PRINCIPAL ENGINEER (GET)

Black & White Engineering is a multi-award-winning engineering consultancy, with over 1000 employees in teams based in our UK, European, Middle East and Asia Pacific offices. We have been providing a wide range of engineering consultancy services since 2007.

• Lead multidisciplinary design teams to deliver complex data centre and mission-critical projects in alignment with B&W’s global technical standards.
• Support the GET in developing, maintaining, and implementing standardised design tools, templates, and quality benchmarks across regions.
• Provide expert input on design optimisation, risk management, and innovation opportunities.
• Drive continuous improvement and feedback loops between regional delivery teams and the GET.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to clients and represent the business at senior design and coordination meetings.
• Collaborate across regions to provide design support, peer reviews, and technical audits.
• Mentor engineers within the region and support technical knowledge sharing across the global team.
• Support training and professional development aligned with the GET’s competency framework.
• Other reasonable duties as appropriate

All roles include responsibility for health and safety in line with the requirements set out in the Employee Handbook.

• Awareness of H&S policies and procedures and impact on yourself and team
• Ensure all staff members complete mandatory compliance training when required
• Report any accidents, incidents, near misses appropriately

• Monitor and report on resource use against team plans.
• Manage and develop team members where there is direct line leadership
• Work with other Principal Engineers to ensure quality and timely operation delivery for clients.

• BSc/BEng or HND/HNC in appropriate engineering discipline (Mechanical or Electrical)
• MCIBSE/MIET desirable
• Chartered Engineer status (or working towards)

• Prior experience of complex MEP design for a range of building types
• Knowledge of MS Office applications Word, Excel etc
• Experience and knowledge of relevant design software (e.g. AutoCAD, NES, Cymap)
• High level of technical skill with the ability to communicate knowledge clearly
• Prior working knowledge of applicable legal/regulatory requirements, codes and standards

The post holder will be expected to operate in line with our workplace values:

ACCOUNTABILITY > Everyone is accountable.

INTEGRITY > We are straight talking, respectful and fair.

SIMPLICITY > Both in our approach and solutions.

SUPPORTIVE > We are approachable, inclusive and recognise success.

QUALITY > We strive to get it right first time, every time.