Principal Mechanical Engineer – Building Services (Hybrid)

Aldwych Consulting; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Private medical cover

Electric vehicle salary sacrifice

Share/stock options

Flexible and hybrid working

9-day fortnight

Professional development programmes

Employee networking opportunities

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Aldwych Consulting is seeking a Principal/Associate Mechanical Engineer for a hybrid role based in Bournemouth or Reading. You will lead mechanical building services projects, manage client relationships and coordinate multi-disciplinary design teams to deliver sustainable solutions.

The role offers significant project responsibility, technical leadership, and opportunities for client development and career progression within a growing consultancy.

Qualifications

• A degree or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Building Services Engineering or a related discipline.
• Significant experience within mechanical building services, ideally gained in a consultancy environment.
• Strong technical knowledge and experience delivering complex mechanical building services designs.
• Proven experience leading projects and multidisciplinary design teams.
• Strong client-facing and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence managing challenging situations.
• Demonstrable commercial awareness, including project financial management and risk mitigation.
• Experience mentoring, managing or developing engineers and technical staff.
• Strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and demanding deadlines.
• Good knowledge of industry-standard engineering software and BIM processes.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a senior point of contact for clients and developing strong, long-term relationships.
• Establishing project briefs, managing client expectations and representing the consultancy at project meetings.
• Leading mechanical engineering projects from concept through to delivery.
• Coordinating multidisciplinary design teams and specialist engineering disciplines.
• Managing workloads, resources and project priorities to ensure successful delivery.
• Providing technical leadership and reviewing the work of engineers and junior team members.
• Monitoring project financial performance, expenditure, resources and commercial risks.
• Identifying opportunities to develop existing client relationships and generate new business.
• Supporting bids, proposals and other business development activity.
• Ensuring designs meet relevant standards, regulations and technical requirements.
• Identifying and mitigating project risks and maintaining awareness of contractual and procurement considerations.
• Contributing to technical knowledge sharing, innovation and best practice across the business.

Skills

Client-facing

Leadership

Communication

Commercial awareness

Mentoring engineers

BIM software proficiency

Education

Mechanical/Building Services Engineering degree

Tools

BIM software

Job description

Aldwych Consulting is seeking a Principal/Associate Mechanical Engineer for a hybrid role based in Bournemouth or Reading. You will lead mechanical building services projects, manage client relationships and coordinate multi-disciplinary design teams to deliver sustainable solutions.

The role offers significant project responsibility, technical leadership, and opportunities for client development and career progression within a growing consultancy.