Principal or Associate Mechanical

Options Resourcing Ltd; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Industry-leading salary

Annual bonus

Private healthcare

Enhanced pension

Generous holiday allowance

Paid professional memberships

Clear route to Associate Director

Sustainability experts

Recognisable projects

Job summary

Options Resourcing Ltd is recruiting a Principal / Associate Mechanical Engineer in Manchester. You will lead mechanical design on flagship projects, mentor engineers, and build lasting client relationships.

This role offers hybrid working, an industry-leading salary, an annual bonus, private healthcare, and an enhanced pension, with a clear route to Associate Director and beyond.

Qualifications

• Knows Building Services consultancy inside out.
• Chartered (or well on the way).

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design on flagship projects.
• Mentor and develop talented engineers.
• Build lasting client relationships.
• Drive innovation and sustainable design.
• Influence technical direction across projects.
• Win work through trusted relationships.
• Help shape the future of a thriving Manchester office.

Job description

Principal / Associate Mechanical Engineer

Manchester | Hybrid Working | Award-Winning Projects | Lead the Future

Not every consultancy deserves your notice. This one does.

Manchester has two football clubs, endless opinions about the best place for a pint, and enough cranes to make the skyline look like a giant game of KerPlunk.

If you're going to spend your days designing buildings that define the city, shouldn't you do it somewhere equally impressive?

We're recruiting for one of the UK's most respected building services consultancies—an engineering business that's been setting the benchmark for technical excellence, sustainability and innovation for decades.

This isn't somewhere you'll disappear into the crowd. It's somewhere you'll lead it.

Why You'll Want This Job

• Industry-leading salary
• Hybrid & genuinely flexible working
• Annual bonus
• Private healthcare
• Enhanced pension
• Generous holiday allowance
• Paid professional memberships
• Clear route to Associate Director and beyond
• Work with some of the UK's leading sustainability experts
• Deliver projects people actually recognise

The Projects

Forget spending years designing the same office block on repeat. You'll help deliver projects that shape skylines, transform communities and improve lives, including:

• Landmark commercial developments
• World-class healthcare facilities
• Universities and research campuses
• Science and laboratory buildings
• High-rise residential
• Mixed-use city regeneration
• Heritage refurbishments
• Net Zero and decarbonisation programmes
• Complex engineering projects that genuinely challenge you

From first sketch to final handover, your work will have real impact

The Role

This isn't a drawing production role. It's about leading engineers, inspiring teams and becoming the person clients ask for by name.

You'll:

• Lead mechanical design on flagship projects.
• Mentor and develop talented engineers.
• Build lasting client relationships.
• Drive innovation and sustainable design.
• Influence technical direction across projects.
• Win work through trusted relationships.
• Help shape the future of a thriving Manchester office.

We're Looking For Someone Who…

• Knows Building Services consultancy inside out.
• Can lead projects without needing their hand held.
• Is Chartered (or well on the way).
• Enjoys solving engineering problems that others avoid.
• Can build relationships as easily as they design HVAC systems.
• Wants to leave a legacy—not just another set of calculations.

Why This Consultancy?

Because great engineers deserve great projects. You'll work alongside some of the brightest minds in Building Services, on projects that regularly win awards, challenge convention and push sustainable design further.

The culture is collaborative, ambitious and refreshingly free of unnecessary hierarchy.

Ideas matter.

People matter.

Engineering matters.

Ready for a Bigger Stage?

Whether you're a Principal Engineer ready to step into an Associate role, or an established Associate looking for a consultancy that matches your ambition, this is your opportunity.

And don't worry—we're not asking whether you're red or blue. We only care if you're brilliant at engineering.