Lead Mechanical Design Manager – London MEP

A long standing partner

Greater London

On-site

GBP 60,000 - 100,000

Full time

10 days ago
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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.

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