Building Services Engineers (Mechanical) – All Levels

Arup; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Arup seeks Mechanical Building Services Engineers at all levels to join their teams in Nottingham. The role involves designing innovative mechanical systems across multiple sectors including Rail, Healthcare, and Education, focusing on sustainability and collaboration in high-impact projects. Candidates should possess relevant degrees and experience in sustainable design and project management.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Flexible benefits

Profit sharing

Qualifications

• Proven background in mechanical building services design with an interest in sustainability.
• Degree in Mechanical or Building Services Engineering or equivalent.
• Proficient in BIM and dynamic thermal modelling.

Responsibilities

• Design sustainable mechanical systems for various sectors.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on complex projects.
• Manage teams and provide technical oversight in projects.

Skills

Sustainable building design

Leadership

Mechanical systems design

BIM environments

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Building Services Engineering

Architectural Engineering

Tools

Revit

IES

Job description

Building Services Engineers (Mechanical) – All Levels

Join Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values, and collaborative approach have set us apart for over 75 years, guiding us to shape a better world.

Our Building Services Engineers address diverse challenges—from sustainable strategies to fire suppression systems, drainage in high-rise buildings, to supplying ultra-pure water and piping specialist gases and fluids for facilities. Collaborating with our engineers, we provide integrated building services to our clients.

Watch this short clip to discover how Arup shapes a better world and how you could be part of it!

The Opportunity

We seek Mechanical Building Services Engineers at all levels to join our growing teams and contribute to a variety of exciting, technically challenging projects across sectors including Rail, Science & Industry, Education, Residential, Commercial, and Healthcare.

Whether early in your career or experienced, you will have the opportunity to design sustainable, efficient, and innovative mechanical systems that support diverse environments. From feasibility studies to detailed design and project completion, you will work with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality engineering solutions that make a real impact.

We are interested in hearing from Building Services Engineers at all seniority levels with experience in:

• Multi-disciplinary projects across various sectors—collaborate across engineering and architectural teams to design and integrate efficient, sustainable, and robust mechanical systems tailored to sector demands.
• Data Centres & Mission Critical Projects—design and deliver resilient HVAC, ventilation, and environmental control systems ensuring operational continuity, safety, and compliance.
• Decarbonisation Strategies—develop strategies for new and existing assets, including life-cycle carbon and cost assessments, using analytical tools and economic models to optimize energy, carbon, and financial performance.
• Coding / Digital—leverage software development and automation tools to enhance design, simulation, and performance analysis of mechanical systems for smarter, efficient solutions.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective that encourages individuality. Our strength lies in respecting, sharing, and connecting diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas.

You will have the chance to do socially meaningful work—impacting Arup, your career, our members, clients, and communities.

Are these roles right for you?

We want to hear from people who:

• Have a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, or Architectural Engineering. You may be chartered, working towards chartership, or eager for a company to support your chartership journey.
• Have a proven background in mechanical building services design with an interest in sustainable building design concerning energy and carbon.
• Are proficient in BIM environments, especially Revit, and experienced with dynamic thermal modelling (preferably IES).
• Demonstrate strong leadership skills (Senior/Principal level) to lead complex projects, manage teams, provide technical oversight, and support business development and innovation.
• Have commercial awareness and experience in resource planning to meet financial targets.

What we offer you

At Arup, we focus on each member’s success to foster growth together.

Our values guide us to provide a competitive total rewards package, including fair pay, career development opportunities, health and wellbeing benefits, and many ways to make an impact through our work.

As a member-owned company, we have the freedom and responsibility to set our direction and choose projects aligned with our purpose. Profit sharing is part of our reward system, sharing the collective success.

We also offer private medical insurance, life assurance, accident insurance, income protection, and flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and personal needs.

Different People, Shared Values

Arup is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender identity, marital status, disability, race, ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or family status. We foster an inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives and ideas.

Aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we strive to create equitable spaces and systems, fostering a sense of belonging. Our employee networks support our inclusive culture, promoting race, ethnicity, gender equity, LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion.

Our Application Process

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