Job Description:

Role - Mechanical Project Engineer — Major Carbon Neutral Transition Project 

Location: Gatwick Airport 
Salary: Excellent package, including lodge and travel expenses, bonus, car or car allowance + long-term project commitment (5 years)

About the Opportunity

Mech Electrics Ltd are proud to be the retained recruitment partner for the UK’s leading specialist in delivering complex, high-value energy infrastructure and decarbonisation projects.

We are recruiting for 2 Mechanical Project Engineers to work on a landmark, multi-phase infrastructure and energy project.
This transformative programme will transition all property assets across the estate to carbon neutral operation by 2030 — a high-profile, nationally significant undertaking.

The Project 

At the heart of this £250M programme is the construction of a £75M Major Energy Centre, incorporating:

• Air Source and Heat Source Pumps
• District Heating Network covering the entire airport estate
• Comprehensive Energy Upgrades to existing and new buildings
• Complete Electrical Infrastructure Overhaul — enabling a fully electric campus, with infrastructure to support plant, machinery, vehicles, and EV charging networks

This is a complex, multi-disciplinary project that will shape the future of sustainable infrastructure delivery in the UK.

The Role

• Relevant qualification & experience within building services/renewable energy sector
• The management of multiple projects simultaneously
• Any airport experience is highly desirable
• Sizeable project experience and proven Project Engineering background
• Management and delivery of Client expectations
• Project reporting
• Management of directly employed resources including cost plan/bonus schemes
• Understanding of commercial practices and ordering of materials
• Delivery of projects with complex/sectional programmes
• Management of specialist subcontract packages
• Good computer skills
• Motivated, driven and able to manage own time
• Good communication skills & ability to manage teams

Candidate Profile

We’re looking for a senior, proven engineer with:

• Experience of complex building services projects — ideally incorporating Energy Centres, District Heating, and Electrical Infrastructure
• A strong understanding of carbon reduction technologies, modern infrastructure systems, and airport or estate-wide projects
• Experience driving a project from 'cradle to grave'
• A collaborative, forward-thinking, and pragmatic leadership style

Benefits

• Be part of a high-profile, nationally significant project that will garner major public attention
• Join the UK’s leading specialist contractor in sustainable infrastructure — with in-house design, commercial, pre-construction, and operational delivery expertise
• Enjoy a long-term, 5-year role on a complex, flagship programme
• Enhance your CV with a career-defining project in the decarbonisation and infrastructure sector

All applications will be handled in strict confidence