MEP Team Lead

Kier Group; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Building Services Design Lead for the Major Projects team, based in Liverpool or London. You will head the building services design discipline, coordinating MEP design for large, complex projects and acting as the technical hub for excellence and client liaison.

You will drive design delivery from concept to construction, lead a multi-disciplinary team, and play a key role in business development while ensuring projects meet budget and timescales.

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer and member of CIBSE or IET.
• Degree in Mechanical Building Services or Electrical Engineering.
• Experience managing a multi-discipline technical team with a proven track record of achieving targets.
• Pass BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the building services design team with Electrical and Mechanical Team Leaders to ensure coordinated solutions.
• Develop and maintain strategic relationships with internal and external clients, ensuring quality output and team development.
• Oversee designs and provide technical advice including feasibility studies, multi-stage designs, and condition reports.
• Support bid submissions and bring new business opportunities to the team.

Skills

Communication skills

Team leadership

Education

Chartered Engineer

Degree in Mechanical Building Services or Electrical Engineering

Job description

We're looking for a Building Services Design Lead to join our Major Projects team based in Liverpool or London.

Location: Liverpool or London

Hours: 40 hours 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.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead our building services design team, overseeing and coordinating mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) design for large, complex construction projects. You'll act as the central point for technical excellence, team leadership, and client liaison, ensuring sustainable, compliant, and cost-effective design delivery from concept through to construction.

What will you be responsible for?

• Leading and managing the building services design team, working with Electrical and Mechanical Team Leaders to ensure coordinated solutions
• Developing and maintaining strategic relationships with internal and external clients whilst ensuring quality output and team development
• Overseeing designs and providing technical advice including feasibility studies, multi-stage designs, and condition reports
• Playing an active part in business development, supporting bid submissions, and bringing new business opportunities to the team
• Ensuring delivery of coordinated design solutions to budget and timescale whilst maintaining excellent customer satisfaction

What are we looking for?

• You're a Chartered Engineer and member of CIBSE or IET, with a Degree in Mechanical Building Services or Electrical Engineering
• You have significant experience managing and driving a multi-discipline technical team with a proven track record of achieving challenging business targets
• You possess excellent communication skills and can translate complex technical concepts for diverse audiences
• You have experience in applying quality procedures and document control in engineering design
• You're able to pass the BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) requirements

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 a Basic 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.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.