M&E Design Manager - Building Services

Wr Hvac; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Training and development

Career progression

Leadership mentoring

Job summary

Wr Hvac is seeking an ambitious M&E Design Manager to lead the design department for building services projects. You will coordinate technical design, ensure on-time and on-budget delivery, and shape department processes as it grows.

The role offers hands-on leadership with senior project exposure and opportunities to advance into further management.

Qualifications

• Experience in building services or engineering design.
• Strong technical understanding and ability to perform engineering calculations.
• Experience coordinating projects, design activities or workloads.
• Understanding of project budgets and commercial considerations.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Interest in developing leadership and people management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate day-to-day activities of the design department.
• Deliver high-quality engineering design packages on time and within budget.
• Allocate tasks and manage workload across the team.
• Report progress and KPIs to the Design Director.
• Develop design processes and team capabilities.

Skills

Leadership

Coordination

Budget awareness

Building services

Engineering calculations

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

CAD software

Job description

M&E Design Manager - Building Services

£70,000-£95,000 + Team Performance Bonus

Full-Time | 7:30am-4:30pm

We're recruiting an ambitious Design Principal for a growing engineering business delivering technical design solutions for building services projects.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Building Services Design Engineer or Design Manager looking to take the next step into departmental leadership.

You'll take responsibility for coordinating the design department, managing project workloads and ensuring high-quality design packages are delivered on time and within budget.

This is a development opportunity for someone ready to step into leadership, rather than an established senior director.

The Role

• Lead and coordinate the day-to-day activities of the design department
• Manage the delivery of accurate, high-quality engineering design packages
• Work closely with Project Consultants to establish client requirements, budgets and project constraints
• Agree design scopes and allocate tasks across the team
• Ensure design deliverables meet project programmes and deadlines
• Carry out engineering calculations and technical design work
• Consider the commercial implications of engineering design decisions
• Coordinate with CAD technicians and other technical specialists
• Monitor workloads, priorities and departmental performance
• Report progress and KPIs to the Design Director
• Support the development of design processes and team capabilities
• Take on increasing people management responsibilities as the department grows

The Candidate

• Experience in building services or engineering design
• Strong technical understanding and confidence completing engineering calculations
• Experience coordinating projects, design activities or technical workloads
• Good understanding of project budgets and commercial considerations
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Confident allocating tasks and managing competing deadlines
• Proactive, energetic and comfortable taking responsibility
• Adaptable within a growing and changing business
• Interested in developing leadership and people management skills
• Keen to build a long-term career within engineering design

Applications are encouraged from Senior Design Engineers, Lead Design Engineers, Design Managers and technically strong engineers ready for their first departmental leadership role.

Package

• £70,000-£95,000 basic salary, depending on experience
• Team KPI performance bonus
• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
• Personal development and management training
• Support for further professional training
• Opportunity to lead and develop a growing design team
• Direct reporting line to the Design Director
• Long-term career progression

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious engineering design professional looking to combine hands-on technical design with team leadership and operational responsibility.

You'll have the opportunity to shape how the design department operates, develop your management skills and take increasing ownership of project delivery as the business expands.

The company is particularly interested in candidates who have a solid technical foundation, strong commercial awareness and the ambition to develop into a senior design leadership position.

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