Principal Mechanical Engineer

Job Description AECOM is currently recruiting a Principal Mechanical Engineer to join our Dublin office. This leadership role will focus on the delivery of complex, high-profile projects across sectors including healthcare, commercial, education, residential, and infrastructure. The successful candidate will play a key role in providing technical leadership, ensuring design excellence, mentoring and developing engineering teams, and supporting the continued growth of our mechanical engineering practice in Ireland.

Key Responsibilities Lead and manage the mechanical engineering team across Ireland. Deliver both standalone and multi-disciplinary projects across a range of sectors, including healthcare and education, with excellence. Act as Project Manager on mechanical-led or multi-disciplinary projects.

Mentor and support engineers and technicians, helping them develop their skills and progress their careers. Build and maintain strong client relationships, while identifying new business opportunities and strengthening existing partnerships. Drive innovation and contribute to the successful delivery of complex engineering solutions, applying creativity and technical expertise.

Qualifications We are seeking a driven and experienced Principal Mechanical Engineer to join our team in Ireland. This senior leadership role is suited to a professional with a strong background in mechanical building services and infrastructure design. As the successful candidate, you will have: A Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.

Chartered Engineer status (or working towards chartership) with a recognised professional body such as Engineers Ireland or IMechE. Proven experience delivering mechanical engineering projects, including leading technical design and coordinating across multidisciplinary teams. Strong leadership capabilities, with experience managing engineers and technicians to achieve project deadlines and quality standards.

Demonstrated ability to engage with senior stakeholders and build lasting professional relationships. Benefits and Work Environment You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, a remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients. AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. AECOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer, a Disability Confident Employer, and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.

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