MEICA Lead Manager

NES Fircroft; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft is seeking an experienced MEICA Lead Manager to lead multidisciplinary teams on major UK water and wastewater projects. You will oversee design, procurement, construction and commissioning from concept through to handover, ensuring safety, quality and value engineering outcomes.

The role requires over 10 years in MEICA, strong governance, stakeholder management and a track record delivering complex Design & Build programmes within utilities.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience delivering water and wastewater treatment projects.
• Strong background across MEICA disciplines within complex infrastructure or utilities environments.
• Proven experience delivering projects from concept design through construction, commissioning and operational handover.
• Experience working within Design & Build contracting environments.
• Strong understanding of engineering risk management, project controls and technical governance.
• Knowledge of commercial, contractual and procurement processes.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership across all MEICA disciplines.
• Review and approve technical solutions developed by designers, integrators and suppliers.
• Ensure alignment between process requirements, engineering systems and operational needs.
• Resolve complex technical and interdisciplinary challenges.
• Manage engineering activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitor programme, quality and technical performance of engineering deliverables.
• Identify and mitigate design risks and potential project delays.
• Ensure engineering outputs meet applicable standards and regulatory requirements.
• Define technical scopes for equipment and subcontract packages.
• Evaluate supplier proposals and support procurement decisions.
• Contribute to cost planning, budgeting and target cost development.
• Support change management and commercial processes where required.
• Support site teams during installation and construction phases.
• Review construction methodologies and technical change requests.
• Coordinate pre-commissioning, commissioning and performance testing activities.
• Ensure smooth transition of assets into operation.
• Build strong relationships with clients, consultants and project partners.
• Lead technical meetings, design reviews and engineering workshops.
• Provide clear engineering justification for key project decisions.

Skills

MEICA leadership

Stakeholder management

Design reviews

Project controls

Risk management

Communication

Education

Chartered Engineer

Tools

SCADA knowledge

NEC contracts experience

Job description

MEICA Lead Manager

Major Water Infrastructure Programme | UK

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced MEICA Lead Manager to join a leading engineering and construction organisation delivering large-scale water and wastewater infrastructure projects across the UK.

This position will play a key role in the successful delivery of complex Design & Build projects, providing technical leadership across Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control and Automation (MEICA) disciplines from concept design through to commissioning and handover. The successful candidate will lead multidisciplinary engineering teams, engage with key project stakeholders and ensure the delivery of safe, efficient and technically robust solutions throughout the project lifecycle.

The Role As MEICA Lead Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Leading all MEICA engineering activities across major water and wastewater treatment projects.
• Coordinating multidisciplinary design teams to deliver integrated engineering solutions.
• Managing the development and review of engineering deliverables through all design stages.
• Providing technical oversight of mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, automation and control systems.
• Supporting procurement activities, including equipment selection, supplier engagement and technical evaluations.
• Driving value engineering initiatives and cost optimisation opportunities.
• Supporting construction delivery teams with technical guidance and issue resolution.
• Overseeing commissioning activities and ensuring successful project handover to operational teams.
• Managing engineering risks, quality requirements and health & safety compliance.
• Acting as the primary technical interface with clients, contractors, consultants and supply chain partners.

Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership

• Provide strategic leadership across all MEICA disciplines.
• Review and approve technical solutions developed by designers, integrators and suppliers.
• Ensure alignment between process requirements, engineering systems and operational needs.
• Resolve complex technical and interdisciplinary challenges.

Design & Engineering Management

• Manage engineering activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitor programme, quality and technical performance of engineering deliverables.
• Identify and mitigate design risks and potential project delays.
• Ensure engineering outputs meet applicable standards and regulatory requirements.

Procurement & Commercial Support

• Define technical scopes for equipment and subcontract packages.
• Evaluate supplier proposals and support procurement decisions.
• Contribute to cost planning, budgeting and target cost development.
• Support change management and commercial processes where required.

Construction & Commissioning

• Support site teams during installation and construction phases.
• Review construction methodologies and technical change requests.
• Coordinate pre-commissioning, commissioning and performance testing activities.
• Ensure smooth transition of assets into operation.

Stakeholder Management

• Build strong relationships with clients, consultants and project partners.
• Lead technical meetings, design reviews and engineering workshops.
• Provide clear engineering justification for key project decisions.

About You

• 10+ years' experience delivering water and wastewater treatment projects.
• Strong background across MEICA disciplines within complex infrastructure or utilities environments.
• Proven experience delivering projects from concept design through construction, commissioning and operational handover.
• Experience working within Design & Build contracting environments.
• Strong understanding of engineering risk management, project controls and technical governance.
• Knowledge of commercial, contractual and procurement processes.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Desirable

• Chartered Engineer status or working towards professional accreditation.
• Experience with NEC-based contracts and major infrastructure programmes.
• Exposure to large-scale treatment plants, pumping stations or industrial process facilities.
• Knowledge of SCADA, control systems, instrumentation and automation technologies.

What's on Offer?

• Opportunity to work on nationally significant infrastructure projects.
• Senior leadership role with significant technical influence.
• Long-term project pipeline and career development opportunities.
• Collaborative and innovative project environment.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.