Principal / Senior M&E Engineer

Your new company
Our client is a highly regarded consultant in the UK with over 1,500 employees across 17 offices. They focus on providing innovative solutions in Buildings, Transport, Environment & Health, and Energy. This company values talent development and offers opportunities to work on challenging projects in a friendly and supportive environment. Their Buildings division is globally recognised as a top 10 designer, working on over 10,000 projects annually. With 4,000 experts worldwide, they specialise in creating sustainable and liveable buildings. They prioritise balancing cultural, social, and physical aspects to enhance the quality of life for building users.

Your new role
At the intermediate level, you will work on larger projects as part of a team, but also handle your own smaller projects. You will manage your time to meet deadlines and ensure that detailed designs meet required standards. Additionally, you will supervise the work of graduate engineers and apprentices and use industry-standard software for design calculations.

At the senior/principal level, you will take a leading role in representing this client on MEP projects, managing your own discipline and coordinating with engineers from other disciplines. You will complete detailed designs, supervise others, mentor junior engineers, and manage project tasks and deadlines. If you are the project manager, you will coordinate tasks, allocate resources, and oversee project finances for successful completion.

What you'll need to succeed
The ideal candidate for this role will be an experienced Engineer with a client-focused attitude and solid experience in building services installations. The candidate will work as part of a team, manage their own project work, undertake detailed design and maintain excellent levels of client service. The candidate must have a proven and demonstrable track record in their discipline, an accredited honours degree, and be working towards IEng or CEng status. They must also have an interest in or experience using digital and parametric design tools.

What you'll get in return
Our client offers the opportunity to be part of a dynamic organisation in the rapidly growing Engineering and Consultancy sector in the UK. They offer a competitive salary of up to £65,000, alongside 27 days holiday per year plus 8 Bank Holidays, private medical insurance and flexible working.

What you need to do now
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