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Mechanical Design Engineer - Principal Level

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Vital Energi Utilities Limited

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Mechanical Design Engineer - Principal Level. Are you an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer in East Anglia? Do you want to lead the design of pioneering renewable heat projects? Now’s your opportunity to join Vital Energi! Due to a growing pipeline, we are looking for a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer to lead our East Anglia Design Team, based in Cambridgeshire. As Principal Engineer, you will take an active role in growing and leading the East Anglian office of our Operational Design department. The team produces a broad range of conceptual to technical design of major district and communal heating systems, energy centres, commercial heat pump retrofits and industrial low-carbon energy generation systems. The role involves direct leadership of the East Anglia mechanical design team. You will collaborate design team leaders across the UK, helping to shape our continued growth in the renewable heat market and deliver our industry-pioneering design solutions.

Job Responsibility:

  • Lead the design of distributed energy schemes, energy centres, district heating networks and other major projects
  • Provide mentorship, workload management and technical oversight of direct report design engineers
  • Maintain statutory and regulatory compliance in design processes and deliverables
  • Contribute to our continued innovation in engineering practices, digital design techniques and technology deployment
  • Ensure time, cost and quality outcomes are achieved in design
  • Provide technical support to adjacent project stages, from early pipeline development to construction and commissioning

Requirements:

  • Educated to at least HNC/HND level in Mechanical, Building Services or similar Engineering discipline
  • Membership to an applicable engineering institution
  • A minimum of 5 years’ experience in commercial building services, industrial heat generation or heat network design
  • Demonstrable team leadership skills, including past experience in direct line management duties
  • Demonstrable design process leadership skills, including the delivery of complex multidisciplinary engineering solutions
  • Extensive knowledge of applicable laws, regulations and industrial design standards
  • Applicants must have the unrestricted and ongoing right to work in the UK for the duration of employment, without the need for sponsorship

Nice to have:

  • Bachelor or masters degree in engineering
  • Chartership to an applicable engineering institution
  • Leadership of renewable heat-led energy centre design
  • Proficiency in standard industrial digital design tools
What we offer:

Attractive salary plus benefits

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
April 16, 2026

Expiration:
April 23, 2026

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