Mechanical Engineer - #1772345

Building Services Engineers (Mechanical) – All Levels

Bristol, Cardiff, Birmingham & Nottingham

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Arup’s Building Services Engineers tackle diverse challenges – from sustainable strategies to fire suppression systems, and from drainage in high-rise buildings to supplying ultra-pure water and piping specialist gases and fluids for healthcare, science and industry facilities. Together with our mechanical and electrical engineers, we provide integrated building services to our clients.

The Opportunity

We are looking for Mechanical Building Services Engineers at all levels to join our growing teams and contribute to a wide variety of exciting, technically challenging & cutting-edge projects across sectors including Rail, Science & Industry, Education, Residential, Commercial, and Healthcare.

Whether you're early in your career or bring years of experience, you'll have the opportunity to shape sustainable, efficient, and innovative mechanical systems that support the functionality and wellbeing of diverse environments. From feasibility studies and detailed design to completion, you’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality engineering solutions that make a real impact.

We would be interested in hearing from Building Services Engineers at all seniority levels who have experience in the following areas:

• Multi-disciplinary projects across a variety of sectors - collaborate across engineering and architectural teams to design and integrate efficient, sustainable, and technically robust mechanical systems tailored to the unique demands of diverse sectors
• Data Centres & Mission Critical Projects - designing and delivering resilient HVAC, ventilation, and environmental control systems that ensure operational continuity, safety, and compliance with stringent performance and regulatory standards.
• Decarbonisation Strategies - developing strategies for both new and existing assets including life-cycle carbon and costing optioneering assessments, using and developing analytical tools and economic models to optimise asset energy, carbon and financial performance
• Coding / Digital - leveraging software development and automation tools to enhance the design, simulation, and performance analysis of mechanical systems, enabling smarter, more efficient solutions across complex, multidisciplinary projects.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas.

You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

Are these roles right for you?

We are looking to speak to people who:

• Have a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, Architectural Engineering. You will either be chartered, working towards chartership or be keen to work for a company who will support you through your chartership journey.
• Have a demonstrable background in the field of mechanical building services design with knowledge and interest in sustainable building design in terms of both energy and carbon.
• Are proficient in BIM environments, particularly using Revit, and have experience with dynamic thermal modelling (preferably IES).
• Demonstrate strong Leadership & Strategic Leadership skills (Senior / Principal levels) to lead complex, multidisciplinary projects and manage project teams; provide technical oversight, quality assurance, and strategic direction and support business development, client engagement & innovation in sustainable and digital engineering.
• Have commercial awareness and experience in predicting, planning and managing resource requirements to achieve financial targets