54 principal mechanical design engineer jobs found in Reading

Job title: Principal Mechanical Design Engineer – Water Sector Location: Reading Hours: 36 hours per week (Hybrid working available) Salary: £60,000 - £80,000 + £5,8000 car allowance An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Principal Mechanical Design Engineer to take a leading role within a forward-thinking organisation supporting major water and wastewater infrastructure programmes. This position offers the chance to influence engineering strategy, guide standards, and provide expert leadership across technically challenging projects, while contributing to sustainable asset delivery and innovation in the sector. Role Overview The successful candidate will act as a senior technical authority for mechanical engineering, responsible for shaping project requirements, driving engineering quality, and delivering robust solutions. Key responsibilities include: Defining clear and accurate technical requirements to support effective project delivery Enhancing...

Lead the Future of Water Engineering – Become Our Principal Mechanical Design Engineer Are you ready to shape the future of water and wastewater infrastructure? As our  Principal Mechanical Design Engineer , you’ll take the lead in driving innovation, setting engineering standards, and mentoring a talented team of professionals. This is more than a technical role — it’s a strategic opportunity to become the ‘Intelligent Client’ at the heart of our AMP8 ambitions and beyond. Your expertise will be pivotal in delivering sustainable, high-performing assets that make a real difference to communities and the environment. What you’ll be doing as a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer Set precise technical requirements with Project Definition Briefs for strong project foundations. Refine Technical Asset Standards to enhance process efficiency and effectiveness. Uphold engineering standards in Mechanical Engineering to optimise asset performance. Lead the development of...

Job title: Principal Mechanical Design Engineer – Water Sector Location: Reading Hours: 36 hours per week (Hybrid working available) Salary: £60,000 - £80,000 + £5,8000 car allowance An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Principal Mechanical Design Engineer to take a leading role within a forward-thinking organisation supporting major water and wastewater infrastructure programmes. This position offers the chance to influence engineering strategy, guide standards, and provide expert leadership across technically challenging projects, while contributing to sustainable asset delivery and innovation in the sector. Role Overview The successful candidate will act as a senior technical authority for mechanical engineering, responsible for shaping project requirements, driving engineering quality, and delivering robust solutions. Key responsibilities include: Defining clear and accurate technical requirements to support effective project delivery Enhancing...

Lead the Future of Water Engineering – Become Our Principal Mechanical Design Engineer Are you ready to shape the future of water and wastewater infrastructure? As our  Principal Mechanical Design Engineer , you’ll take the lead in driving innovation, setting engineering standards, and mentoring a talented team of professionals. This is more than a technical role — it’s a strategic opportunity to become the ‘Intelligent Client’ at the heart of our AMP8 ambitions and beyond. Your expertise will be pivotal in delivering sustainable, high-performing assets that make a real difference to communities and the environment. What you’ll be doing as a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer Set precise technical requirements with Project Definition Briefs for strong project foundations. Refine Technical Asset Standards to enhance process efficiency and effectiveness. Uphold engineering standards in Mechanical Engineering to optimise asset performance. Lead the development of...

Lead the Future of Water Engineering – Become Our Principal Mechanical Design Engineer Are you ready to shape the future of water and wastewater infrastructure? As our  Principal Mechanical Design Engineer , you’ll take the lead in driving innovation, setting engineering standards, and mentoring a talented team of professionals. This is more than a technical role — it’s a strategic opportunity to become the ‘Intelligent Client’ at the heart of our AMP8 ambitions and beyond. Your expertise will be pivotal in delivering sustainable, high-performing assets that make a real difference to communities and the environment. What you’ll be doing as a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer Set precise technical requirements with Project Definition Briefs for strong project foundations. Refine Technical Asset Standards to enhance process efficiency and effectiveness. Uphold engineering standards in Mechanical Engineering to optimise asset performance. Lead the development of...

Job title: Principal Mechanical Design Engineer – Water Sector Location: Reading Hours: 36 hours per week (Hybrid working available) Salary: £60,000 - £80,000 + £5,8000 car allowance An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Principal Mechanical Design Engineer to take a leading role within a forward-thinking organisation supporting major water and wastewater infrastructure programmes. This position offers the chance to influence engineering strategy, guide standards, and provide expert leadership across technically challenging projects, while contributing to sustainable asset delivery and innovation in the sector. Role Overview The successful candidate will act as a senior technical authority for mechanical engineering, responsible for shaping project requirements, driving engineering quality, and delivering robust solutions. Key responsibilities include: Defining clear and accurate technical requirements to support effective project delivery Enhancing...

Senior to Principal Mechanical Design Engineer | Oxford | Low Carbon Projects, Heritage Refurbishments, Progression Opportunity A well-established, independent building services consultancy in Oxford is looking to strengthen their mechanical team with an experienced Senior or Principal Mechanical Engineer. Known for delivering technically robust, sustainable solutions across heritage, education, healthcare, and infrastructure projects, this team combines mechanical, electrical, lighting, Passivhaus, and building physics expertise under one roof. With a strong pipeline of work and ongoing investment in their people, this is a great opportunity to step into a high-impact role with long-term progression potential. 🛠️ Role Overview: Lead or support mechanical design from RIBA Stage 2 through to handover, including detailed HVAC, hot and cold-water systems, and sustainable design strategies Collaborate with clients, architects, and internal teams to develop low-energy,...

