Associate Director, Mechanical, Engineering & Plumbing

LIFE AFTER SPORT; Reading; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading building services firm in England seeks an Associate Director – MEP to oversee major project workstreams and enhance a high-performing regional team. You will act as the main client voice in large, multi-disciplinary projects, ensuring technical excellence and mentoring future leaders. The ideal candidate will have chartered engineer status, strong electrical engineering background, and excellent communication skills. This is a full-time director-level role that promises significant influence over project outcomes and team culture.

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer status or working towards it with strong MEP design credentials.
• Solid electrical engineering background with UK experience.
• Confidence in leading teams and influencing stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary client contact on large MEP projects.
• Lead complex schemes across mechanical, electrical, and public health.
• Drive project profitability and quality standards.
• Support work-winning, bids and strategic growth initiatives.
• Mentor future leaders and shape a high‑performance team culture.
• Delegate, review and guide engineering teams and specialist inputs.
• Managing resources, monitoring spend and reporting to senior leadership.
• Ensuring technical excellence, compliance and best practice—without killing momentum.

Skills

MEP design credentials

Leadership skills

Excellent communication

Commercial awareness

Communication

Commercial awareness

Education

Chartered Engineer status

Job description

Associate Director – MEP

The Opportunity

As Associate Director – MEP, you’ll sit at the intersection of technical excellence, leadership, and commercial savvy. You’ll own major project workstreams, act as the main client voice, and help drive the growth of a high‑performing regional building services team. In short: you’ll design, lead, influence—and leave things better than you found them.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Acting as the primary client contact on large, multi‑disciplinary MEP projects
• Leading complex schemes across mechanical, electrical and public health disciplines
• Driving project profitability, quality, risk management and delivery standards
• Supporting work-winning, bids and strategic growth initiatives
• Mentoring future leaders and shaping a positive, high‑performance team culture
• Delegating, reviewing and guiding engineering teams and specialist inputs
• Managing resources, monitoring spend and reporting to senior leadership
• Ensuring technical excellence, compliance and best practice—without killing momentum

What You’ll Bring

• Chartered Engineer status (or working towards it) with strong MEP design credentials
• A solid electrical engineering background with UK experience, with clear understanding of other disciplines
• Confidence leading teams, influencing stakeholders and handling tricky moments calmly
• Excellent written and verbal communication (no jargon fog required)
• Commercial awareness and an instinct for building long‑term client relationships
• A leadership style that motivates, challenges and supports in equal measure

Why This Role?

Because it’s not just about projects—it’s about impact. You’ll have real influence over clients, people, and the future shape of the regional business. And yes, you’ll still get to flex your engineering brain while doing it.

Salary range

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Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full‑time