Senior​/Principal Mechanical Engineer - Building Services

Are you excited about understanding, interpreting, and navigating complex engineering issues? Are you motivated by creating sustainable change that benefits society and nature? Are you a curious and open-minded person?

If this sounds like you, or you’re curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity. Join our Building Services team as our new Senior / Principal Mechanical Engineer and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

As our new Senior / Principal Mechanical Engineer, you will work as part of a collaborative team, manage your own project work, undertake and oversee design to the required standards, and maintain excellent levels of client service.

You will contribute to a team with a strong focus on technical delivery, client care and sustainable outcomes. You will work on a wide variety of projects, with opportunities to contribute to international signature projects where appropriate. We have a supportive and collaborative culture and are looking for personable, curious and technically capable people to strengthen our team. We have a strong focus on digital and parametric design and believe the future of our industry lies in working smarter, sharing knowledge and continuously improving how we deliver.

• Lead larger mechanical work packages and act as Mechanical Discipline Lead on less complex and lower-risk projects.
• Represent Ramboll at design team and client meetings, working autonomously while communicating technical matters clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Develop design strategies and deliver work across the full spectrum of design stages, including detailed design, specifications and supervision of works on site.
• Exercise independent engineering judgement when selecting and applying appropriate standards, codes and design approaches.
• Plan and manage your own workload and the deliverables of junior team members in accordance with the Ramboll Project Model, agreed programme, scope and budget.
• Coordinate mechanical design activities with other disciplines and, on suitably sized projects, support the coordination of engineers from complementary disciplines.
• Complete detailed designs, undertake technical and quality reviews, and supervise and check the work of others.
• Identify technical, programme, commercial, health and safety, Building Safety Act and CDM risks, developing proportionate solutions and escalating where appropriate.
• Understand and manage the agreed scope for your discipline, identify change promptly and support appropriate change control and project governance.
• Support preparation of straightforward fee and scope proposals, project variations and tender submissions.
• Build effective client and collaborator relationships, support high levels of client satisfaction and identify opportunities for repeat work or additional services.
• Mentor and support graduates and junior engineers, providing clear direction, constructive feedback and opportunities for development.
• Champion sustainable and regenerative design outcomes, including use of Ramboll sustainability tools and reviews on your work packages.
• Apply digital and parametric design tools where they add value, and contribute to workflow improvement, innovation and knowledge sharing within the discipline.

In addition to the Senior responsibilities above, a Principal Engineer will be expected to:

• Act as an experienced Mechanical Discipline Lead on larger or medium-risk projects and, where appropriate, lead whole low-risk projects with support from the Project Owner.
• Act as the primary day-to-day client and design point of contact for projects within your responsibility, coordinating responses with minimal supervision.
• Take responsibility for the technical and financial leadership of your projects or discipline, including scope, quality, resources, cost, programme, change and project governance.
• Project manage projects of increasing complexity, including multidisciplinary projects where appropriate, setting a coordinated programme of work and clear accountabilities for the project team.
• Lead or support scope and fee discussions, prepare proposals for increasingly complex opportunities and manage project variations with appropriate senior support.
• Develop a practical understanding of project financial performance, including fee levels, billing, cash flow, write-ups or…