Principal engineering Work, Jobs in Manchester, Eng (with Salaries)

Principal Mechanical Engineer
Kier Group —Salford
- From £70,000 a year
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Business
- Leadership
Electrical Engineering roles (Distribution,SENIOR/PRINCIPAL)
Mott MacDonald —Altrincham
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Travel
- Mentoring
- Communication skills
- Employee discount
Principal Technical Safety Engineer – Software Development
Risktec Solutions —Warrington
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Data analysis skills
- Master's degree
Process Engineer - Senior / Principal
VINCI Energies —Chorley
- Full-time
- AutoCAD
- No degree
- Travel
Principal Drainage Engineer - Transport Engineering
SLR Consulting —Manchester
- Full-time
- Business development
- Project management
- Mentoring
- Annual leave
- Life insurance
Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer
Assystem —Bolton
- Hybrid work
- Travel
- In-person
- Leadership
Principal Mechanical Design Engineer
Equans —Didsbury
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Master's degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Design - Principal Engineering Manager
Avove —Warrington
- Full-time
- Management
- Computer literacy
- Organisational skills
- Employee assistance programme
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ACTEMIUM Design - Mechanical Design - Designer, Engineer, Senior Engineer, Principal Engineer
VINCI Energies —Chorley
- Full-time
- AutoCAD
- CAD
- Engineering
Head of Process Engineering - Nuclear
Mott MacDonald —Altrincham
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Mentoring
- Agile
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
11d
Senior / Principal Mechanical Building Services Engineer
AtkinsRéalis —Manchester
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Microsoft Office
- Mechanical knowledge
Senior/Principal/Associate Civil/Structural Engineer
Evan Craig —Manchester
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Data analysis skills
- Analysis skills
NUVIA UK - Principal Building Services Engineer (HVAC)
VINCI Construction —Warrington
- Up to £68,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Team management
- Organisational skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Principal Engineering Geologist
AECOM —Manchester
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Master's degree
- Project management
Senior Engineer / Principal Structural Engineer
Evan Craig —Manchester
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- English
- Annual leave
Principal Stress Engineer
VINCI Construction —Warrington
- Hybrid work
- AutoCAD
- Bachelor's degree
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Senior/Principal Training Instructor
MBDA —Bolton
- £40,000 - £49,000 a year
- Overtime
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- In-person
- Communication skills
- Free parking
- Relocation assistance
Engineering Lead
Naturecan —Stockport
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- AWS
- JavaScript
- Software development
- Employee discount
Quick apply
12d
Principal Structural Engineer
Ayesa —Manchester
- Hybrid work
- English
- Master's degree
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
Principal Engineer - Development Infrastructure
Arcadis —Manchester
- Hybrid work
- AutoCAD
- Management
- Engineering

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Principal Mechanical Engineer

Kier Group -
Salford

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Job details

Full-time
From £70,000 a year

Qualifications

Engineering
Quality management
Business
Leadership
Communication skills

Full job description

We're looking for a Principal Mechanical Engineering Team Leader to join our MEP team based in Liverpool, Manchester, or Leeds.

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.

Salary: Starting from £70,000 per annum

Sector: MEP – across a variety of industry sectors

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

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.

Are you…

A Chartered Engineer and member of CIBSE or IET?
A Design Team Leader with strong M&E experience?
A Design Team Leader looking to take the next step for a Main Contractor with a secured workload in a variety of industry sectors?
Passionate about working for a collaborative, trusted, and delivery‑focused organisation?

Do you…

Hold a Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Building Services Design Engineering or related subject?
Bring experience of working across both public and private sector projects?
Want to work for a highly regarded Main Contractor, recognised as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor?

What will you be responsible for?

As a Principal Electrical or Mechanical Engineering Team Leader, you'll be working within the MEP Design team, supporting them in delivering high-quality, coordinated engineering solutions across public and private sector projects. Your day to day will include:

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
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
Manage team performance, utilisation, and development, ensuring capability aligns with workload and business targets
Oversee technical delivery including feasibility studies, multi‑stage designs, specifications, condition reports, and technical advice
Maintain and apply engineering standards, QA procedures, document control, and Health & Safety policies
Build and maintain strong client relationships across public and private sector projects, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction
Contribute to business development, including compiling fee proposals, quality submissions, bids, presentations, and winning new work
Provide senior technical leadership and ensure integrated design solutions through to completion
Promote continuous improvement, innovation, and best practice across the M&E service.
Represent Kier within relevant industry sectors, contributing to forums, working groups, and industry engagement
Drive standards, innovation, best practice, safety, wellbeing and customer satisfaction
Supervise and mentor junior and less experienced members of the team with their journey to chartered status

What are we looking for?

This role of Principal Electrical or Mechanical Engineering Team Leader is great for you if:

Chartered Engineer (CIBSE or IET) with a degree in Mechanical or Electrical Building Services Engineering design or similar subject
Proven senior leadership experience managing multi‑disciplinary engineering teams
Strong communicator able to translate complex technical information clearly
Experienced in quality management and design governance
Fluent in use of industry related software and calculation methods
Able to meet BPSS security requirements

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.

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