Senior MEP Design Lead for Complex Projects

Kier Group plc.; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group plc. is seeking an experienced Senior Design Manager to drive design activities across multiple schemes from tender through to completion in our KME business in London.

You will lead internal and external design teams, ensuring solutions meet contract requirements, budgets, and programmes, with a focus on MEP/MEPH services and value engineering. You will build strong client relationships, manage design reviews, CDM compliance, and reporting, and support tender activities while

Qualifications

• Lead and coordinate internal and external design teams.
• Ensure design activities meet budgets, programmes, and quality.
• Lead design safety reviews and CDM compliance.
• Build relationships with clients and stakeholders with clear reporting.
• Support tender activities and value engineering opportunities.
• Experience as an MEP design manager in main or Tier 1 contractor.
• Strong technical understanding of MEPH services and large schemes.
• Proactive problem solver with strong organizational skills.
• Proven ability to lead teams to achieve multiple objectives.
• Excellent MS Office, communication, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Managing internal and external design teams, ensuring clear scopes and alignment with contract requirements.
• Overseeing design activities to agreed budgets, programmes and quality standards.
• Leading design safety reviews and ensuring CDM requirements are incorporated throughout.
• Building effective relationships with clients, project teams and stakeholders, providing clear communication and monthly reporting.
• Supporting tender activities, managing design change processes, and identifying opportunities for value engineering.
• You're an experienced MEP design manager who has worked for a main or Tier 1 MEP contractor.
• You have a strong technical understanding of MEPH services and experience delivering multiple medium or large complex schemes.
• You're a proactive problem solver with excellent organisational and planning skills.
• You have experience managing and leading teams to achieve multiple objectives in a collaborative way.
• You're proficient in Microsoft Office and have excellent communication and presentation skills.

Skills

MEP design

Design management

CDM compliance

Stakeholder management

Budget & programme

Communication skills

MS Office

Job description

Kier Group plc. is seeking an experienced Senior Design Manager to drive design activities across multiple schemes from tender through to completion in our KME business in London.

You will lead internal and external design teams, ensuring solutions meet contract requirements, budgets, and programmes, with a focus on MEP/MEPH services and value engineering. You will build strong client relationships, manage design reviews, CDM compliance, and reporting, and support tender activities while