right: Industry leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions. A professional progression plan, supporting you to become chartered.
• We are better together: A supportive and collaborative team environment and wider ERG network (see more on our ERGs here: Stantec Employee Resource Groups )
• Growth: We're on an exciting growth journey across the UK - we want you to be part of it!
• Great Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus schemes, enhanced pension plan, annual leave with the option to buy/sell additional days, private medical insurance, group income protection & life assurance included as standard as well as discounted gym membership and lots more.
• Flexible working: Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with our hybrid approach to flexible working. Please note, we ask our full-time employees to come into the office 3 days per week.

About Stantec

The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities. Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities. Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world-class talent is a crucial key to our success. At Stantec we want you to perform your best at every stage of the recruitment process and are committed to ensuring it is accessible to all. If you need any support or require adjustments to be made, then please contact [email protected] and we will talk to you about how we can support you.