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.

Are you…

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?

Do you…

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?

What will you be responsible for?

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

What are we looking for?

This role of Principal Electrical or Mechanical Engineering Team Leader is great for you if:

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

Rewards and benefits

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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