MEP Design Lead - UK

Future Engineering Recruitment Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel Allowance

Pension

Private Healthcare

Career Progression

Immediate Start

Job summary

Future Engineering Recruitment Ltd seeks an experienced MEP Design Lead in Somerset to own design coordination for an advanced manufacturing project. You will ensure MEP solutions meet client requirements, budget, and programme, coordinating with consultants and subcontractors to deliver a construction-ready package.

Ideal candidates have a strong MEP leadership background, BIM coordination expertise, and a track record delivering complex industrial projects.

Qualifications

• Experience as MEP Design Manager or Technical Lead in building services.
• Experience delivering complex manufacturing, industrial or healthcare projects.
• Strong knowledge of BIM coordination and design assurance.

Responsibilities

• Lead MEP design management to meet client requirements, schedule and budget.
• Manage design consultants and specialist subcontractors; review submissions.
• Oversee coordination between mechanical, electrical, controls and building systems.

Skills

MEP design management

Technical leadership

BIM coordination

Subcontractor coordination

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Autodesk Revit

Navisworks

Job description

MEP Design Lead Somerset £100,000 - £130,000 + Travel Allowance + Pension + Private Healthcare + Package + Career Progression + Immediate Start Available

Take the technical lead on a major advanced manufacturing development in Somerset with an established contractor delivering complex construction projects across the UK and Europe. This is an opportunity for an experienced MEP design professional to take ownership of design coordination and engineering quality on a technically demanding project.

Join a growing business where your engineering expertise will influence key project decisions. Working closely with project leadership, consultants and specialist subcontractors, you'll ensure mechanical and electrical designs are coordinated, compliant and ready for construction, supporting delivery through to commissioning and handover.

Your Role as an MEP Design Lead Will Include:

• Lead MEP design management, ensuring technical solutions meet client requirements, programme and budget.
• Manage design consultants and specialist subcontractors, reviewing technical submissions and resolving design issues.
• Oversee coordination between mechanical, electrical, controls and building systems, including interfaces with structural and architectural packages.

As an MEP Design Lead You Will Have:

• Strong experience as an MEP Design Manager, Technical Lead or similar within building services.
• A mechanical or electrical engineering background, with the ability to lead multidisciplinary design teams.
• Experience delivering complex manufacturing, industrial, pharmaceutical, healthcare, data centre or comparable technical projects.
• A strong understanding of design assurance, BIM coordination, technical compliance and construction delivery.

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