Senior to Principal Mechanical Design Engineer | Oxford | Low Carbon Projects, Heritage Refurbishments, Progression Opportunity A well-established, independent building services consultancy in Oxford is looking to strengthen their mechanical team with an experienced Senior or Principal Mechanical Engineer. Known for delivering technically robust, sustainable solutions across heritage, education, healthcare, and infrastructure projects, this team combines mechanical, electrical, lighting, Passivhaus, and building physics expertise under one roof. With a strong pipeline of work and ongoing investment in their people, this is a great opportunity to step into a high-impact role with long-term progression potential. 🛠️ Role Overview: Lead or support mechanical design from RIBA Stage 2 through to handover, including detailed HVAC, hot and cold-water systems, and sustainable design strategies Collaborate with clients, architects, and internal teams to develop low-energy,...

Senior to Principal Mechanical Design Engineer | Oxford | Low Carbon Projects, Heritage Refurbishments, Progression Opportunity A well-established, independent building services consultancy in Oxford is looking to strengthen their mechanical team with an experienced Senior or Principal Mechanical Engineer. Known for delivering technically robust, sustainable solutions across heritage, education, healthcare, and infrastructure projects, this team combines mechanical, electrical, lighting, Passivhaus, and building physics expertise under one roof. With a strong pipeline of work and ongoing investment in their people, this is a great opportunity to step into a high-impact role with long-term progression potential. 🛠️ Role Overview: Lead or support mechanical design from RIBA Stage 2 through to handover, including detailed HVAC, hot and cold-water systems, and sustainable design strategies Collaborate with clients, architects, and internal teams to develop low-energy,...

Principal Mechanical Design Engineer (Water) We are currently in the market to recruit multiple Principal Mechanical Design Engineers (Water) for a variety of major long-term frameworks across the UK. In addition to a range of long-term programmes across the UK water industry RPS, and Tetra Tech, have successfully won a £100 million single-award framework from United Utilities to support the improvement of river health across the Northwest of England. RPS has been working with United Utilities for over 20 years on innovative projects. As we move towards AMP8, this is an exciting time to be working in the water industry, and collaborating with passionate organisations, gives our people the opportunity to create positive change. Under this 10-year framework, RPS will drive program optimisation, develop solutions, and select the preferred options based on best value, lowest carbon, and cost. Our mission is to deliver exceptional water services to...

Company Description AFECO is an engineering services provider in the water sector and is part of the United Living Group which includes business that operate in both the water and energy sectors. We work with several major water companies across the UK with a broad portfolio of long-term Frameworks in place that extend throughout AMP8. We have worked with our clients over past AMPs to deliver innovative yet robust projects and are renowned for developing solutions that offer cost effective, low carbon and best value options. AFECO and the wider United Living Infrastructure (Water) Group have a variety of major long-term frameworks across the UK including design and build Frameworks with Southern Water, Severn Trent, Thames Water and United Utilities. These Frameworks focus on the design, construction, refurbishment and improvement of infrastructure and non-infrastructure assets across the water and wastewater sectors and includes structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, ICA...

Job Description Ramboll is ranked a Top 10 consultant in the UK and has around 2,000 bright minds working across multiple offices to apply their passion to deliver innovative solutions across Buildings, Transport, Environment & Health and Energy. We love seeing our talents develop and succeed and you will have opportunities to work on challenging and inspiring projects within an environment that is friendly, open and supportive.   Job Description Do you have experience in complex, technically challenging projects and want to join the UK team of our Global Healthcare Division? Do you enjoy developing sustainable solutions for technical challenges and working on a wide variety of project types?  Are you motivated by innovative engineering solutions and creating sustainable change that benefits society and nature? Do you want to work in an environment that welcomes design flair and innovative solutions? If this sounds like you, or you’re curious to learn more, then this...

Job Description Ramboll is ranked a Top 10 consultant in the UK and has around 2,000 bright minds working across multiple offices to apply their passion to deliver innovative solutions across Buildings, Transport, Environment & Health and Energy. We love seeing our talents develop and succeed and you will have opportunities to work on challenging and inspiring projects within an environment that is friendly, open and supportive. Job Description Do you have experience in complex, technically challenging projects and want to join the UK team of our Global Healthcare Division? Do you enjoy developing sustainable solutions for technical challenges and working on a wide variety of project types? Are you motivated by innovative engineering solutions and creating sustainable change that benefits society and nature? Do you want to work in an environment that welcomes design flair and innovative solutions? If this sounds like you, or you’re curious to learn more, then this...

