Associate Mechanical Engineer

Overview

As an Associate Mechanical Engineer you will lead delivery of mechanical building-services projects in a London-based team. You’ll balance hands-on design with project leadership, client management, and team development within a supportive, collaborative environment. You’ll contribute to sustainability-focused projects and help shape technical standards and client solutions. This role offers senior responsibility, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and career growth in a respected, award-winning consultancy.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working
• work-life balance
• career progression
• supportive environment
• collaborative culture

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical building-services design across all project stages from concept to construction
• Manage projects within budgets, programmes, scopes, and quality standards
• Define client briefs and technical deliverables; maintain client relationships
• Contribute to business development, fee proposals, and client presentations
• Oversee resources, budgets, and design variations; review technical designs and reports
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders; oversee CAD and Revit production
• Conduct site inspections, commissioning witnessing, and snagging
• Mentor and develop junior engineers; support quality assurance procedures
• Ensure compliance with legislation, Building Regulations, and CDM requirements
• Provide mechanical input to sustainability projects (BREEAM, WELL, NABERS)

Key requirements

• Strong technical knowledge of mechanical building-services design and project delivery
• Experience leading projects and coordinating multidisciplinary teams
• Chartered Engineer status, or actively working towards chartership
• Understanding of relevant legislation and Building Regulations
• Experience managing budgets, programmes, resources, and client expectations
• Strong communication and client-facing skills
• Experience supervising and developing junior engineers

• strong communication
• client-facing confidence
• mentoring and coaching
• CAD and Revit production
• project management and coordination
• sustainability assessments (BREEAM, WELL, NABERS)

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