Lead Mechanical Design Manager – London MEP

A long standing partner; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A highly successful specialist MEP contractor in London seeks a Mechanical Design Manager / Lead Designer with a proven track record in building-services design for central London projects. You will own mechanical design delivery across tenders and live projects, and mentor a small team of engineers.

You will guide design from tender to handover, coordinate with operations and project teams, and ensure technical excellence across HVAC, water services, and related controls.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in mechanical building-services design.
• Strong HVAC/mechanical services design experience.
• Experience from tender through construction and commissioning.
• Knowledge of mechanical building-services systems including HVAC and water services.
• Experience reviewing or producing mechanical calculations, schematics, schedules and specifications.
• Experience coordinating design teams and managing deliverables.
• Good understanding of design responsibility, technical risk and change control.
• Experience using Hevacomp or IES; able to review Revit, AutoCAD or Navisworks.

Responsibilities

• Take technical ownership of mechanical design delivery across multiple tenders and live projects.
• Lead the design process from tender through detailed design, procurement, installation, commissioning and handover.
• Develop and manage 2 Design Engineers, sharing knowledge and raising standards.
• Coordinate workload with Operations Director and wider design team to ensure on-programme delivery.
• Review and provide technical assurance across HVAC, ventilation, water services and controls.
• Approve calculations, schematics, schedules, specifications and submissions.
• Support procurement by reviewing products, substitutions and suppliers for compliance.
• Oversee design close-out, including as-built information and commissioning records.

Skills

HVAC design

Mechanical building services

Team leadership

Design coordination

Tender to commissioning

Technical assurance

Tools

Hevacomp

IES

AutoCAD

Navisworks

Job description

A highly successful specialist MEP contractor in London seeks a Mechanical Design Manager / Lead Designer with a proven track record in building-services design for central London projects. You will own mechanical design delivery across tenders and live projects, and mentor a small team of engineers.

You will guide design from tender to handover, coordinate with operations and project teams, and ensure technical excellence across HVAC, water services, and related controls.