Modular Offsite Design Manager - Lead MEP Engineering Team

Sigmar Recruitment; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression

Exposure to projects from concept to安装

Job summary

Sigmar Recruitment is partnering with a leading engineering and building services organisation to recruit an Offsite Design Manager. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced design professional to lead a specialist engineering team delivering offsite and modular construction solutions across large-scale residential, commercial, industrial, and mixed-use projects.

This role offers ownership from concept through to fabrication and installation, while managing and developing a

Qualifications

• Degree or HND in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in design leadership or senior design.
• Strong understanding of MEP/building services design and coordination.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience mentoring and developing engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of design engineers, driving quality, performance, and continuous improvement.
• Manage the delivery of offsite and modular design solutions from concept through to fabrication-ready drawings.
• Review tender and employer requirements and develop practical, compliant design solutions.
• Produce and oversee schematics, calculations, specifications, and plant schedules.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary services within plant areas, ensuring buildability and efficient installation.
• Work closely with production and project teams to align design outputs with fabrication programmes.
• Support material selection, specification compliance, and fabrication standards.
• Carry out occasional site visits, surveys, and installation reviews.
• Monitor design performance, resource allocation, and project delivery metrics.

Skills

Design leadership

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

Communication

MEP coordination

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

Tools

CAD

Job description

Sigmar Recruitment is partnering with a leading engineering and building services organisation to recruit an Offsite Design Manager. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced design professional to lead a specialist engineering team delivering offsite and modular construction solutions across large-scale residential, commercial, industrial, and mixed-use projects.

This role offers ownership from concept through to fabrication and installation, while managing and developing a