Principal Mechanical Engineer
Listed on 2026-09-12
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Engineering
Engineering Design & Technologists
- Primary
Location:
UK - Manchester, Level 4 - 100 Emban
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Job DescriptionWe are looking for an enthusiastic and suitably experienced Principal Mechanical Engineer, being client focused is an essential attribute and you will be able to demonstrate solid experience of working in a design capacity and good working knowledge of building services installations. Working as part of a team you will be expected to manage your own work, undertake details design to the required standards and to maintain excellent levels of client service.
About Us:
AECOM plays a critical role in the conceptualisation and creation of amazing spaces, delivering projects and buildings that define skylines and communities. AECOM Buildings & Places is made up of dedicated teams delivering projects in Commercial, Residential, Retail, Industrial, Hospitality, Sports Venues, Work Places, Education, Government and Healthcare.
We are friendly, busy and motivated with an established track record of successfully delivering local and overseas projects.
Some of our flagship work in recent years include;
Stratford Cross, Lansdowne House and 10 Dock and multiple major hyperscale Data Centre projects in the Nordics, Iberia and South America.
About Our Team:
You will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. You will help foster a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion
-safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to created transformational outcomes of our clients.
Job Responsibilities:
At AECOM we will support your personal and professional development so that you grow with the company, for this role we believe your starting point is:
- To take a key role representing AECOM on MEP projects leading your own discipline and also managing engineers of a complementary discipline
- Able to work using their own initiative with minimal supervision on all technical aspects of their discipline or have specific specialist experience applicable to the role.
- Complete detailed designs and supervise the work of others in this function.
- Demonstrate good attention to detail and show pride in the work produced.
- Have an ability to inspire confidence both internally and externally, and then use this to strengthen client relationships.
- To mentor and assist with the development of junior engineers
- Manage time on projects to suit deadlines and complete their assigned tasks as stipulated by AECOM project manager.
- Where they are the AECOM project manager, co-ordinate the tasks so all deadlines are met and allocate resource appropriately and to manage and control project finance.
- To have a strong interest in or experience using digital and parametric design tools. We seek engineers that fit with our culture and have experience working digitally by coding, working in IESVE.
You will need to be from a consultancy or client organisation with the ability to design and delivery of Building Services projects.
Qualifications- Relevant experience in design and delivery of projects within the consulting industry
- Work experience within a similar consultancy or other relevant business
- Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English, able to inspire, influence and negotiate.
- Abilityto make decisions, act on own initiative and operate in a pro-active way
- Experience of seeing conceptual designs through to completion and dealing directly with clients
- Excellent report writing skills, experience of making presentations and…
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