Senior/Principal Mechanical Engineer

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy. We are a leading consultancy within Malaysia and due to continued growth, we have an exciting opportunity for a Senior/Principal Mechanical Engineer to join the Buildings team in Malaysia.  

You’ll be part of a dynamic and progressive team who is looking to continue to work on some of the most iconic, interesting, and innovative projects ensuring they have a long lasting positive social impact.  
 
In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to support local and international projects and will work closely with our multidisciplinary engineers and consultants across our network. You’ll be supporting a growing number of projects and liaising directly with teams across the Built Environment, Advisory, Transport, Water and Energy sectors.

The Opportunity  

• Design of mechanical systems including air conditioning, mechanical ventilation, fire protection services and sanitary systems in building services. 

• Contribute and/or lead the delivery of projects in the building services space, and ensuring technical deliverables are on-time and within budget. 

• Play an active role contributing to technical excellence in our Mechanical Practice. 

• Opportunity to develop further as a leader and as a subject matter specialist. 

• Utilise working in the building information modelling space to undertake engineering calculations and design. E.g. automation and computation design. 

• Think and work globally in partnership with regional and international teams across MM. 

• Be an advocate of sustainable and smart buildings design. 

In addition, you will get the opportunity to participate in business development activities, and financial management. Mott MacDonald is actively pushing the boundaries in our digital solutions, and part of the role will be to ensure that we continue to integrate digital solutions into the way we deliver our work.  

Key requirements (certain qualifications, accreditations, software experience etc) 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and or related field. 

• 5+ years of experience in mechanical engineering/building services industry in a consulting firm essential. Candidates with more years of experience may be considered for a more senior-level position within the team.   

• Working towards professional or chartered engineering status. 

• Understanding of local regulatory and building code requirements. 

• Motivated and enthusiastic with a growth mindset. 

• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven ability to communicate complex issues and concepts clearly, succinctly and with influence. 

• Excellent time management and multi-tasking skills. 

• A strong digital solutions drive with an interest and enthusiasm for sustainability. 

• Commercially astute with good client facing acumen who is open to new ideas and innovation. 

In return, we offer you the opportunity to learn and grow by working alongside highly regarded professionals and a team of global specialists. You will have the opportunity make a real impact through interesting work on projects that matter at a values-driven and employee-owned organisation. 

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

Agile working

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team and personal commitments. We embrace agility, flexibility and trust.