Job ID: 43895Reference: 300016229140703Location: London, Greater London, United Kingdom | Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom | Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom | Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom | York, Yorkshire, United Kingdom | Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom | Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom | Bristol, United Kingdom | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom | Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom | Cambridge, East of England, United Kingdom | Exeter, Devon, United KingdomDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringBusiness Unit: AUK UKWork Type: On-siteDate Posted: 2026-09-03Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Role description We are looking for a Mechanical Engineer with previous experience designing mechanical systems within buildings to join our Places Design Practice. In this role, you'll be delivering elegant and efficient mechanical design solutions on exciting and challenging projects for key clients across sectors including Industrial Manufacturing, Defence and Education. Places impact on the quality of people's lives. Whether new homes, shops, workplaces, schools and hospitals, manufacturing, research and development facilities, or data and distribution centres. People and communities thrive when the spaces in which they live, work, move and play are designed and managed in a way that best meets their needs. Role accountabilities In this role, you'll be responsible for working on technical aspects of small projects or components of larger projects, meeting financial, quality and timeframe objectives and meeting or exceeding client expectations. Day-to-day, you will prepare accurate drawings, specifications, reports and other project documentation and ensure that your allocated activities are completed whilst meeting budget, timeframe and quality objectives, also ensuring that client expectations are met. You will also be able to apply your analytical, technical writing and design skills at project level and contribute to the resolution of technical issues on projects, working under the supervision of a Senior Engineer. First and foremost, you share our passion for improving the quality of life. A BSc/BEng or MSc/MEng in Mechanical Engineering or similarEvidence that you're working towards becoming a Chartered Engineer (CEng)Previous relevant experience in a similar role designing mechanical systems within buildingsAn understanding of the design of individual elements of a project and how it ultimately interfaces with the clientAn understanding of budgetary requirementsWhy Arcadis? You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & BelongingWe want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race.
Mechanical Project Engineer (Building Services) (Permanent) in London employer: Arcadis
Arcadis UK is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture, where sustainability and resilience are at the forefront of our projects. Employees benefit from continuous professional development opportunities, a supportive environment, and the chance to work on impactful projects in the water and energy sectors. Located in the UK, we offer a dynamic workplace that values diversity and encourages creative solutions to complex engineering challenges.
