Join our Leeds-based Building Services team at a pivotal moment as we lead the next wave of sustainable, high-profile engineering projects.
We’re delighted to be recruiting a Mechanical Engineer to join our growing Building Environments team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a background in Building Services who is keen to contribute to industry leading designs within a vibrant, collaborative, multi disciplinary practice based in Leeds.
In this role, you’ll have the chance to immerse yourself in a diverse portfolio of engaging and dynamic projects across the UK and internationally. You’ll play a key part in delivering innovative solutions on unique, high profile developments that shape the built environment and push the boundaries of sustainable design.
Our Leeds Building Services (MEP) team is at the forefront of delivering innovative, high-impact projects across a diverse range of sectors. Joining us means contributing to work that truly shapes communities and environments. Here’s a glimpse of what we’re working on:
- Heritage Retrofits with a Modern Twist - We’re breathing new life into historic landmarks, such as the Great Yarmouth Winter Gardens, a full retrofit of a 120-year-old Grade II* listed glasshouse on the seafront. This project blends cutting-edge engineering with sensitive restoration, preserving heritage while meeting modern sustainability standards.
- Sports Sector Developments for Elite Performance - From world-class training facilities to stadium expansions, we’re helping leading Premier League and Premiership rugby teams create spaces that inspire athletes and fans alike. Our recent work includes the Leeds United Stadium Expansion.
- Transformative Commercial and Residential Schemes - We’re shaping vibrant urban environments through major developments like York Central, an ambitious masterplan featuring hotels, offices, and residential blocks. These projects redefine city living and working, with a strong focus on sustainability and community impact.
- Prestigious International Projects - Our expertise extends beyond the UK, with landmark schemes in KSA and Dubai. These projects offer opportunities to work on globally recognised developments, pushing the boundaries of design and engineering on an international stage.
Your Next Role
Ready to make an impact? As an Mechanical Engineer at Buro Happold, you’ll work on iconic UK and international projects, collaborating with architects and specialists to deliver innovative designs using advanced BIM workflows.
Join a team where ideas matter, curiosity thrives, and sustainability drives everything we do. This is your chance to grow, collaborate, and create lasting positive change
Your Key Duties
- Undertake detailed mechanical building services design and calculations, using Revit, IES and hand calculations to ensure robust, high quality engineering solutions
- Prepare technical specifications, schedules, design development reports, correspondence and innovative design solutions
- Produce and review reports, presentations, models and drawings to a high standard of accuracy and clarity
- Plan, coordinate and manage Revit inputs to support the production of multidisciplinary design work
- Work collaboratively with coordinators, senior engineers, associates and colleagues across disciplines on a wide range of UK and international projects
- Represent Buro Happold at meetings with clients, architects, suppliers and other professionals, acting autonomously where appropriate
- Take responsibility for the design and delivery of mechanical engineering elements across multiple projects, ensuring work is completed to an excellent standard, on time and within budget
- Embrace new technologies and approaches that enhance performance, sustainability and progress towards net zero carbon targets
- Contribute to project value, including supporting aspects of financial management alongside project leads
- Actively engage in team discussions, events and seminars, supporting a collaborative and knowledge sharing culture
- Maintain your CPD and ongoing professional development, while mentoring and supporting junior engineers, interns and trainees, with potential for early line management responsibilities
Your Skills and Experience
- Experience in mechanical building services engineering, ideally gained within an engineering consultancy environment
- Proven track record of delivering mechanical design across all project stages, from concept through to detailed design and completion
- Experience acting as a Lead Mechanical Engineer on projects, with broad design knowledge across a range of sectors, codes and standards (British, European and ideally international)
- Proficiency in analysis and design software including IES and Revit, with the ability to review and make amendments in AutoCAD and Revit
- Willingness to learn new digital tools and analysis packages; digital engineering skills are advantageous
- Strong communication skills, with a confident and proactive approach to problem solving and collaboration
- Ability to produce high quality technical outputs, including calculations, reports, specifications and schedules
- Fully conversant with Microsoft Office and familiar with general HVAC calculation software
- Working towards, or already holding, Chartered status with CIBSE or an equivalent professional body
- A relevant Bachelor’s degree (BEng/BSc) or Master’s degree (MEng/MSc) in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline
What We Offer You
In return for your expertise, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive and highly competitive rewards package, along with the opportunity to grow your career within one of the world’s most respected consultancies. Our offer includes:
- Attractive salary with a discretionary bonus (Salary based on experience)
- Hybrid working arrangements to support work–life balance
- 25 days’ annual leave (exclusive of Bank Holidays), plus flexible holiday options
- Generous company pension scheme, life assurance and income protection
- Flexible benefits, including cycle scheme, dental and optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans and a range of corporate discounts
- Enhanced parenthood leave policies
- 3pm finish on the last Friday of every month
- Strong commitment to continuous development, with access to learning programmes and support for further qualifications
- Opportunities to progress to Senior or Technical Lead roles
- Funding for two professional memberships or subscriptions
- Comprehensive wellbeing support, including an employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities
- Opportunities to contribute to your community through our Share Our Skills (SOS) volunteering programme
- A supportive and inclusive culture, with social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring networks
- An international working culture, ensuring that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you’re always connected to exceptional people and opportunities
A Place for Everyone
At Buro Happold, we recognise that flexible working is an important part of achieving balance and supporting individual needs. We welcome applications from those seeking flexibility in how they work and develop their careers.
Our diverse portfolio of projects is made possible by the variety of perspectives, identities, backgrounds and experiences within our teams. We value these differences and want every colleague to feel they can bring their whole self to work without masking any part of their identity.
We are committed to improving representation across the built environment and are particularly keen to hear from individuals who feel underrepresented in the industry. We believe we have much to learn from one another, and that embracing difference leads to the most innovative and elegant solutions.
If you require any adjustments to make the application process more accessible or comfortable, please let us know. You can contact us at recruitment@burohappold.com, and we will work with you to support you throughout your application journey.
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