Mechanical Design Engineer - Healthcare

Ramboll; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global engineering company in London is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer specialized in healthcare projects. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovative and sustainable design solutions. This role offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for professional development and a focus on impactful projects.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Matched pension contributions

Private medical insurance

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in mechanical design engineering on UK building projects.
• Proven experience in collaborative and inclusive culture.
• MCIBSE, MIMechE or MIHEEM qualifications are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide mechanical design excellence within a team of Mechanical Engineers.
• Support project leads to develop mechanical concepts and design solutions.
• Complete design calculations using industry standard software.

Skills

Mechanical design engineering

Excellent communication

Collaborative teamwork

Project management

Digital design delivery (Revit/BIM)

Education

Degree in a relevant engineering discipline

Tools

Hevacomp

MagiCad

IES

Revit

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12.08.2025

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Mechanical Design Engineer - Healthcare

Do you have experience in complex, technically challenging projects in the Built Environment and want to join the UK team of our Global Healthcare Division? Do you enjoy developing sustainable solutions for technical challenges and working on a wide variety of building project types? Are you motivated by innovative engineering building solutions and creating sustainable change that benefits society and nature?

If this sounds like you, or you’re curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity.

Join the UK team of our Global Healthcare Division as our new Mechanical Design Engineer and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

Your new role

As our new Mechanical Design Engineer, you will be part of our growing UK team working on healthcare building projects throughout the UK and internationally. You will have the opportunity to thrive in technical delivery excellence and develop excellent understanding of client care.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Provide mechanical design excellence within a team of Mechanical Engineers, working collaboratively with colleagues from other engineering disciplines, e.g. structural, electrical and public health engineers, etc
• Positively raise the profile and reputation of Ramboll and our UK Healthcare Team
• Support our project and discipline leads to develop and oversee mechanical concepts and design solutions
• Complete design calculations using industry standard software, such as Hevacomp, MagiCad, IES, Revit etc.
• Inspire and enthuse the engineers and technicians working with you on your projects
• Liaise with clients and collaborators, representing Ramboll at project meetings
• Support our projects and discipline leads to manage key accounts and developing relationships with new clients
• Support our UK Healthcare team sector business development strategies
• Support our project and discipline leads to implement best practice procedures to enhance and maintain delivery of sustainable, zero carbon, innovative and quality advisory and design services

Your new team

Our Healthcare team is growing to deliver our exciting and ambitious 5 year strategy. You will be part of an expanding and dynamic team where you can develop your long term career aspirations. Our team is a national team and you have the possibility to be based out of any of our UK offices

We have a rich portfolio of built work that includes long term programme of works through to large new build acute hospitals that makes a difference to those who experience it. We are proud to be working in the Healthcare sector and take pride in the positive impact that our projects have on the NHS and on people’s lives.

We work with leading UK and international architects, and we are recognised for our bold innovative approach, that is underpinned by our Scandinavian design heritage and foundation ownership.

About you

From the moment you start at Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you can continue to grow with the company. Whilst we look forward to supporting your continued learning and development, for this role we have identified some qualifications, skills, and capabilities that will set you up for success.

• Must have demonstratable experience in mechanical design engineering on UK building projects, preferably complex, technically challenging, high resilience or healthcare buildings
• Proven mechanical design engineering experience and capability that thrives in a high performing, collaborative and inclusive culture
• Educated to a degree level or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline
• MCIBSE, MIMechE or MIHEEM or with qualifications/credentials supporting Chartered Engineer status, and a thorough understanding of digital design delivery through Revit/BIM 360
• Understanding of project technical challenges and risks
• Excellent communicator capable of explaining complex technical concepts to our clients and project team partners in plain language, verbally and in writing
• Able to collaborate and inspire confidence both internally and externally across geographical borders
• Able to work autonomously on all technical aspects of the discipline

Why join our Healthcare team

Join us for the opportunity:

• To grow and develop your areas of expertise within our expanding Healthcare team such as managing your own projects and multi-disciplinary teams, and become a technical expert
• To work in a thriving environment where we need you to actively participate to influence and deliver the 5-year strategy
• Be part of our global healthcare team, collaborating with colleagues in other countries, learning and sharing best practice and innovative design solutions for healthcare environments

What we can offer you

We offer a supporting and collaborative culture and operate a flexible working policy. You will be part of an exciting team of experts, who respect each other and work towards a common goal. You will be part of the UK buildings team and have the opportunity to travel throughout the UK and abroad.

• Investment in your development
• Leaders you can count on, guided by our Leadership Principles
• Be valued for the unique person you are
• Never be short of inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects
• The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company
• Be at the forefront of the use of digital tools
• Flexible work environment
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Matched pension contributions
• A host of subsidised benefits including private medical insurance and cycle-to-work

Work at the heart of sustainable change

Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering and consultancy company. We believe that the purpose of sustainable change is to create a thriving world for both nature and people. So, that’s where we start – and how we work. At Ramboll, our core strength is our people, and our history is rooted in a clear vision of how a responsible company should act. Being open and curious is a cornerstone of our culture. We embrace an inclusive mindset that looks for fresh, diverse, and innovative perspectives. We respect, embrace, and invite diversity in all forms to actively cultivate an environment where everyone can flourish and realise their full potential.