Senior Mechanical Building Services Engineer

Mott MacDonald; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Mott MacDonald in Cambridge is seeking a Senior Mechanical Building Services Engineer to lead delivery of mechanical and building services across multidisciplinary projects in the public and private sectors.

You will collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams, engage with clients, mentor junior engineers, and ensure designs meet budgets and schedules, using industry tools such as IES and Revit.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Building Services Engineering (specialising in mechanical services).
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or in the process of attaining chartership.
• Experience leading mechanical services on multi‑disciplinary projects.
• Excellent communication skills, including report writing and presentation.
• Experience managing client relationships and expectations in client‑facing meetings.
• Enthusiastic, ambitious, and able to lead on large or portfolio projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage the delivery of mechanical and building services components across projects in Built Environment, Healthcare, Education, Industrial, Energy, Water, Transport and Advisory sectors.
• Collaborate and liaise with associated engineering disciplines throughout project delivery.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders, including client meetings.
• Carry out design and calculation work using relevant industry software (e.g. IES, Revit).
• Provide technical expertise, coach and develop junior team members.
• Develop, maintain and monitor programmes for scheduling and reporting of deliverables.
• Maximise project profitability, monitor budgets, anticipate potential problems and communicate in line with client expectations.

Skills

Mechanical services

Leadership

Client management

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Building Services Engineering

Job description

Location: Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cambridge, UK

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

Market: Buildings

Discipline: Building Services

Overview

Senior Mechanical Building Services Engineer – responsible for delivering mechanical and building services elements across a range of multidisciplinary projects in the private and public sectors, including major frameworks and infrastructure developments.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the delivery of mechanical and building services components across projects in Built Environment, Healthcare, Education, Industrial, Energy, Water, Transport and Advisory sectors.
• Collaborate and liaise with associated engineering disciplines throughout project delivery.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders, including client meetings.
• Carry out design and calculation work using relevant industry software (e.g. IES, Revit).
• Provide technical expertise, coach and develop junior team members.
• Develop, maintain and monitor programmes for scheduling and reporting of deliverables.
• Maximise project profitability, monitor budgets, anticipate potential problems and communicate in line with client expectations.

Candidate Specification

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in Building Services Engineering (specialising in mechanical services).
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or in the process of attaining chartership.
• Experience leading mechanical services on multi‑disciplinary projects.
• Excellent communication skills, including report writing and presentation.
• Experience managing client relationships and expectations in client‑facing meetings.
• Enthusiastic, ambitious, and able to lead on large or portfolio projects.

Desirable

• Experience mentoring and leading graduate engineers.

Security Clearance

Offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

Immigration

Suitable for candidates who do not require UK Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Other immigration routes are welcome.