Job Description Are you a Mechanical Design Engineer who thrives on leading the way on solving difficult engineering problems? Are you drawn to complex projects and excited by the opportunity to rapidly progress your technical leadership skills to the next level, heading up multi-disciplinary projects? If so, you might enjoy solving the energy industry’s most important mechanical engineering conundrums for a multitude of energy systems across a variety of clients. You could be Managing exciting projects designing test rigs in support of the development of the UKs nuclear fusion capabilities, carrying out structural integrity assessment of primary plant (for both civil and defence applications) to keep existing fleet generating, designing high integrity structures for new nuclear establishments, or leading one of many renewable energy projects across a growing carbon net zero portfolio. You’re likely to be juggling several projects simultaneously, so enjoying...

Principle Electrical Design Engineer - (Wastewater Treatment Projects) About Us: Glanua is an industry leader in providing innovative and sustainable engineering solutions to design, build, operate and maintain critical water and wastewater infrastructure across Ireland and the UK. We are a trusted provider to the municipal and industrial sector where our clients include Ireland and the UK's largest water utilities, Uisce Eireann (formally Irish Water), Thames Water, Yorkshire Water Affinity Water, Northumbrian Water and United Utilities. Glanua is passionate about solving today's environmental challenges and delivering a decarbonised and sustainable world. We know that to build successful creative teams we need a diverse workforce that can deliver new innovative ways of thinking. We provide an environment where you will have the freedom to develop and grow to your full potential. We champion our core values and uphold the highest standards of Safety and Well-being,...

Senior Electrical Design Engineer - (Wastewater Treatment Projects) About Us:   Glanua is an industry leader in providing innovative and sustainable engineering solutions to design, build, operate and maintain critical water and wastewater infrastructure across Ireland and the UK. We are a trusted provider to the municipal and industrial sector where our clients include Ireland and the UK's largest water utilities, Uisce Eireann (formally Irish Water), Thames Water, Yorkshire Water Affinity Water, Northumbrian Water and United Utilities. Glanua is passionate about solving today's environmental challenges and delivering a decarbonised and sustainable world. We know that to build successful creative teams we need a diverse workforce that can deliver new innovative ways of thinking. We provide an environment where you will have the freedom to develop and grow to your full potential. We champion our core values and uphold the highest standards of Safety and...

Lead Electrical Design Engineer - (Wastewater Treatment Projects) About Us: Glanua is an industry leader in providing innovative and sustainable engineering solutions to design, build, operate and maintain critical water and wastewater infrastructure across Ireland and the UK. We are a trusted provider to the municipal and industrial sector where our clients include Ireland and the UK's largest water utilities, Uisce Eireann (formally Irish Water), Thames Water, Yorkshire Water Affinity Water, Northumbrian Water and United Utilities. Glanua is passionate about solving today's environmental challenges and delivering a decarbonised and sustainable world. We know that to build successful creative teams we need a diverse workforce that can deliver new innovative ways of thinking. We provide an environment where you will have the freedom to develop and grow to your full potential. We champion our core values and uphold the highest standards of Safety and Well-being,...

ABOUT ORGANOX: OrganOx is a commercial stage organ technology company dedicated to developing technologies to improve outcomes for patients with acute or chronic organ failure. The company was established as a spin out of the University of Oxford in 2008 and is now part of the Terumo Group. OrganOx is a pioneer in normothermic machine perfusion (NMP).  It's flagship platform, the metra®, is available for use in the U.S., Europe, Canada, and Australia. It has been utilized in over 7,000 liver transplants to date to keep donor livers in a metabolically active state outside the body enabling longer preservation times and functional assessment of the organ prior to transplant, leading to an increased number of organs available for transplant. Founded in 1921, Terumo Corporation (TSE:4543) strives to fulfill its mission of “Contributing to Society through Healthcare” by providing a comprehensive range of solutions in the fields of therapeutic procedures, hospital operations, and life...

Job Description The UK Energy market is undergoing unprecedented change as the country strives towards a net zero carbon target. The sector must contend with high penetration of modern generation, transmission and distribution technologies, energy storage and prepare for the increased demand associated with the electrification of transport and heat as the countries progresses along the decarbonisation pathway. As part of the Net Zero agenda, networks have a crucial role in delivering the renewable energy which is required to be connected. The transmission network operators have secured c.£8bn as part of the RIIO T2 package. This is an opportunity to work at the forefront of the energy sector, to deliver outstanding projects and be part of the solution to delivering Net Zero. We empower our people to be the professional individuals they want to be, working on projects they feel proud of, making a difference to the world they live in and the legacy they leave behind....

The Opportunity Baker Hicks have grown rapidly in the Transmission & Distribution sector over the last number of years and have been successful in winning a number of major projects within the UK. As the demand to deliver exceptional engineering design from our clients continues to grow, an opportunity has arisen for a HV Cable Design Engineer.  As a HV Cable Design Engineer, you will be reporting to the Principal Engineer – HV. You will be responsible for ensuring the quality and consistency of the team’s output in the production and control of drawings and technical documents. You will assist during the bid process in order to secure further work. About You You must have experience in producing and checking all designs, calculations, reports, and drawings related to new or modified HV/EHV projects ranging from 11kV to 400kV, specifically for cable system designs. This includes the production of bonding line diagrams, cable rating calculations, induced voltage...