Senior MEP Design Lead - Major Projects

Balfour Beatty plc; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working (up to 40% remote)

25 days annual leave

Pension and benefits

Job summary

Balfour Beatty is seeking a Senior Design Manager MEPHFC to join our Major Projects team at the Old Oak Common development in London, the UK’s largest construction project. You will lead assured MEPH design packages, coordinate interfaces with internal teams and external stakeholders, and mentor a team of 3–4 BBVS MEPH Design Managers to deliver buildable, compliant solutions on time.

This role requires strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, and a disciplined approach to change control

Qualifications

• Good understanding of all MEPFHC systems.
• Experienced dealing with MEPHFC designers, contractors and subcontractors as well as clients.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills including writing and presenting.
• Capable of organising and developing your work with minimal supervision, managing a challenging workload subject to change at short notice.
• Engages with a wide range of colleagues and stakeholders in pursuit of objectives.
• Drives results by striving to achieve challenging goals, demonstrating resilience and perseverance in the face of adversity.
• Possesses sound analytical ability, appreciating complex delivery issues and situations.
• Demonstrates flexibility in thought and approach, managing multiple competing demands within the wider strategic context.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of assured MEPH design packages on behalf of BBVS sub-contractor Anthro, ensuring compliance with HS2 requirements, project-wide assurance processes, and applicable codes and standards.
• Manage design change control and technical delivery by the BBVS lead designer (WSP) for all MEPH scope, coordinating inputs, reviewing outputs, and securing approvals in line with project governance.
• Coordinate internal interfaces with construction delivery, procurement, planning, digital engineering/BIM, quality, and H&S to ensure buildability, sequence alignment, and efficient delivery.
• Manage external interfaces with third-party stakeholders (e.g., utilities providers, local authorities, statutory undertakers, fire authorities, Network Rail/TfL where relevant, and other HS2 package interfaces) to secure consents, resolve clashes, and manage design dependencies.
• Lead a team of 3 to 4 BBVS MEPH Design Managers, setting priorities, providing technical oversight, and fostering consistent design management practice and reporting.

Skills

MEPFHC systems knowledge

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Self-organisation

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Resilience

Flexibility

Job description

Balfour Beatty is seeking a Senior Design Manager MEPHFC to join our Major Projects team at the Old Oak Common development in London, the UK’s largest construction project. You will lead assured MEPH design packages, coordinate interfaces with internal teams and external stakeholders, and mentor a team of 3–4 BBVS MEPH Design Managers to deliver buildable, compliant solutions on time.

This role requires strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, and a disciplined approach to change control