Average Mechanical Engineer salary in the UK

A well-established property and construction consultancy is looking for an experienced Mechanical Engineer to join their expert team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a senior-level mechanical engineer to step into a leadership role, managing M&E projects across sectors such as commercial, residential, and hospitality. While the company has an established M&E team in London, they are now looking to expand their presence in the North, bringing in a dedicated professional to service existing workloads while driving the growth and development of M&E services in the region and beyond. If you have a strong background in building services, excellent client management skills, and a passion for delivering high-quality projects, this role offers the perfect next step in your career. The Mechanical Engineer's role As the Mechanical Engineer, you will be responsible for managing M&E consultancy services, ensuring project success from inception to completion. You will play a pivotal role in leading project teams, supporting technical delivery, and maintaining client relationships. Key responsibilities include: Providing strategic leadership on mechanical and electrical (M&E) projects.Overseeing M&E design and consultancy servicesManaging project teams and liaising with clients, architects, and contractors.Ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.Conducting site inspections and technical reviews.Supporting business development and contributing to the growth of the M&E division. The Mechanical Engineer The ideal Mechanical Engineer will join at an Associate Director level and have: A degree in Mechanical Engineering or Building Services Engineering.Chartered Engineer status (CEng) or working towards it.Extensive experience in M&E consultancy, with a strong mechanical bias.A proven track record in leading and delivering building services projects across sectors such as commercial, residential, and hospitality.Strong leadership, client management, and communication skills.Experience working with multidisciplinary teams in a consultancy environment. In Return? £65,000 - £75,000The opportunity to work for a leading property and construction consultancy.Career progression within a growing M&E team.A collaborative and supportive working environment.Exposure to high-profile projects and clients. If you are an experienced Mechanical Engineer looking to step up to an Associate Director position, apply today!

Mechanical Design Engineer (Mechanical) Milton Keynes Outskirts To £45,000 We are a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of intelligent management systems for keys and equipment. From an idea conceived nearly 30 years old for the airline industry, today we supply to some of the world's largest retailers including Walmart and Ikea. We are continuing to grow our R and D team and now have a requirement for a Mechanical Development/Production Engineer who will provide Mechanical Engineering support for product development and issues escalated to the R&D team.The Development Engineer will apply mechanical engineering skills and expertise to solve complex problems ranging from manufacturing issues to evaluating new product developments. The role will interact with the other departments within the business as a whole - including supporting the Production and Quality teams with advanced technical support and issue investigations. This role will also support the team by helping run quality assurance tests such as life-cycle and durability testing of components and product testing. We can offer the successful candidate an attractive salary of up to £45,000 plus excellent benefits and learning opportunities and invite applications from mechanical biased Production Engineers/Manufacturing Engineers/Development Engineers/R and D Engineers with the following attributes: Minimum of a HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering is essential having completed an engineering/technical apprenticeship being an advantageExperience using 3D CAD programKnowledge and understanding of mechanical manufacturing processes (sheet metal fabrication, extrusions, casting, moulding, machining).Broad background in electro-mechanical product development, manufacture and testing procedures.Ability to read and interpret complex electro/mechanical technical drawings.Strong innovative problem-solving skills. When applying for this role, please indicate your current salary (plus benefits package), minimum salary required, notice period and your reasons for wishing to move from your current company. Alliance Consulting is acting as an employment agency in this respect. Alliance Consulting specialise in the placement of engineers throughout the UK. By sending us your CV you are explicitly consenting to our processing of your personal data on a computer database and/or in manual files for the purpose of evaluating your application for employment. This processing will be carried out in accordance with the UK Data Protection Act 1998. By applying for this role you hereby consent to us submitting your CV to our client. If you do not wish your CV to be sent to our client then you must clearly state this to us. Equally, if there are any companies that you do not wish your CV to be sent to (for whatever reason), then please let us know of this when you apply.

Mechanical Design Engineer Walsingham, Norfolk £45,000 - £55,000 Per Annum Our client are looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer who is a strong team player and can work using their own initiative. Joining our client's design team, the successful candidate will play a key role in the design and development of projects. You’ll be tasked with providing effective and innovative product design solutions to ensure our client remains a market leader. Your daily to-do list will centre around carrying out mechanical design tasks from concept through to production drawings to meet business and customer’s specified requirements and providing a high level of commercial awareness to ensure design solutions are delivered in a cost-effective manner. You’ll ensure all schedules are understood and your workload is efficiently managed. You’ll support specific projects ensuring timescales and budget requirements are achieved and utilise third party and supplier software to calculate specific requirements. You’ll be in constant communication with the director to relay information about the status of a project, and you’ll also be asked to provide expert input to ensure that the most economical and advantageous design strategy is adopted through collaboration. In terms of skills, our client are seeking a mechanical engineer who possesses a good understanding of mechanical engineering principles and is competent and confident in all technical aspects of mechanical design and development of special purpose machinery. Ideally, you’ll have picked up this knowledge through working in a similar precision engineering and multi-skilled environment. You’ll have experience in delivering solutions to technical problems, electrical engineering design and design analysis and undertaking technical calculations. Having SolidWorks and Autodesk experience is also required for the role. Mechanical Design Engineer Key Responsibilities: Carry out mechanical design to meet business and customer specified requirements Provide a high level of commercial awareness to ensure design solutions are delivered in a cost effective manner & scope changes are managed in accordance with standard operation procedures Ensure schedules are understood and workload is managed to meet objectives Effectively communicate project status to the Technical Director Produce mechanical designs from concept to production drawings in line with customer needs and business objectives Support specific projects ensuring timescales and budget requirements are achieved Utilise third party / supplier software to calculate specific requirements Implement company and external standards Ensure data is input into the company’s database Understanding of BS / ISO application Checking of work done by others Conduct risk assessments of machinery Provide expert input to ensure that the most economical / advantageous design strategy is adopted through collaboration Undertake additional responsibilities and tasks as required Ensure innovative processes are implemented Mechanical Design Engineer Key Skills / Experience: Experience within a similar role Proven background in designing conveyor systems Possess a good understanding of mechanical engineering principles Competent and confident in all technical aspects of mechanical design and development of special purpose machinery (ideally gained within a similar environment) Experience in delivering solutions to technical problems Experience of undertaking technical calculations Experience of working within a multi-skilled environment (i.e. knowledge of mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical components) Experience of technical projects including working to tight timescales throughout the project life cycle 2D CAD design experience (AutoCAD) desirable 3D CAD design experience (SolidWorks) essential Ability to provide quality information within deadlines Empathy with other functions and projects Proactive interaction with other functions Team-player and ability to work on own initiative Strong PC skills Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week. 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