Principal Mechanical or Electrical Engineer (MEP Design)

GH Engage; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Career progression opportunities

Exposure to high-profile projects

Job summary

GH Engage in the New York area seeks an Associate Principal Mechanical or Electrical Engineer to join our growing team. This strategic leadership hire strengthens market presence, client relationships, and business development across the region.

The successful candidate will drive work-winning activities, client engagement, and delivery of technically complex multidisciplinary projects, with visibility alongside senior leadership for long-term regional growth initiatives.

Qualifications

• Established client relationships and market presence in NY/NJ region.
• Strong experience in building engineering consulting environments.
• Sector experience may include Hospitality, Residential, mixed-use, cultural/civic projects, higher education and science facilities.

Responsibilities

• Support business development and strategic growth initiatives across the New York market.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Lead or contribute to proposals, presentations, interviews, and bid submissions.
• Represent the business at industry networking events and conferences.
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary engineering teams on complex projects.
• Mentor and support junior engineering staff.
• Contribute to commercial strategy, risk management, and project performance oversight.

Skills

Leadership

Client relations

Business development

Proposal writing

Education

PE license

NCEES certification

LEED accreditation

Job description

A globally recognized multidisciplinary engineering and design consultancy, is seeking an Associate Principal level Mechanical or Electrical Engineer to join its growing New York-area team.

This is a strategic leadership hire focused on strengthening the firm’s market presence, client relationships, and business development capabilities across the region. The successful candidate will play a key role in work-winning activities, client engagement, and the delivery of technically complex multidisciplinary projects.

The role offers strong visibility internally and externally, with the opportunity to work alongside senior leadership and contribute directly to long-term regional growth initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Support business development and strategic growth initiatives across the New York market
• Build and maintain strong client relationships
• Lead or contribute to proposals, presentations, interviews, and bid submissions
• Represent the business at industry networking events and conferences
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary engineering teams on complex projects
• Mentor and support junior engineering staff
• Contribute to commercial strategy, risk management, and project performance oversight

Desired Background

Established client relationships and market presence within the New York / New Jersey region Strong experience within building engineering consulting environments Sector experience may include :

• Hospitality
• Residential
• mixed-use Cultural / civic projects
• Higher education and science facilities
• Proven leadership and business development capabilities
• Ability to build trust quickly and operate effectively within senior client-facing environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred
• NCEES certification advantageous
• LEED accreditation beneficial
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of project delivery risk

Expected compensation range is approximately $180k–$280k base salary depending on experience, technical background, and market alignment, alongside a highly competitive overall benefits package.

This opportunity offers:

• Flexible working arrangements
• Strong progression and leadership opportunities
• Exposure to high-profile and technically complex projects
• Collaborative multidisciplinary project environments
• Competitive retirement, bonus, and broader benefits structure