Senior Mechanical Engineer – Built Environment Lead

ameygroupi; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits scheme including buy

Two Social Impact Days

Generous pension scheme

24 days annual leave

Job summary

Amey is seeking a Lead Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our Consulting Built Environment team across multiple UK offices. The role focuses on building services design, condition surveys, and feasibility studies, delivering high-quality outputs with clients and managing sub-consultants.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team, oversee design development, provide technical oversight, and support bids and work winning, with opportunities for flexible/hybrid working.

Qualifications

• Requires a degree or equivalent in engineering and professional registration where applicable.
• CSCS card and CIBSE membership preferred or required.
• Strong background in building services design and project leadership.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a technical team leader, delivering compliant, high‑quality engineering outputs while supervising junior staff.
• Leads design, checks, and approves designs, calculations, drawings, and documentation to meet cost and programme objectives.
• Manages delivery of electrical and building services elements on multi‑disciplinary projects across Rail, Transportation, MoJ, MoD, and Education sectors.
• Engages with clients and suppliers at senior level, presenting and defending proposals.
• Leads bids and technical submissions with accountability to the Delivery Director.
• Applies engineering theory to complex situations, managing interfaces and project risks.
• Demonstrates strong communication, software capability, and people-management when required.

Skills

Team leadership

Client liaison

Electrical/building services

Design review

Risk management

Education

HNC/HND or degree

CSCS card

CIBSE membership

Tools

AutoCAD

Amtech

Hevacomp

Relux/Dialux

TAS

IES

Revit

Job description

Amey is seeking a Lead Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our Consulting Built Environment team across multiple UK offices. The role focuses on building services design, condition surveys, and feasibility studies, delivering high-quality outputs with clients and managing sub-consultants.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team, oversee design development, provide technical oversight, and support bids and work winning, with opportunities for flexible/hybrid working.