Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer – Building Services
Location: Sussex (Hybrid Working)
Salary: Circa £45,000 - £55,000
Type: Permanent

A highly regarded Building Services Consultancy is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join their Sussex-based team. This consultancy delivers technically excellent and sustainable solutions for a wide range of projects including commercial, residential, mission-critical, hotels and more.

The Role
You will take a lead role in designing, managing and supervising mechanical building services projects, from concept through to completion. Working on a variety of sectors including data centres, high-rise residential, hotels and commercial developments, you will have the opportunity to work across complex, high-profile projects with real technical challenges.

Key responsibilities include:

- Leading projects and coordinating with multi-disciplinary teams
- Preparing detailed designs, specifications, reports and drawings
- Managing project budgets, schedules and resources
- Conducting site supervision and inspections of workmanship and testing
- Ensuring compliance with CDM regulations and industry standards
- Mentoring and supporting junior staff
- Maintaining strong client and design team relationships to encourage repeat business

About You

- Membership of a professional engineering body, with desire to work towards chartership
- Minimum 5-6 years’ industry experience in building services engineering
- Strong technical competence and understanding of client requirements
- Good communication, presentation and commercial skills
- Potential to develop management skills and take on design team leadership
- Experience across multiple sectors is advantageous

Why Join£
This is a chance to join a close-knit consultancy of around 40 staff, working on technically challenging projects with global reach. You will benefit from:

- Exposure to diverse sectors including data centres, healthcare, education, residential and commercial developments
- A collaborative and supportive culture with approachable leadership
- Opportunities for professional development, training, mentoring and chartership support
- Participation in innovative projects using the latest BIM and 3D software
- Contributing to sustainability-focused designs and socially valuable projects

Other Benefits include

- Hybrid working options
- Opportunities for professional development and training
- Mentorship from experienced senior engineers
- Working on high-profile projects with industry-leading clients

 
If you are an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer looking to take ownership of technically challenging projects within a supportive consultancy in Sussex, we would love to hear from you.

Apply today or contact us confidentially to discuss the role.

Please contact:
Alex Bartley
RGB Network
Phone: 020 7932 2800
Email: abartley @ rgb .co .uk