Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

Code Resources LTDRusholme, Manchester🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 23 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This Principal Mechanical Design Engineer role offers significant career growth with the chance to lead complex building services projects for a reputable consultancy, benefiting from a strong pipeline of work in high-growth sectors and excellent digital engineering capabilities. You'll thrive here if you possess strong UK Mechanical Building Services design experience and enjoy mentoring engineers, with the added flexibility of hybrid working and a competitive salary of up to £70,000. Apply now to shape impactful projects and advance your leadership skills within a supportive multidisciplinary team.

Quick Overview

Salary

£70k/yr

Seniority

Leader

Employment type

Full Time

Work mode

Hybrid

Location

Rusholme, Manchester, United Kingdom

Posted

Yesterday

BIMHVACMechanical Design

Job Description

Principal Mechanical Design Engineer – Building Services Greater Manchester | Hybrid Working | Up to £70,000 + Benefits An opportunity for an experienced Principal Mechanical Design Engineer to join a major multidisciplinary engineering consultancy delivering technically complex projects across the UK and Europe. Why consider this opportunity?

Salary up to £70,000, depending on experience
Hybrid working with an established Greater Manchester team
Work on major projects across Pharmaceutical/Life Sciences, Defence, Nuclear, Healthcare and Infrastructure
Access to specialist engineering resources across a 1,300+ person European business
Strong pipeline of work within high-growth and highly regulated sectors
Opportunity to lead projects and provide technical direction to engineers
Excellent BIM and digital engineering capability
Clear progression beyond Principal level within a large multidisciplinary consultancy
Work alongside Mechanical, Electrical, Structural, Civil and other specialist engineering teams
Backing and stability of a major UK engineering and construction group The Role You will take a leading role in the mechanical design and delivery of complex Building Services projects, working closely with multidisciplinary teams and clients. You will be responsible for technical delivery, design reviews, coordination, mentoring engineers and helping ensure projects are delivered to the required technical and commercial standards. What are we looking for? You will ideally have:
Strong UK Mechanical Building Services design experience
Experience delivering projects through multiple RIBA stages
Strong knowledge of HVAC, mechanical services and associated Building Services systems
Experience leading projects and supporting/mentoring engineers
Strong client-facing and multidisciplinary coordination skills
Experience within technically complex sectors would be advantageous This would particularly suit a Senior Mechanical Engineer ready to step up to Principal, or an established Principal looking for larger projects, stronger technical exposure and a clearer long-term progression route. Interested? Get in touch for a confidential discussion and full details of the opportunity