Senior Mechanical Engineer

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Location: Makati City, Philippines

Employment Type: Full-time

Work Setup: Office-based

Industry: MEP Design Consultancy / Building Services Engineering

Reporting To: Associate Director / Project Team Lead

About Black & White Engineering

Black & White Engineering is a global MEP design consultancy delivering practical, efficient, and commercially viable engineering solutions for complex building projects across international markets.

Our work covers a wide range of sectors, including commercial, residential, hospitality, mixed-use, and mission-critical facilities such as data centres. We value technical quality, accountability, collaboration, and clear communication in the delivery of our projects.

Role Summary

We are looking for a technically strong Senior Mechanical Engineer with solid MEP consultancy design experience to join our building services team.

The successful candidate will lead mechanical design packages, prepare and review engineering calculations, coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, guide junior engineers and modelers, and support project delivery from concept design through construction-stage technical support.

This role is suited to a senior engineer who can work independently, lead design tasks with minimal supervision, and maintain high standards of technical accuracy, coordination, and documentation quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical building services design packages across multiple project stages.
• Prepare, review, and check mechanical design calculations, drawings, schedules, specifications, reports, and technical documentation.
• Develop design solutions for HVAC, chilled water systems, ventilation, smoke control, pressurisation, fuel oil systems, and data centre cooling systems.
• Coordinate mechanical design with architectural, structural, electrical, public health, fire protection, and BIM teams.
• Review outputs prepared by junior engineers and modelers for technical accuracy, completeness, and coordination.
• Carry out technical checking and internal approval/recommendation of deliverables in accordance with company QA/QC procedures.
• Lead the day-to-day delivery of assigned design packages, including task planning, progress monitoring, and coordination of deliverables.
• Manage and guide junior engineers and modelers assigned to the project package.
• Support design management activities, including interdisciplinary coordination, design risk identification, and resolution of technical issues.
• Attend internal and external coordination meetings with clients, architects, consultants, and project stakeholders.
• Prepare technical reports, design narratives, equipment schedules, and engineering documentation.
• Support tender, IFC/construction documentation, RFI responses, shop drawing reviews, and construction-stage technical queries.
• Mentor junior engineers and support their technical development.
• Ensure mechanical design outputs comply with applicable project requirements, codes, standards, and internal quality procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• PRC Licensed Mechanical Engineer.
• Minimum 7+ years of mechanical building services design experience.
• Mandatory experience in an MEP consultancy design environment.
• Strong design calculation capability.
• Proven experience delivering projects through different design stages, including: Concept design, Schematic / preliminary design, Detailed design, Tender documentation, IFC / construction documentation, and Construction-stage technical support

Technical Competencies

The candidate should have strong technical knowledge and practical design experience in:

• HVAC systems
• Chilled water systems
• Airside systems
• Ventilation systems
• Smoke control and smoke ventilation interface
• Staircase/lobby pressurisation systems
• Mechanical plantrooms and equipment selection
• Public health/plumbing coordination interface
• Fuel oil systems, where applicable
• Data centre cooling systems, preferred
• Design calculations, equipment sizing, system schematics, layouts, and technical reports
• Multidisciplinary design coordination and spatial coordination

The candidate should also have working knowledge of relevant codes and standards, including:

• ASHRAE
• CIBSE
• NFPA
• BS standards
• UK regulations and codes
• Middle East / Dubai regulations
• Applicable Philippine codes and regulations

Software Skills

Mandatory

• AutoCAD
• Microsoft Excel

Advantageous

• Carrier HAP
• Revit MEP
• Navisworks
• Bluebeam
• Other relevant HVAC design and calculation tools

Project Experience

Experience in the following project types is preferred:

• High-rise buildings
• Residential developments
• Hotels
• Commercial buildings
• Mixed-use developments
• Data centres and mission-critical facilities
• Middle East / Dubai projects
• UK or other international projects

Leadership Expectations

The successful candidate should be able to:

• Lead mechanical design packages independently.
• Coordinate the work of approximately 3–4 junior engineers and around 8 modelers, depending on project requirements.
• Review and check technical outputs before internal or external issue.
• Allocate tasks, monitor progress, and support delivery against agreed milestones.
• Identify design risks, coordination gaps, and technical issues early.
• Communicate clearly with project leads, discipline leads, clients, consultants, and internal teams.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical capability development within the team.

Preferred / Advantageous Experience

• Data centre or mission-critical project experience.
• Middle East, Dubai, UK, or international project exposure.
• BIM coordination experience using Revit and Navisworks.
• Experience working with international design teams.
• Strong technical report-writing experience.
• Familiarity with consultancy QA/QC workflows and design review processes.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is technically competent, detail-oriented, proactive, and able to manage design responsibilities under tight project timelines. They should be comfortable leading design packages, coordinating with multiple disciplines, mentoring junior team members, and maintaining high-quality deliverables in a consultancy environment.

How to Apply

Interested applicants may apply through LinkedIn or send their CV to [Confidential Information].