Mechanical Building Services

Vertical Recruitment are working closely with a highly successful global consultancy operating across the USA, Asia, Middle East, and the UK, who have recently launched a new office in Manchester.

Their Manchester team is growing rapidly, with ambitious plans to expand to a 20-strong team. With a strong portfolio of diverse projects, particularly high-profile sports facilities such as stadiums.

About the Consultancy:

• 15 years of Building Services expertise with a reputation for delivering outstanding engineering solutions.
• A globally recognised, award-winning service, retaining a supportive and collaborative "family feel" culture.
• Specialists in Building Services Design and Sustainable Engineering Solutions.
• Experience delivering high-value projects across mixed-use regeneration, residential, government, laboratory, hotel, and sporting facility sectors.

Current Projects include: Manchester City and Aston Villa Stadium upgrades, Refurbishment of large entertainment venue and working with NFL on UK stadium upgrades.

The Role: As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will play a hands-on technical and design delivery role across a wide range of projects. Working closely with the Associate and Director levels, you will take ownership of design output, coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, and ensure high-quality engineering solutions are delivered on time and to budget.

You will also have client-facing responsibilities, supporting project leads during meetings and helping to nurture client relationships through technical excellence and collaborative working.

Main Responsibilities:

• Deliver high-quality mechanical building services design across a range of sectors, ensuring technical excellence and compliance with project requirements.
• Manage and coordinate the mechanical design process from concept through to detailed design and construction stages.
• Work closely with clients, architects, and other design teams to develop integrated solutions.
• Attend client meetings and site visits to monitor progress and provide technical input.
• Support project resource planning and delivery scheduling.
• Actively contribute to design reviews, peer reviews, and quality assurance processes.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers within the team.
• Promote best practice, continuous improvement, and innovation across all projects.

Requirements:

• Strong technical background in Mechanical Building Services design, construction, and procurement.
• Ideally Chartered or working towards Chartered Engineer status (CEng) with a relevant professional body.
• Proven experience delivering mechanical building services designs from concept to completion.
• Good client-facing and communication skills, able to represent the company professionally in meetings and discussions.
• Solid understanding of BIM processes within project environments.
• Familiarity with risk management during design and construction phases.
• Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary project teams.

Behaviours:

• Excellent communicator, both verbally and in writing.
• Proactive and solution-focused approach to technical challenges.
• Motivated to take ownership of tasks and deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Willingness to mentor and support the development of junior engineers.
• Professional, dependable, and able to build strong working relationships.

Benefits:

• Competitive Pension Scheme
• Private Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Educational and Professional Development Opportunities
• 23 Days’ Holiday plus Public Holidays
• Annual Bonus
• Opportunity for freebies like VIP Tickets to Events