Senior Mechanical Engineer

Calibre Search; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A multi-disciplinary consultancy in Birmingham is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join their expanding MEP team. This role emphasizes performance design, construction design, and client monitoring, especially within healthcare projects. The ideal candidate will have experience in building services and strong communication skills. Opportunities for professional growth and leadership within various sectors are available.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in building services/M&E.
• Confident in performance and construction design.
• Comfortable collaborating within multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Performance design, client monitoring, witnessing and commissioning.
• Detailed and construction design.
• Technical assurance and quality monitoring on large projects.

Skills

Performance design

Construction design

Client monitoring

Technical assurance

Healthcare sector knowledge

Strong communication skills

Job description

Overview

Senior Mechanical Engineer – Birmingham (Midlands). A multi-disciplinary consultancy with expertise across technical, environmental, civil, structural, and M&E engineering is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join their growing MEP team in the Birmingham area. The practice delivers innovative solutions that meet financial, social, and environmental goals and is looking for someone who can bring technical strength and sector knowledge to projects.

This role has a strong focus on performance design, detailed construction design, and client monitoring, alongside survey work, quality assurance, and multidisciplinary collaboration. Healthcare sector experience is highly desirable due to the technical demands and compliance requirements of these projects.

What you'll be doing

• 40% – RIBA stages 2–6: performance design, client monitoring, witnessing and commissioning

• 30% – RIBA stages 4–5: detailed & construction design

• 10% – Survey works (allocated within the team)

• 10% – Technical assurance & quality monitoring on large projects

• 10% – Multidisciplinary engineering projects with civil & structural colleagues

Requirements

They are looking to speak with a Senior Mechanical Engineer with proven experience in building services/M&E, ideally with healthcare sector knowledge. You should be confident in performance and construction design, commissioning, and technical assurance, and comfortable collaborating within multi-disciplinary teams. Strong communication and client-facing skills are important.

You'll join a collaborative, expert-driven consultancy environment with exposure to high-profile projects across sectors including healthcare, residential, commercial, and infrastructure. The role offers opportunities to take on leadership, develop professionally, and contribute to technically excellent, value-driven outcomes.

To apply / contact

If you would like more information then feel free to get in touch with Danny Brookes from Calibre Search.

Calibre Search promote equality in the workplace and welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age. We act as both an employment agency and employment business.