Senior Design Manager

Kier Group; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Senior MEP Design Manager to lead the Scotland team's MEP strategy from feasibility through handover, including energy efficiency and sustainability considerations.

The role involves coordinating with preconstruction and design teams, ensuring design outputs meet regulatory requirements, and driving value engineering on a variety of projects in education, healthcare, and commercial spaces. Hybrid working in Stepps is available.

Qualifications

• A recognised degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Building Services Engineering and Chartered status or working toward chartership.
• Experience in MEP design management on large build schemes in a main contractor or consultancy setting.
• Deep knowledge of MEP systems (HVAC, electrical, plumbing), UK regulations and sustainability frameworks.
• Proficiency with BIM, Revit, AutoCAD and engineering coordination tools; understanding of contract types (JCT, NEC).
• Full driving licence and excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead profitable tender generation, programme development, and MEP-specific cost and value engineering.
• Coordinate MEP consultants and internal teams to deliver on time, within budget, and to standards.
• Review design outputs for technical accuracy, regulatory compliance, and best practice.
• Coordinate with architecture, structural engineering, and construction teams for multidisciplinary design integration.
• Develop budgets for MEP design stages, monitor cost performance, and identify design risks early.

Skills

MEP design management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Driving licence

Education

BEng/BSc/MSc in Mechanical/Electrical/Building Services Engineering

Tools

BIM

Revit

AutoCAD

Job description

We're looking for a Senior MEP Design Manager to join our Scotland team based in Stepps/ Hybrid.

Location: Stepps

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.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Scotland business as a subject matter expert, working closely with our preconstruction teams on a diverse range of bids and tenders. You'll drive technical leadership and excellence in MEP design from early-stage feasibility through to handover, working across new build, refurbishment and retrofit projects in sectors including education, healthcare, defence, custodial, leisure, heritage and commercial space. Our Scotland business has an annual turnover of circa £200M, offering great variety and challenge.

What will you be responsible for?

• Leading profitable tender generation, programme development, and MEP-specific cost and value engineering
• Managing and coordinating MEP consultants and internal teams to ensure delivery on time, in budget, and to agreed standards
• Reviewing design outputs for technical accuracy, regulatory compliance, and best practice
• Coordinating with architecture, structural engineering, and construction teams to align multidisciplinary design integration
• Developing budgets for MEP design stages, monitoring cost performance, and identifying design risks early in the process

What are we looking for?

• You hold a BEng/BSc/MSc in Mechanical, Electrical, or Building Services Engineering (or equivalent) and have Chartered status (e.g., CEng, IEng) or are working toward chartership
• You have demonstrable experience in MEP design management on large build schemes within a main contractor or consultancy setting
• You have deep technical knowledge of MEP systems (HVAC, electrical, plumbing), building regulations, UK standards, and sustainability frameworks
• You're proficient with BIM, Revit, AutoCAD, and engineering coordination tools, with a strong grasp of contract types (JCT, NEC)
• You hold a Full driving licence and have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome!

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.

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. 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.