Mechanical Engineering

Cundall Johnston & Partners LLP; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 20,000 - GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An award-winning consultancy is offering a Summer Placement for Mechanical Engineering students in Newcastle, starting in 2026. This role involves assisting a design team on exciting construction projects, focusing on mechanical building services engineering design with an emphasis on sustainability. Ideal candidates should be studying Mechanical or Building Services Engineering and aiming for a 2:1 or above. This opportunity provides real responsibility early in the career, within a diverse and inclusive team.

Qualifications

• Candidates should be on track to achieve a 2:1 or above.
• Must be working towards a degree in Mechanical or Building Services Engineering.
• Preferably in the penultimate year of study.

Responsibilities

• Assist the design team with mechanical building services engineering design.
• Define and translate clients’ needs into designs for buildings.
• Work on projects across various sectors including education and healthcare.

Skills

On track to achieve a 2:1 or above

Working towards a degree in Mechanical or Building Services Engineering

Passion for improving the built environment

Interest in design and sustainable design principles

Education

Degree in Mechanical or Building Services Engineering

Job description

Mechanical Engineering - Summer Placement

Cundall are an award winning international multi-disciplinary consultancy, operating throughout the UK, Australia, Asia, MENA and Europe.

Our Building Services team’s mission is to play a key role in making buildings more energy efficient, cost effective to run and, ultimately, more sustainable. Working across a variety of sectors our building services teams are a source of world leading expertise, producing innovative and award-winning sustainable engineering solutions throughout the lifecycle of any building project.

As a medium-sized but truly international consultancy, we are big enough to be able to provide a wide range of challenging projects for our staff, but still at a size where our students can be treated as individuals and given real responsibility at an early stage.

Our Building Services teams have accomplished amazing projects like an innovative office for Googleand an energy efficient data centre for Facebook. As a Summer placement, you could play a key part in our next big project.

The Role

We are looking for a Mechanical Engineering student to join our team for a Summer Placement in Newcastle, starting in 2026.It is an excellent opportunity for you to work on the design of some of the most exciting construction design projects in the UK and worldwide.

Under the guidance of our team of expert engineers this role will provide you with opportunities to assist our design team with detailed mechanical building services engineering design and analysis; defining and translating clients’ needs into designs for buildings, facilities and services.All with sustainability at the forefront of the design.

Working closely with colleagues across our multi-disciplinary practice, you’ll provide specialist consultancy input on projects across a wide range of sectors including education, healthcare, workplace, retail and critical systems (data centres).

Under the guidance of our team of experienced engineers, we’ll equip you to undertake detailed mechanical building services engineering design and analysis, define and translate clients’ needs into designs for buildings, facilities and services (ventilation, cooling and air conditioning, heating systems and more) - all with sustainability at the forefront of the design.

The Skills

Individuals who are interested in the summer placement opportunities that we have available will need to be:

• On track to achieve a 2:1 or above
• Working towards a degree in Mechanical or Building Services Engineering.
• Preferably undertaking your penultimate year of study
• Have a passion for improving the built environment
• Be interested in design and sustainable design principles

We know that to be the best at what we do we need a diverse workforce underpinned by an inclusive culture. Creating environments where everyone can find joy doing their best work is also great for everyone. That’s why we positively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and identities, and encourage, support, and celebrate the diverse voices of our people.