Principal Mechanical Engineer

Principal Mechanical Engineer focuses on deliver net zero, including net zero carbon hospitals and education buildings.

What the role involves

• Deliver Net Zero, including net zero carbon hospitals and education buildings.
• Leading Mechanical teams delivering Healthcare and Education projects to quality, time, and budget.
• Managing bids, client relationships, and represent the business at meetings and interviews.
• Develop junior engineers while coordinating multi-disciplinary teams.
• Overseeing BIM/Revit-led design production, ensuring fully coordinated and compliant solutions.
• Managing project resources, QA procedures, statutory approvals, and contractor engagement.

Skills and requirements

• Proven experience in mechanical building services design within consultancy, particularly in the healthcare and/or education sectors.
• Previous experience working as a Senior or Principal Engineer.
• Good understanding of mechanical building services design software and BIM tools (e.g., Revit, IES).
• Degree in Building Services Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.

Candidate fit

• technical judgement, safe working habits, careful diagnostics, and practical problem-solving

Additional role context

• Over the past five years, we’ve delivered more than 100 local refurbishment projects, alongside award winning healthcare and higher education schemes supported by our Cardiff-based.