Principal Mechanical Engineer

We're looking for a Principal Mechanical Engineering Team Leader to join our MEP team based in Liverpool, Manchester, or Leeds.

Location: Liverpool, Manchester, or Leeds - with opportunity for agile working.

Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

Salary: Starting from £70,000 per annum.

Sector: MEP – across a variety of industry sectors.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

The role involves leading the design and delivery of complex M&E building services projects within a variety of sectors. As a Chartered Engineer and Design Team Leader, you will manage MEP teams, coordinate with multi-disciplinary design teams, ensure technical excellence and compliance, and work closely with project teams and clients for a major main contractor. The position requires strong leadership, significant industry experience, and the ability to deliver safe, efficient, and innovative engineering solutions from concept through construction.

• A Chartered Engineer and member of CIBSE or IET?
• A Design Team Leader with strong M&E experience?
• A Design Team Leader looking to take the next step for a Main Contractor with a secured workload in a variety of industry sectors?
• Passionate about working for a collaborative, trusted, and delivery‑focused organisation?

• Hold a Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Building Services Design Engineering or related subject?
• Bring experience of working across both public and private sector projects?
• Want to work for a highly regarded Main Contractor, recognised as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor?

As a Principal Electrical or Mechanical Engineering Team Leader, you'll be working within the MEP Design team, supporting them in delivering high-quality, coordinated engineering solutions across public and private sector projects. Your day-to-day will include:

• Lead the design delivery of high‑quality M&E designs across new build, refurbishment, and minor works projects, ensuring outputs meet programme, budget, quality, and safety standards.
• Support the Head of Service in leading and managing the M&E design teams, working closely with project leads to deliver coordinated multi‑disciplinary design solutions.
• Manage team performance, utilisation, and development, ensuring capability aligns with workload and business targets.
• Oversee technical delivery including feasibility studies, multi‑stage designs, specifications, condition reports, and technical advice.
• Maintain and apply engineering standards, QA procedures, document control, and Health & Safety policies.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships across public and private sector projects, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Contribute to business development, including compiling fee proposals, quality submissions, bids, presentations, and winning new work.
• Provide senior technical leadership and ensure integrated design solutions through to completion.
• Promote continuous improvement, innovation, and best practice across the M&E service.
• Represent Kier within relevant industry sectors, contributing to forums, working groups, and industry engagement.
• Drive standards, innovation, best practice, safety, wellbeing and customer satisfaction.
• Supervise and mentor junior and less experienced members of the team with their journey to chartered status.

• Chartered Engineer (CIBSE or IET) with a degree in Mechanical or Electrical Building Services Engineering design or similar subject.
• Proven senior leadership experience managing multi‑disciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong communicator able to translate complex technical information clearly.
• Experienced in quality management and design governance.
• Fluent in use of industry related software and calculation methods.
• Able to meet BPSS security requirements.

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

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