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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer – Life Sciences

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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Life Sciences
Employer Carrington West
Location: York
Salary: 50000.00 - 60000.00 GBP Annual
Closing date: 5 Oct 2026
Specialist area: Mechanical engineering
Function: Engineer
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
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Job Details
We are currently working with a leading engineering consultancy who are looking to appoint a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join their growing team.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Mechanical Building Services Engineer to work on a diverse range of technically challenging projects across a variety of sectors. You'll join a talented and supportive team, delivering high–quality engineering solutions while having the opportunity to develop your technical and leadership skills.
You will have a strong background in Mechanical Building Services, ideally with professional registration or a willingness to work towards Chartered status. You'll have experience delivering projects and may have experience managing mechanical packages on larger schemes.
We're Looking For a Senior Mechanical Engineer Who
- Has strong experience in Mechanical Building Services design
- Has experience across HVAC and Public Health systems
- Takes ownership of projects and uses initiative to deliver effective engineering solutions
- Is commercially aware and focused on client satisfaction
- Has experience coordinating multidisciplinary design teams
- Can mentor and support junior engineers and technicians
- Holds a relevant engineering degree
- Is Chartered, or actively working towards Chartered status
- Has excellent communication and presentation skills
- Can develop strong relationships with clients, contractors and other stakeholders
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Key Responsibilities
- Design and specify Mechanical Building Services systems in line with current standards, regulations and project requirements
- Produce detailed design deliverables including drawings, specifications, calculations and technical reports
- Undertake site surveys and provide support throughout the construction stage
- Coordinate mechanical design with wider multidisciplinary teams
- Liaise directly with clients, contractors and other project stakeholders
- Contribute to tenders, bids, proposals, fee estimates and scopes of work
- Support project delivery, including programme, cost, quality and client requirements
- Take responsibility for mechanical services packages on small to medium–sized projects
- Promote quality, compliance and engineering best practice across projects
Skills & Experience
- Relevant degree in Mechanical Engineering or Building Services Engineering
- Membership of CIBSE, ideally working towards Chartered status
- Proven experience in Mechanical Building Services Engineering
- Strong HVAC and Public Health design experience
- Experience producing technical specifications and detailed design information
- Experience working within multidisciplinary design teams
- Experience contributing to bids, tenders and proposals
- Good understanding of the commercial aspects of projects
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Experience with Navisworks
- Experience with NBS Create / Chorus


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You must be eligible to work in the UK without visa sponsorship to be considered for this role.
To apply, please follow the link or send your CV to Jack James at (url removed)
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