Principal Mechanical Engineer

Principal Mechanical Engineer Full-time State/Province: Dublin Business Group: DCS Legal Entity: AECOM Ireland Limited Business Line: B&P - Buildings & Places Work Location Model: Hybrid Operating Group: International Primary Location: IE - Dublin, 1 Burlington Plaza Company Description Work with Us. Change the World. At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Start here. Grow here. AECOM is seeking an experienced and motivated Principal Mechanical Engineer to join our growing Buildings + Engineering team in Dublin. This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in delivering innovative mechanical building services designs across a diverse portfolio of projects, including healthcare, education, railway stations, and mission-critical data centres.

As a Principal Mechanical Engineer, you will provide technical leadership, manage multidisciplinary design teams, and work closely with clients, architects, contractors and stakeholders to deliver high-quality, sustainable engineering solutions. You will contribute to the growth of our Building Services team while helping to shape some of Ireland's most significant infrastructure and building developments.

Lead the mechanical engineering design and delivery of major building projects across the healthcare, education, transport and data centre sectors. Manage multidisciplinary project teams, coordinating with electrical, structural, civil, architectural and specialist disciplines. Act as the technical lead on complex projects, ensuring designs comply with Irish and international standards, regulations and industry best practice. Develop innovative, energy-efficient and low-carbon mechanical building services solutions. Build and maintain strong client relationships, acting as a trusted technical advisor throughout project delivery. Manage project programmes, resources, budgets and commercial performance. Review and approve engineering calculations, specifications, reports and technical documentation. Mentor and develop junior engineers and support their professional development. Participate in business development activities, including proposal preparation, client presentations and project interviews. Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and the development of engineering best practice across the business.

Ready to push the limits of what's possible? Here's what we're looking for: As the successful candidate, you will have experience working across a range of sectors and will possess the following qualifications, skills, and experience: Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Building Services Engineering. Chartered Engineer status (CEng) or working towards chartership with Engineers Ireland or an equivalent professional institution. Significant experience in the design and delivery of mechanical building services projects. Proven experience leading multidisciplinary project teams. Strong technical knowledge of HVAC systems, public health systems, heating and cooling plant, low-carbon technologies and sustainable building design. Experience delivering