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Principal Mechanical Engineer

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Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Senior level
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Senior level
The Principal Mechanical Engineer will manage projects, lead a team, prepare designs and specifications, and ensure quality control while focusing on sustainable building solutions.
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Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.  We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.  Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

Due to some recent project wins the Leeds office are looking for a Principal Mechanical Engineer to join their established team.

Job Responsibilities will include:

Reporting to the Associate Director and being responsible for the management and delivery of small and medium sized projects and responsible for project finances

Managing a small team of engineers and provides specialised technical input to studies and design to assist in the development of junior and graduate engineers

Participate, manage and engage in interdisciplinary review of project deliverables.

Preparation of fee estimates, design programme and liaison with clients to agree project deliverables.

Participating in quality control review of design calculations or drawings.

Preparing technical specification sections.

Providing input to the development of engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements.

Having a good understanding of software packages used to the design mechanical building services systems.

Managing project resources to meet the agreed deliverables on programme and within budget.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Successful track record of mechanical building services design

A highly motivated individual with a passion for succeeding and developing

Have previous experience working as either a Senior / Principal Engineer

Excellent communicator (both written and verbal) with strong negotiation skills.

Membership of a relevant professional body, such as CIBSE.

Good understanding of software packages used to design mechanical building services systems.

Experience in delivering projects using BIM software packages

Experience of low carbon systems, design and how to influence the built environment to reduce carbon emissions

The ability to understand IES or other calculation packages

The successful candidate will preferably have had experience in the design and delivery of healthcare facilities and be familiar with HTM/HBN

Qualifications

Degree in Building Services or Mechanical Engineering.

Should either be chartered or working towards accreditation.

Post graduate experience

 

 

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

 

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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