Associate Mechanical Design Engineer

A leading building services consultancy is seeking an experienced Associate Mechanical Engineer to join its senior management team. This role is ideal for an engineer who combines strong technical expertise with proven leadership capability and a commitment to delivering high-quality, innovative design solutions.

About the Role

As an Associate, you will take on a significant leadership position, managing a team of engineers and overseeing their workload, development, and overall wellbeing. Alongside team management, you will lead multiple projects, taking responsibility for fee management, resource planning and ensuring successful, timely delivery.

You will also act externally as a representative of the business, leading client meetings, contributing to presentations, and playing a key role in developing and maintaining strong client relationships.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead, mentor and support a team of engineers, managing day-to-day workload and professional development.
• Foster a positive, high-performing team culture.
• Contribute to company-wide labour forecasting and resource planning.

Project Delivery & Technical Leadership

• Serve as Project Lead on multiple schemes, managing fees, resources, timelines and project delivery.
• Lead engineering design and coordinate building services across all project stages.
• Provide technical guidance, develop innovative solutions and contribute to technical knowledge development within the team.

Client & Business Engagement

• Attend and lead external client meetings, presentations and design reviews.
• Build and maintain strong client and architect relationships.
• Identify new business opportunities and support wider business development efforts.

Compliance, Standards & Innovation

• Ensure all engineering designs meet building regulations, planning requirements, British Standards and CIBSE guidelines.
• Demonstrate awareness of current trends in environmental design and sustainability.
• Promote internal processes, support CPD, and uphold the organisation s culture and values.

Requirements

• Minimum 8 years experience as a building services engineer.
• Chartered Engineer (CIBSE, IMechE or IET).
• Degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Building Services Engineering (or similar).
• Strong understanding of building regulations, planning policy and sustainability.
• Proficiency with IES and AutoCAD, plus experience using Revit/BIM.
• Demonstrated experience managing junior engineers and leading multidisciplinary projects.
• Ability to manage project finances and resources effectively.
• Strong communication, leadership and organisational skills.
• Commercial awareness with the ability to build lasting client relationships.

Desirable

• Experience successfully managing a full engineering team, demonstrating strong results in project profitability, client satisfaction and staff development.

What s on Offer

This opportunity offers the chance to join a senior leadership environment where you ll influence technical direction, contribute to strategic growth and oversee the delivery of high-quality engineering design across a diverse project portfolio.