Senior Project Engineer (Mechanical)

House of Commons; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A significant governmental institution is looking for a Senior Project Engineer with a mechanical engineering background to lead and manage high-profile projects across the UK Parliament. The role involves coordinating multiple disciplines, ensuring compliance with standards, driving project improvements, and offering strong training support. This hybrid position requires 60% office presence, providing opportunities for professional growth while helping to maintain and modernize important national sites.

Benefits

Generous annual leave starting at 30 days

Civil Service pension scheme with 27% employer contribution

Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering projects and managing multiple maintenance projects.
• Working knowledge of Health & Safety and familiarity with CDM regulations.
• Practical understanding of NEC contracts and financial aspects of project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of high-profile mechanical-led projects across the UK Parliamentary estate.
• Manage a team of project leads and ensure compliance with Parliamentary standards.
• Drive continuous improvement and support condition-based maintenance efforts.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Project management

Communication skills

Knowledge of Health & Safety

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Chartered Status or working towards

Job description

What you'll be doing

The House of Commons are looking for a Senior Project Engineer with a mechanical engineering background to lead the delivery of high-profile projects across the UK Parliamentry estate. You will manage a team of project leads delivering mechanical-led projects valued between £50k and £2m, taking schemes from early definition and business case through design, procurement, construction and handover.

This role is exciting because no two projects are the same. You'll work on nationally significant, often listed, buildings where technical excellence, safety and innovation really matter. Acting as a senior technical authority, you'll review designs, coordinate multiple disciplines and stakeholders, and ensure compliance with Parliamentary standards, CDM regulations and statutory requirements.

Beyond delivery, you'll help shape how projects are run, driving continuous improvement and supporting the move toward condition-based maintenance. You'll also have opportunities to deputise for senior managers and contribute to major programmes, including Restoration and Renewal. With strong training and development support, this is a chance to build your career while helping maintain and modernise one of the most unique estates in the UK.

This role is offered on a hybrid working basis, with an expectation of you spending 60% of your time in the office.

Find out more about working at the House of Commons.

Why Join us?

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including but not limited to:

• Generous annual leave starting at 30 days and increasing to 35 after one full working year.
• Enrolment in the excellent Civil Service pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Flexible working options that help you find a balance including enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave, caring leave and alternative working patterns.

What we're looking for

• Degree-level in Mechanical Engineering & a Chartered Status/working towards
• Excellent interpersonal, management and communication skills, with the ability to build & maintain relationships promoting inclusion and diversity
• Experience in delivering projects and a proven experience of managing multiple maintenance projects
• A working knowledge of Health & Safety in maintenance with a familiarity of CDM regulations
• A practical understanding of NEC contracts and experience in a financial environment for project delivery

Next Steps and Additional Information

CV & Supporting Statement - If you would like to apply for this role, please submit your CV and covering letter with a 750-word limit.

More information on the application process can be found here: Application process - UK Parliament.

As part of the selection process, you may be required to complete a presentation as part of your interview. Further information will be provided to shortlisted candidates.

Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances.

We may close the vacancy prior to the closing date stated due to a high volume of applications.

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