Senior / Principal Mechanical Engineer
  • England,South West,Devon,Exeter
  • Full Time, Permanent
  • £50,000 - £65,000 per annum
Job Description:
Full job descriptionMechanical Engineer - Senior / Principal (Building Services)

Location: Exeter / Plymouth
Employment Type: Permanent

Overview

A leading global multidisciplinary consultancy is strengthening its Mechanical Building Services capability across Exeter and Plymouth, supporting delivery of complex, high-profile infrastructure and defence projects.

The role sits within a building services team, delivering multidisciplinary engineering solutions across defence, infrastructure, healthcare, justice, education and commercial developments.

A significant proportion of workload is within secure environments requiring high technical assurance, resilience and performance-led engineering design.

Key Responsibilities
*Lead mechanical building services design across all RIBA stages (0–7)
*Design HVAC systems including heating, cooling, ventilation and associated plant
*Provide technical leadership across multi-disciplinary project teams
*Produce and review calculations, specifications and detailed design outputs
*Ensure compliance with UK regulations, CIBSE guidance and internal standards
*Attend and lead client and stakeholder meetings
*Mentor and support junior engineers
*Oversee technical quality and design assurance across projects
*Contribute to BIM coordination and digital engineering processes
Requirements
*Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering or Building Services Engineering
*Strong consultancy experience in mechanical building services design
*Proven delivery of UK construction projects across multiple stages
*Ability to lead technical design on complex, multi-disciplinary schemes
*Chartered Engineer or working towards (required for Senior/Principal progression)
*Experience in defence or secure infrastructure advantageous
*Strong Revit / BIM capability desirable
Benefits
*Work on nationally significant defence and infrastructure programmes
*Clear progression into Associate and leadership roles
*Hybrid and flexible working culture
*Strong global technical expertise network
*Long-term secured pipeline of major projects

If you’re interested, please contact Conner Richards at RGB Recruitment –
Job number 3735325

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