Senior Mechanical Engineer - High-Rise & Complex Buildings

Ramboll; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ramboll Singapore is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead end-to-end MEP design for high-rise and complex buildings. You will work with structural, façade, digital and sustainability specialists to deliver coordinated, high-quality outcomes.

You will design mechanical systems, perform calculations, and supervise external consultants and contractors. The role emphasizes independent work, collaboration, and contributing to landmark projects within Ramboll's Buildings team.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• At least 5 years of building design experience in a multidisciplinary or M&E consultancy firm or similar.
• Familiarity with Singapore building legislation, Singapore Standards (SS), regulations, Codes of Practice, and agency requirements (e.g. BCA, URA, SCDF, NEA).
• A positive work attitude and a genuine willingness to learn.
• The ability to work independent and as part of a team.
• Experience in high-rise and complex buildings is preferred.
• Candidates with more extensive experience and deeper technical knowledge will be considered for more senior positions.

Responsibilities

• Design and specify mechanical systems for buildings, including air conditioning, mechanical ventilation, active fire protection systems, cold water and sanitary plumbing systems, swimming pool filtration systems and gas utility.
• Prepare design-related documents including design calculations, design briefs, technical drawings and authority submissions.
• Collaborate with engineers across other disciplines, clients’ project teams and external consultants to coordinate and detail project design requirements.
• Attend technical meetings, review contractor’s technical submissions, witness key testing / commissioning activities.

Skills

Mechanical design

HVAC design

Project coordination

Building services knowledge

Regulatory awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Job Description

Senior Mechanical Engineer- \"High-rise & Complex Buildings\" | Singapore

What if the systems you design were the reason a building breathed, cooled and protected itself perfectly? As a Senior Mechanical Engineer in our High-Rise & Complex Buildings team in Singapore, you’ll play a central role in shaping how complex buildings perform. From advanced air conditioning and ventilation systems to fire protection, plumbing and specialist installations, you’ll take ownership of designs that directly impact efficiency, safety and user experience.

High-rise buildings, when done well, shape the future of cities—making them more sustainable, more liveable, and more resilient. That’s the kind of impact you’ll be part of here.

With over 300 tall building projects delivered globally, our High-rise & Complex Buildings team brings together structural, MEP, façade, digital and sustainability expertise from concept through to completion. We work at the critical intersections—where structure meets services—because that’s where the biggest opportunities to create value, efficiency and performance are found.

Our work is data-driven, computationally advanced, and informed by decades of global experience. But what truly sets us apart is the way we challenge conventions, collaborate across disciplines, and design with clear intent—for the people who use these buildings and the cities they shape.

If you’re looking for work that stretches your thinking, exposes you to complex, high-impact projects, and puts you alongside people who are serious about raising the bar, this is where you come to do it.

The role

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer in our High-Rise & Complex Buildings team in Singapore, you’ll be involved end-to-end—from early concept development through detailed design and into site delivery—working alongside structural, façade, digital and sustainability specialists to deliver fully coordinated, high-quality outcomes.

This is an environment built for engineers who want more than routine delivery. You’ll be exposed to technically demanding projects, encouraged to challenge conventional approaches, and supported to grow your expertise across disciplines. If you’re motivated by solving complex problems and seeing your ideas come to life in landmark buildings, this is where you can do your best work.

How You Will Contribute

Mechanical systems design

• Design and specify mechanical systems for buildings, including air conditioning, mechanical ventilation, active fire protection systems, cold water and sanitary plumbing systems, swimming pool filtration systems and gas utility
• Prepare design-related documents including design calculations, design briefs, technical drawings and authority submissions
• Collaborate with engineers across other disciplines, clients’ project teams and external consultants to coordinate and detail project design requirements
• Undertake other duties as assigned from time to time

Tender and contract management

• Manage the tender process, including cost estimations, tender documents, technical specifications, tender evaluation and tender reporting
• Manage contract administration, including construction monitoring and site supervision

Site and coordination

• Attend technical meetings, review contractor’s technical submissions, witness key testing / commissioning activities.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
• At least 5 years of building design experience in a multidisciplinary or M&E consultancy firm or similar
• Familiarity with Singapore building legislation, Singapore Standards (SS), regulations, Codes of Practice, and various agency requirements and processes (e.g. BCA, URA, SCDF, NEA, etc)
• A positive work attitude and a genuine willingness to learn
• The ability to work independent and as part of a team
• Experience in high-rise and complex buildings is preferred
• Candidates with more extensive experience and deeper technical knowledge will be considered for more senior positions

Ramboll Buildings

As part of Ramboll’s global Buildings platform, you will be joining a community of over 4,000 specialists across the world, architects, engineers, sustainability leads, digital designers and everything in between. We work across more than 10,000 building projects each year, which means there is always something new to learn from, someone new to collaborate with, and a harder problem just around the corner. Ours is a culture that takes craft seriously, invests in its people, and believes the best solutions come from diverse minds working closely together. Here, your development does not stop when you join, it starts.

Ramboll in Asia Pacific

Ramboll has close to 500 experts working across more than 10 offices in Asia Pacific. We are present in Australia, China, Hong Kong SAR, Malaysia, India, Japan, South Korea and Singapore. Our experts bring their passion to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions across Buildings, Transport, Water, Environment & Health, Energy, and Architecture & Landscape. Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a people company. We invite you to contribute to a sustainable future, working in an open, collaborative and empowering culture.