Lead Mechanical Building Services Engineer (Hybrid)

CIBSE Journal; Maidenhead; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Hybrid working

Pension

Private healthcare

Annual bonus

Professional membership support

Generous annual leave

Wellbeing programmes

Employee discounts

EV salary sacrifice

Job summary

CIBSE Journal is seeking an experienced Associate Mechanical Building Services Engineer to lead mechanical design across a diverse project portfolio in the UK. The role focuses on delivering innovative, sustainable solutions and acting as a trusted advisor to clients.

You will guide cross-disciplinary teams, champion low-energy design, and mentor engineers while supporting business growth and capability development. Hybrid working options are available.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Chartered Engineer status or equivalent.
• Extensive experience in building services design across multiple sectors.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage client relationships.
• Strong understanding of UK regulations, guidance, and best practices.
• Experience delivering sustainable and low-energy design solutions.
• Excellent communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design from concept through project completion on complex schemes.
• Interface with clients to translate business needs into practical engineering solutions.
• Support project inception activities including brief development, technical workshops, and design reviews.
• Embed low-carbon, energy-conscious design principles across delivery stages.
• Provide technical direction and mentoring to engineers and technicians.
• Manage project deliverables to meet programme, budget, and quality targets.
• Promote digital design tools and coordinated workflows (e.g., BIM environments).
• Contribute to continuous improvement of processes, standards and technical excellence.
• Collaborate with regional teams to support wider business growth.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Client relations

UK regulations

Sustainable design

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Chartered Engineer status (or equivalent)

Tools

BIM (Revit)

Job description

CIBSE Journal is seeking an experienced Associate Mechanical Building Services Engineer to lead mechanical design across a diverse project portfolio in the UK. The role focuses on delivering innovative, sustainable solutions and acting as a trusted advisor to clients.

You will guide cross-disciplinary teams, champion low-energy design, and mentor engineers while supporting business growth and capability development. Hybrid working options are available.