Principal Engineer
7 days ago
Liverpool
We're looking for a Principal Electrical or Mechanical Engineering Team Leader to join our MEP team based in Liverpool, Manchester, or Leeds. \n \n Location: Liverpool, Manchester, or Leeds - with opportunity for agile working Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us. \n Salary: Starting from £70,000 per annum \n Sector: MEP – across a variety of industry sectors \n We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role. \n \n The role involves leading the design and delivery of complex M&E building services projects within a variety of sectors. As a Chartered Engineer and Design Team Leader, you will manage MEP teams, coordinate with multi-disciplinary design teams, ensure technical excellence and compliance, and work closely with project teams and clients for a major main contractor. The position requires strong leadership, significant industry experience, and the ability to deliver safe, efficient, and innovative engineering solutions from concept through construction. \n Are you… \n\n • A Chartered Engineer and member of CIBSE or IET?\n, • A Design Team Leader with strong M&E experience?\n, • A Design Team Leader looking to take the next step for a Main Contractor with a secured workload in a variety of industry sectors?\n, • Hold a Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Building Services Design Engineering or related subject?\n, • Bring experience of working across both public and private sector projects?\n, • Lead the design delivery of high‑quality M&E designs across new build, refurbishment, and minor works projects, ensuring outputs meet programme, budget, quality, and safety standards\n, • Support the Head of Service in leading and managing the M&E design teams, working closely with project leads to deliver coordinated multi‑disciplinary design solutions\n, • Manage team performance, utilisation, and development, ensuring capability aligns with workload and business targets\n, • Oversee technical delivery including feasibility studies, multi‑stage designs, specifications, condition reports, and technical advice\n, • Maintain and apply engineering standards, QA procedures, document control, and Health & Safety policies\n, • Build and maintain strong client relationships across public and private sector projects, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction\n, • Contribute to business development, including compiling fee proposals, quality submissions, bids, presentations, and winning new work\n, • Provide senior technical leadership and ensure integrated design solutions through to completion\n, • Promote continuous improvement, innovation, and best practice across the M&E service.\n, • Represent Kier within relevant industry sectors, contributing to forums, working groups, and industry engagement\n, • Drive standards, innovation, best practice, safety, wellbeing and customer satisfaction\n, • Chartered Engineer (CIBSE or IET) with a degree in Mechanical or Electrical Building Services Engineering design or similar subject\n, • Proven senior leadership experience managing multi‑disciplinary engineering teams\n, • Strong communicator able to translate complex technical information clearly\n, • Experienced in quality management and design governance\n, • Fluent in use of industry related software and calculation methods\n