Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Newcastle - England

About this opportunity

Ready to make a real impact?

We’re looking for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join our Newcastle team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of building design.

You’ll partner closely with our Building Surveying department, blending hands-on inspections with innovative design solutions across the north of England. From healthcare to education, your expertise will drive projects that matter—nationally and locally—with a powerful focus on cutting-edge decarbonisation efforts.

If you’re passionate about engineering that shapes smarter, greener spaces, this is your moment to step in and lead.

Within this role you will be responsible for:

• Design and specification of projects across various sectors.
• Delivering M&E services; normal duties design, preparation of performance specs, site inspections of works in progress, site surveys/condition reports etc.
• Preparing mechanical services designs and associated drawings for projects to be designed and delivered in-house
• Preparing design calculations including those relating to ‘Energy Efficiency’ and building integration
• Supporting the local MEP Lead in preparing fee proposals and sub-consultant appointment documents, tracking projects from inception to completion
• Work collaboratively with MEP service teams in the North to ensure seamless integration of MEP Systems.
• Reviewing MEP Mechanical design outputs to ensure assured service delivery.
• Provide technical support to other service team members in other regions as required.
• Inspecting construction activities and troubleshooting issues that arise during the project lifecycle.
• Site inspections of work in progress.
• Project progress and client facing meetings.

As a Gleeds team member, you will have access to:

• Opportunities to develop and grow your career
• A contributory pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Our Global Travel Scholarship Programme
• Flexible working arrangements
  

Who we’re looking for:

Experience, Knowledge and Key Skills

• Ambitious and passionate about the built environment.
• Broad design experience but particularly in decarbonisation schemes.
• Lifecycle analysis, condition surveys and reporting.
• Previous experience within a consultancy or similar environment.
• Degree educated in Building Services Engineering, Architectural Engineering or similar.
• MS Office suite, software design packages such as MEPworx, or IES and AutoCAD
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Clear and effective written and oral communication skills.Hold or be working towards professional membership with CIBSE.