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Principal Mechanical Engineer - My client is a passionate and experienced MEP Consultancy who enjoy creating healthy and high-performing buildings. They are a friendly team committed to bringing resilient designs through synergy, and enjoy collaborating with their clients to better understand their needs.

Projects cover a wide range of sectors including education, residential, healthcare, industrial, commercial, and the public sector. With 20 team members at the Birmingham office, everyone counts on a healthy exchange of ideas. Health and well-being are top priorities and as a business my client is invested in helping ensure that each person fulfils their full potential.

About the Role

Within this role as a Principal Engineer – Mechanical Services, you will be a key part of the team and have a high degree of self-government. You should have strong technical expertise, good leadership, and problem-solving skills, and be a forward planner with the ability to deliver high-standard work to project programmes. You should also be able to take on the management of more junior team members, along with client relationship management. You should have a strong track record in multiple sectors and will ideally be a Chartered Engineer, educated to a degree level with experience working on a variety of medium sized projects. You’ll be part of an enthusiastic and committed team of Engineers and Technicians to deliver high-quality output on projects.

The Role

* Acting as Project Leader on selected projects.

* Attending principal/management meetings.

* Promote the level of technical excellence within the team.

* Making client presentations on selected projects.

* Helping to generate repeat business through building relationships with clients.

* Be client-facing and involved in all stages of the projects from inception to completion.

* Ability to manage projects and teams to deliver to and exceed client expectations.

* Passionate about creative and innovative design.

* Management of Engineers and Technicians in the production of calculations, design deliverables (including drawings, specifications, and reports), site surveys, construction stage duties, client liaison, liaison with members of design/construction teams, project management, costing and any other relevant duty.

* Produce design deliverables (including drawings, specifications, and reports), site surveys, construction stage duties, client liaison with members of design/construction teams, project management, costing and ensure progress against the project brief.

* Check calculations and production of detailed drawings to ensure engineering designs meet appropriate quality and compliance controls, project briefs and customer requirements.

* Collaborate closely with multi-disciplinary members of the design team to deliver safe, efficient, and buildable solutions.

* Contribute to the preparation of enquiry plans, tender reviews, fee estimate sheets, scopes of work and change controls as required.

As the succesful Principal Engineer, you will have a degree in Building Services Engineering along with:

* Professional registration (CEng)

* Substantial experience – at least 10 years working within the building services engineering area.

* Demonstrable experience in delivering projects in multiple sectors.

* Experience in Software design including - Microsoft, IES, AutoCAD and Revit Knowledge of British Standards, Building Regulations, HTM’s etc.

* An understanding of incorporating various renewable technologies.

* Experience in managing Senior Engineers, Apprentices and Graduates.

* Excellent communication and project management skills.

* Understanding of commercial elements of projects.

* Confident communication and presentation skills with the ability to simplify complex ideas.

* Experience in contributing to bids, proposals, and tender specifications.

* Essential technical experience: Design of Mechanical Building Services Able to travel to the office in Birmingham and clients across the region.

This is a great opportunity to join a friendly and experienced team offering a competitive salary and benefits package including Annual Bonus, Flexible Working, Annual Parking Permit, Work from Home Policy and more.

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