M&E Design Manager

Wr Hvac; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Presencial; GBP 65.000 - 80.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Company car allowance

Private healthcare

Company pension

Descripción de la vacante

Wr Hvac is seeking an experienced Design Manager for M&E Building Services in the Cambridge/Colchester corridor. The role covers leading design across multiple projects, coordinating internal teams and external consultants, and ensuring design deliverables meet timelines and budgets.

You will drive BIM Level 2 implementation, manage design meetings, and coordinate handovers to construction teams, while upholding health and safety standards and client expectations.

Formación

• Minimum 5 years' experience in M&E/building services design.
• Experience as a Design Manager or senior M&E design role.
• Strong understanding of mechanical/electrical building services design.
• Knowledge of heating, cooling, ventilation and public health systems.
• Experience managing external design consultants and coordinating multidisciplinary designs.
• Knowledge of BIM Level 2 and BIM Execution Plans.

Responsabilidades

• Manage the design process across multiple M&E projects.
• Coordinate internal design teams and external M&E consultants.
• Establish design programmes and monitor progress against deadlines.
• Review mechanical, electrical and public health design documentation.
• Ensure designs comply with project specs, regs and budgets.
• Coordinate heating, cooling, ventilation, electrical and public health services.
• Review spatial coordination and resolve design clashes.
• Manage design meetings with consultants, architects and contractors.
• Review and coordinate BIM Level 2 design information.
• Manage technical queries, RFIs and design changes.
• Liaise with preconstruction to meet commercial objectives.
• Ensure ready-for-installation coordinated drawings.
• Support Project Managers with technical design queries.
• Coordinate design handovers to construction teams.
• Maintain design quality, documentation and safety standards.

Conocimientos

M&E design

Coordination

BIM Level 2

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Educación

Building Services Engineering degree or equivalent

Herramientas

BIM Execution Plans

Descripción del empleo

Design Manager - M&E Building Services

Cambridge / Colchester - East Anglia

£65,000-£80,000 Basic + Car Allowance + Private Healthcare

Full-Time | Permanent

We're recruiting an experienced M&E Design Manager for an established mechanical and electrical contractor delivering building services projects across the public and private sectors.

The Role

• Manage the design process across multiple mechanical and electrical building services projects
• Coordinate internal design teams and external M&E consultants
• Establish design programmes and monitor progress against project deadlines
• Review mechanical, electrical and public health design documentation
• Ensure designs comply with project specifications, regulations and budgets
• Coordinate heating, cooling, ventilation, electrical and public health services
• Review spatial coordination and resolve technical design clashes
• Manage design meetings with consultants, architects and contractors
• Review and coordinate BIM Level 2 design information
• Manage technical queries, RFIs and design changes
• Liaise with preconstruction teams to ensure commercial objectives are achieved
• Ensure coordinated working drawings are ready for installation
• Support Project Managers with technical design queries
• Coordinate design handovers to construction teams
• Maintain design quality, documentation and health and safety standards

The Candidate

• Minimum 5 years' experience in M&E / Building Services design
• Experience as a Design Manager, Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Senior Electrical Design Engineer or MEP Design Coordinator
• Strong understanding of mechanical or electrical building services design
• Knowledge of heating, cooling, ventilation, domestic water or electrical building systems
• Experience managing external design consultants and coordinating multidisciplinary designs
• Strong knowledge of BIM Level 2 and BIM Execution Plans
• Understanding of low and zero carbon building technologies
• Experience working on Design & Build construction projects
• Knowledge of traditional and two-stage procurement processes
• Building Services Engineering degree or relevant qualification, or working towards one
• Strong project coordination, communication and organisational skills
• Comfortable managing multiple projects and deadlines
• Experience working directly with clients, consultants and main contractors

Package

• £65,000-£80,000 basic salary (estimated)
• Company car allowance
• Private healthcare
• Company pension
• Permanent position
• Established and financially secure M&E contractor
• Projects valued up to £12 million
• Opportunity to manage varied public and private sector projects
• Long-term career development and progression

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced M&E Design Manager looking to take responsibility for technically challenging building services projects with an established contractor.

You’ll coordinate mechanical, electrical and public health designs from preconstruction through to installation, working closely with experienced consultants and project delivery teams.

The position offers a combination of technical design management, multidisciplinary coordination and commercial responsibility, with opportunities to progress into senior design and technical leadership.

Design Manager → Senior Design Manager → Head of Design / Technical Director