Principal Mechanical Engineer

3 months ago


London, United Kingdom Hydrock Full time

We have a brand-new opportunity for a Principal Mechanical Engineer to join our MEP division based in our London office.

It's an exciting time to join our MEP London team and we have ambitious growth plans over the next 12 months. Joining as a Principal you will be empowered to mentor and grow your own team, with the opportunity to engage with clients, develop and progress quickly. Our London team benefit from a brand new central location (right near Borough Market and the Shard) and enjoy working on a variety of projects including defence, healthcare, data centres and commercial/residential. 

Your role will include:

Be a pro-active member of the MEP team, supporting with the day to day running of the mechanical disciplines, working on multidisciplinary projects across a variety of building sectors. Lead on projects and take responsibility for the technical delivery and financial profitability of the project. Develop relationships with Clients, project managers and architects and actively identify opportunities for other disciplines to become involved in projects.

Our Mechanical, Electrical & Public Health (MEP) division:

Our MEP team are specialists in energy, sustainability, and engineering design. We bring buildings to life and create award winning, high-performance environments that enhance the built environment – working across all sectors including commercial, industrial, leisure, retail, manufacturing, logistics, heritage and residential.

Our work includes:

Building performance modelling Building performance optimisation Carbon verification and validation strategies Daylight and sunlight studies Net-Zero strategy Sustainability benchmarking and environmental assessments Sustainable master planning Strategic utility management services

We offer a fresh approach to MEP, getting involved early, working collaboratively with the design team, highlighting options, guiding design development, and using our expertise to help clients make key decisions.

Most importantly, you’ll find us a lively, good-spirited team, passionate about what we’re doing and enjoying each other’s company – we’ll be sure to give you a warm welcome too Check out our MEP project portfolio .

To succeed in this role, you’ll need:

Relevant qualification at HNC, HND, Bachelors or Masters and ideally chartered status. Proven experience working as a Principal Mechanical Engineer (or Senior looking to progress into a Principal role) with a track record of working within the UK on a range of mainstream building services projects. Sound knowledge of BIM processes, Revit and IES/Amtech.

What's great about Hydrock, now Stantec

are a multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy of over 900 staff in 21 offices across the UK. Our driving motivation is to be a ‘Force for Good’, as it is our aim to improve the quality of people’s lives from our employees to our clients, through to the communities we work in and our planet as a whole through the work we do.

From the buildings that surround you, the roads and bridges you cross, all related to the infrastructure that we create, we aim to offer the most sustainable possibilities to shape the places, communities and society that we live in through meeting our client’s needs. Through the path we are on to delivering a green future, the result is something that everyone can be proud of. 

Named as Building’s Engineering Consultant of the Year in 2023, we’re known for delivering outstanding sustainable projects for our communities, planet, and society.

Some of these projects have recently received industry accolades, including winning the Conservation and Regeneration category at the Construction Excellence South West Awards 2023; named Commercial Project of the Year at the British Construction Industry Awards 2022; picked out in the Integration and Collaborative Working category at Construction Excellence Wales Awards 2022; singled out for its Universal Design at the Civic Trust Awards 2022; and Bristol’s iconic waterfront sweeping up at the Bristol Property Awards.

Take a and get a feel for what we’re all about. 

What we can offer you:

Inspiring and supportive colleagues  Reward for progression and hard work  An opportunity to develop your soft skills, as well your technical skills Competitive starting salary  Excellent health benefits 25 days of holiday (buy/sell up to five days), accrue 1 day extra every 2 years, with bonus holidays too An earlier finish on Friday (4pm)  An opportunity to give back: “Day off for good cause” (on a workday)  A huge range of flexible benefits, including climate perks and an EV car leasing scheme 

A place to feel included

We champion diversity, equity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we commit to supporting our employees and ensure we create a safe environment that nurtures you to perform at your best. Offering our people flexibility is an important factor in achieving this aim.

We consider all application individually with the required qualifications and knowledge without regard to any of the . We would like to provide everyone with a fair selection, assessment and employment experience so we ask with are made aware of any physical or neurodiverse condition within your application for which appropriate reasonable adjustments can be made by us. 



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