Senior MEP Design Lead | BIM & Value Engineering

NES Fircroft; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft seeks a Senior MEP Design Engineer to lead and coordinate MEP design across large-scale infrastructure projects in the United Kingdom. You will work with project leadership, consultants and clients to ensure safe, on-schedule, and cost-effective design delivery.

The role emphasises BIM adoption, design management, and value engineering while maintaining high standards of health, safety and quality. You will mentor teams and drive digital design initiatives across projects.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Building Services Engineering or related field.
• 6+ years in design coordination, design management or MEP engineering roles.
• Experience delivering construction or infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of MEP design principles and multidisciplinary coordination.
• Knowledge of BIM processes and digital design tools.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate MEP design activities from concept through construction delivery.
• Manage the design programme to achieve milestones.
• Develop and maintain Design Responsibility Matrices for design ownership.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary consultants and stakeholders for seamless integration.
• Monitor design progress, identify risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Drive value engineering to improve cost efficiency and sustainability.
• Ensure designs comply with health, safety, environmental, quality, and regulatory standards.
• Support procurement by defining technical scopes and assisting with tenders.
• Facilitate design reviews and workshops with clients and project teams.
• Present design solutions and capture stakeholder requirements throughout development.
• Support management of consultant contracts, variations, and commercial aspects.
• Review consultant performance and payment applications.
• Promote BIM and digital engineering solutions.
• Collaborate with construction teams to ensure buildable designs.
• Contribute to reporting, KPI management and continuous improvement.

Skills

MEP design

design coordination

stakeholder management

leadership

BIM

digital design tools

Education

Mechanical/Electrical Building Services degree

Chartered Engineer (CEng)

Tools

BIM

Revit

Job description

NES Fircroft seeks a Senior MEP Design Engineer to lead and coordinate MEP design across large-scale infrastructure projects in the United Kingdom. You will work with project leadership, consultants and clients to ensure safe, on-schedule, and cost-effective design delivery.

The role emphasises BIM adoption, design management, and value engineering while maintaining high standards of health, safety and quality. You will mentor teams and drive digital design initiatives across projects.