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Permanent

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Astute People
Croydon
money-bag £55000 - £65000/annum car allowance, income protection
Posted: 01 June 2026 (Today)
Closing date: 01 July 2026
Ref: 225181074


Astute''s Nuclear Team is partnering with a leading building services consultancy to recruit a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join their multi-discipline team.
This Senior Mechanical Engineer role offers a salary of up to -65,000 plus a car allowance and an excellent benefits package.
If you have strong building services experience and enjoy working across surveys, reports, and technical consultancy, then submit your CV to apply today.



Responsibilities and duties of the Senior Mechanical Engineer role


Within this role, you will:


  • Work in a senior role within a multi-discipline mechanical and electrical building services team, providing design, technical advice, and consultancy services

  • Deliver professional consulting services including site surveys, meetings, feasibility studies, due diligence, technical reports, and specifications

  • Manage multiple projects in a co-ordinated manner, ensuring delivery to agreed deadlines and cost requirements

  • Work on your own initiative with minimal supervision on all technical aspects of mechanical discipline elements

  • Take a mechanical discipline lead role on projects where required

  • Coordinate effectively with internal and external design team members across all project stages

  • Provide excellent client care and reporting throughout the full project lifecycle

  • Assist in seeking opportunities for additional business and contribute to fee proposals and technical bids






Professional qualifications


We are looking for someone with the following:


  • Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline

  • Strong experience in building services engineering

  • Good understanding of mechanical design principles (practical or theoretical) to support consultancy work

  • Experience delivering surveys, reports, and technical advisory services

  • Knowledge of sustainability standards such as BREEAM or LEED (desirable)

  • Chartered Engineer status (or working towards) desirable but not essential


Personal skills


The Senior Mechanical Engineer role would suit someone who is:


  • Mechanically biased with strong technical and analytical skills

  • Comfortable working independently and managing multiple projects

  • A strong communicator with excellent report writing ability

  • Client-focused with a professional and proactive approach

  • Organised with strong time management skills

  • Ambitious, with an interest in developing further into design or broader engineering responsibilities


Salary and benefits


  • Up to -65,000 salary

  • -4,000 car allowance

  • 4x salary life assurance

  • Income protection

  • Hybrid working

  • 37.5-hour working week

  • Full flexible benefits portal


Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government''s Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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