Principal Mechanical Engineer

Senior or Principal Mechanical Engineer
Cardiff
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior or Principal Mechanical Engineer to join our Cardiff office, and work as part of the largest independent consulting engineering firm of its kind. Joining at an exciting period in the Hoare Lea Cardiff journey, including the forthcoming move to a new City Centre Office.
Cardiff itself is a thriving and dynamic creative capital city with a rich cultural heritage, as well as ambitious future plans in terms of growth as well as a blueprint to become a carbon-neutral city in the next 10 years.
You will join a talented, dynamic, and diverse team of designers, engineers, and technical specialists with a unique working culture. Our team is large enough to work on large national and international schemes yet agile enough to allow significant talent growth and career progression.
As a Senior Mechanical Engineer/ Principal Mechanical Engineer, you will work alongside experienced engineers to develop and deliver coordinated, collaborative, innovative and technically excellent design solutions that respond to our clients brief and vision.
By creating and embracing a unique culture we ensure we remain leaders in our field enjoying what we do, having fun and achieve the best results by delivering a consistent, high-quality service for our clients.
Working for a firm with strong social values you will have the opportunity to use your engineering skills to support the role we have in society in meeting the needs of the industry, the environment, the communities in which we live and work, and improving the quality of life for generations to come.
For us it is personal.
About us
Hoare Lea is an award-winning engineering consultancy with a creative team of engineers, designers and technical specialists. We provide innovative solutions to complex engineering and design challenges for buildings.
Irrespective of the scale or complexity of a project, we provide a full range of MEP, environmental and sustainability services, bringing buildings to life and ensuring that they perform in operation as well as they look.
Hoare Lea has joined Tetra Tech’s High Performance Buildings Group, a global alliance of MEP firms.
Why work for us?
You’ll collaborate with the industry’s best, working with a wide range of built-environment specialists.
You’ll be part of progressive and exciting projects, able to experience innovative schemes across all sectors.
You’ll advance your career, your way, thanks to our structured Career Paths framework.
The role
As a Senior or Principal Mechanical Engineer, you will support and deliver designs for various project types and sizes. You will work within a multidisciplinary team of engineers and support staff delivering a consistent high-quality service for clients, ensuring that repeat and new business opportunities are developed, and profitability is achieved. The role is instrumental in helping to continue to grow and develop a team of technically competent engineers within this high-performing sector, as well as seeking new opportunities to develop the business.
You will be working on a varied portfolio of projects both in the UK and Internationally.
Designing mechanical engineering systems at the highest level using the latest software design packages.
You will be able to lead mechanical services design on large projects and take overall lead on small to medium-sized projects within the office.
Projects span a cross-section of sectors including Education, Science and Research, Healthcare, Leisure, Residential, Commercial, Defence and high-end mixed-use developments.
You will lead the development of initial strategic concepts for projects ensuring solutions are appropriate for the brief and regulatory standards.
Take responsibility for solid technical delivery in your work either alone or as part of a team.
Engage with junior support staff in their day-to-day activities and offer advice and guidance to ensure that they develop their skills and that we get the best out of our people.
You will be financially astute and work with the team leader to help monitor fee expenditure, resources and work delivered.
Looking at new ways of working and taking time out for innovation and research ensuring we keep abreast of our competitors.
Creating and maintaining a high reputation within the local industry and ensuring adherence to QM and risk control procedures is also a very important part of the role.
What we are looking for
Degree or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Architectural Engineering or Building Services Engineering or equivalent qualification.
You will have experience working in a multi-disciplinary environment, with excellent communication skills with both internal and external clients, and a team-based work approach, you will appreciate that holistic working is central to good design, and you will have experience across a range of projects.
Our benefits
To reward your hard work and commitment we offer both core and flexible benefits, a competitive salary and industry leading training and development to support you throughout your career.
Core benefits
Private medical scheme
Life Assurance
Income protection
Travel Allowance (principal) – electric car scheme (senior)
25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 with length of service
Contributory pension scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Enhanced Paternity, Maternity & Shared Parental Leave
Season Ticket Loans
Professional membership subscription
Flexitime
Flexible benefits
9-day fortnight – the firm offers all employees the option to work a 9-day fortnight
Hybrid Working – activity-based approach
Employee stock purchase plan – a voluntary program which allows eligible employees to purchase Tetra Tech common stock at a 15% discount
Holiday buy & sell up to 5 days
Study Assistance
Cycle to work scheme
Employee Referral Scheme
Sabbatical Leave
Other flexible benefits include gym and retail discounts, travel & dental insurance and GAYE (Give as you Earn)
Flexible working - We’re happy to discuss flexible working. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage
How to apply
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Equal opportunities statement
Hoare Lea is committed to ensuring that the most suitably qualified and experienced candidates are appointed to positions within the firm on the basis of job-related criteria.
Positive action statement
We know that to be the best at what we do we need a diverse workforce underpinned by an inclusive culture.
That’s why we particularly welcome applications from women, global ethnic majority, neurodiverse and disabled candidates, as they are under-represented within leadership roles at Hoare Lea
Reasonable adjustments statement
“We're proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunities employer, and we’re committed to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process. If you have a disability that might affect your performance at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know about any help or reasonable adjustments as soon possible before any interview or assessment. We’ll work with you to make sure any appropriate support is in place.”