Principal Mechanical Engineer

What You ll Be Doing

• You will be working on a varied portfolio of projects both in the UK and Internationally.
  
• Providing technical advice to clients on the operation of mechanical/electrical engineering services in existing buildings
  
• Preparing Fee Proposals
  
• Delivering refurbishment and upgrade projects from inception to completion
  
• Undertaking condition surveys of mechanical/electrical installations and producing written reports and recommendations
  
• Developing and producing mechanical designs and specifications ensuring quality and technical quality standards are met
  
• Production of Feasibility Studies for mechanical/electrical infrastructure replacement or upgrade
  
• Technical Due Diligence Reporting
  
• Ensuring that all work under their control is undertaken to relevant and applicable UK and EU regulations design guides etc.
  
• Review of development and fitout proposals and advising client on the implications in relation to the mechanical/electrical services
  
• You will have the opportunity to lead mechanical services design on large projects and lead overall MEP on small to medium sized projects within the office
  
• Responsible for dealing successfully with Clients and other professionals
  
• Awareness of consultant appointment conditions
  
• Define and agree brief with Client
  
• Competently represents our client at project meetings
  
• Manage and prioritise the workload of a project team including specialist groups
  
• Host and chair internal project team meetings
  
• Contribute to the professional development of individual team members.
  
• Actively leads self and identifies opportunities and providing support for career development of others
  
• Ensure quality standards and technical accuracy is delivered.
  
• Reporting cost and resource requirements to the team leader on a regular basis.
  

What We Are Looking For

• Excellent technical knowledge in Mechanical Design Engineering thorough understanding of Building Services Engineering and interdisciplinary design through all stages of the design process
  
• Good experience in use of standards and codes applied in building services
  
• Ability to undertake MEP building services surveys with minimal supervision
  
• Ability to peer review in detail with good level of background knowledge of regulatory / standards doentation.
  
• Acquainted with and can deliver parallel projects of all types sizes and through various RIBA stages
  
• Can undertake essential calculations maximum demands typical Wm2 and apply mechanical theory.
  
• At least some experience working on projects in existing buildings.
  
• Experience of undertaking site inspections and commissioning witnessing
  
• Ability to develop good relationships with Clients Project Managers Managing Agents and Contractors
  
• Previous consultancy experience: you will appreciate the importance of complementary specialisms such as acoustics fire engineering and computer modelling in the design of buildings
  
• Autonomous approach: able to lead small to medium sized projects and able to take a brief from the project lead on large projects and deliver & control the tasks required
  
• Responsible for the quality of our outputs
  
• Appreciation of client needs with ability to face clients
  
• Ability to identity when outsourcing is required e.g. design & CAD work
  
• Understand and identify resource needs
  
• Mentor and supervise junior members of staff
  
• Chartered engineer or close to
  

Our benefits

To reward your hard work and commitment we offer both core and flexible benefits a competitive salary and industryleading training and development to support you throughout your career.

Core benefits

Flexible benefits

• 9day fortnight the firm offers all employees the option to work a 9day fortnight
  
• Hybrid Working activitybased approach
  
• Employee stock purchase plan a voluntary program which allows eligible employees to purchase Tetra Tech common stock at a 15% discount
  
• Holiday buy & sell up to 5 days
  
• Study istance
  
• Cycle to work scheme
  
• Employee Referral Scheme
  
• Sabbatical Leave
  
• Other flexible benefits include gym and retail discounts travel & dental insurance and GAYE (Give as you Earn)
  
• Flexible working We re happy to discuss flexible working. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage
  

Diversity equity and inclusion

We are committed to being a place where underrepresented individuals and communities are not just included but where marginalised knowledge and experience is valued amplified and harnessed. So we strongly encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds including women people of the Global Majority LGBTQ individuals disabled people neurodivergent people and those from all other underrepresented or marginalised groups. To learn more about our approach to diversity equity and inclusion see our DEI strategy.

Adjustments and accommodations

If there are adjustments or accommodations that we can put in place to ensure you can participate and give your best at any stage of the recruitment process (whether relating to disability neurodivergence or anything else) please let us know.

Flexible working

We are committed to enabling a healthy worklife balance for all employees. So we welcome applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements to suit their particular needs and lifestyle including parttime termtimeonly and remote working.