MEP Design Manager

Kier Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking an MEP Design Manager to join the KME team in the South West. Location is flexible with the South West region preferred. 37.5 hours per week with some flexibility. Kier cannot offer sponsorship for this role.

The MEP Design Manager will guide design solutions across multiple schemes, manage budgets and programmes, and lead external design teams and BIM resources, ensuring quality and contractual alignment while maintaining strong client relationships.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as an MEP design manager for main or Tier 1 MEP contractors.
• Proven track record delivering multiple medium or large schemes with strong technical MEPH understanding.
• Experience leading teams to achieve objectives with strong interpersonal and presentation skills.
• CSCS card and good understanding of JCT/NEC contracts.
• Proactive problem solver with strong organisational skills and proficiency in MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Manage all design and working drawing activities within budgets, scope and programme.
• Lead design safety reviews and ensure CDM compliance in design processes and deliverables.
• Manage external design teams and BIM resources with clear scopes and contractual alignment.
• Implement QA processes and ensure technical compliance of design solutions with engineers and consultants.
• Build and maintain client relationships with clear status reports and expectations throughout delivery.

Skills

MEP design management

Team leadership

Client relationship management

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

BIM resources

Microsoft Office

JCT/NEC contracts

Job description

We're looking for an MEP Design Manager to join our KME team in the South West.

Location: Flexible. South West region preferred.Hours: 37.5 per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

KME is an internal MEP self-delivery business within the Kier group, supporting regional businesses across the UK on complex and challenging projects ranging from £5m to £150m. With a track record spanning over 50 years, we have full design, construct, and commissioning capability. As a MEP Design Manager, you'll play a key role in managing design solutions that meet and exceed customer requirements while maximising project success and profitability.

What will you be responsible for?

As an MEP Design Manager, you'll be working within the KME team, supporting them in delivering successful design solutions across multiple or large schemes. Your day to day will include:

• Managing all design and working drawing activities in line with agreed budgets, scope and programme, ensuring alignment with project milestones
• Leading design safety reviews and ensuring CDM requirements are fully incorporated into the design process and deliverables
• Managing external design teams and BIM resources in a collaborative manner, ensuring clear scopes and contractual alignment
• Implementing quality assurance processes and ensuring technical compliance of design solutions in collaboration with Design Engineers and Consultants
• Building and maintaining effective client relationships, providing clear and accurate design status reports and managing expectations throughout delivery

What are we looking for?

This role of MEP Design Manager is great for you if:

• You have significant experience as an MEP design manager working for a main or Tier 1 MEP contractor
• You have proven experience in delivering multiple medium schemes or large complex schemes with strong technical understanding of MEPH services and their interfaces
• You have demonstrable experience of managing and leading teams to achieve multiple objectives, with excellent interpersonal and presentation skills
• You hold a CSCS card and have a good understanding of main forms of contract such as JCT and NEC
• You are a proactive problem solver with strong organisational skills, proficient in Microsoft Office and able to clearly communicate expectations both internally and externally

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.