Senior Mechanical Engineer

Company: Buro Happold Limited
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Location: Cambridge
Job Description:

Overview

Buro Happold is recruiting for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our Building Environments team in Cambridge. The role involves leading MEP projects in Cambridge and beyond, including Higher Education buildings, research facilities, mixed-use developments, and refurbishments, including heritage buildings.

Responsibilities

  • Undertake detailed mechanical engineering building services design and calculations, using Revit and IES software to support knowledge of exemplar building design and performance, including embodied carbon awareness.
  • Embrace technologies to improve performance and sustainability to meet net zero targets by 2030.
  • Ensure projects are carried out to an excellent standard, within agreed deadlines and budget.
  • Represent Buro Happold at meetings with clients, other professionals, and suppliers.
  • Produce and review reports, presentations, models, and drawings to a high standard, with accuracy and timeliness.
  • Prepare technical specifications and schedules, design development reports and innovative design solutions.
  • Plan and manage input to Revit for production of design work.
  • Actively engage with colleagues across disciplines, in group discussions and at events and seminars.
  • Mentor more junior team members, potentially leading to an early line management role.
  • Autonomously represent Buro Happold to clients, architects and collaborators.

Skills and Experience / Qualifications

  • Relevant building services experience or credentials for delivering highly sustainable buildings.
  • Experience as a Lead Mechanical Engineer on projects.
  • Broad design knowledge across a range of projects.
  • Experience using Revit and IES; willingness to learn new analysis packages.
  • Working towards, or a Chartered Member of CIBSE or equivalent body.

What we offer

  • Hybrid working arrangements.
  • Attractive salary and discretionary bonus.
  • Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
  • Generous pension, life assurance and income protection.
  • Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental, optical, travel insurance, season ticket loans and corporate discounts.
  • Enhanced parenthood leave policies and other wellbeing and development programs.
  • Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions.

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Posted: June 7th, 2026