Senior MEP Design Manager

Kier Group; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm is seeking a Senior MEP Design Manager to oversee MEP design on large healthcare projects. This position involves coordinating teams, managing budgets, and ensuring compliance with UK standards. Ideal candidates will have a BEng/BSc/MSc in a related field and proven experience in MEP design management. Strong technical knowledge of systems and contract types is essential. This is a full-time, permanent role based around Stepps/Edinburgh.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in MEP design management within a main contractor or consultancy setting.
• Deep technical knowledge of MEP systems, building regulations, UK standards, and sustainability frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Influence tender generation, programme development, and engineering costs.
• Manage and coordinate consultants to meet project deadlines and standards.
• Review technical outputs for accuracy and compliance.
• Develop budgets for MEP design stages and monitor performance.

Skills

MEP design management

Technical knowledge of HVAC

Regulatory compliance

Contract types (JCT, NEC)

Education

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

Job description

We're looking for a Senior MEP Design Manager to join our business.

Location: Stepps / Edinburgh

Hours: Full Time, Permanent

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be responsible for?

The MEP Design Manager will work on a large new build healthcare project from early-stage feasibility through to handover whilst offering MEP design subject matter expertise to the construction business.

Your day to day will include:

• Influence profitable tender generation, programme development, scopes, responsibility matrices, and MEP‑specific cost/value engineering
• Manage and coordinate MEP consultants and internal teams to ensure delivery on time, in budget, and to agreed standards
• Produce and manage detailed design programmes, ensuring milestones align with project schedules.
• Review design outputs (drawings, specifications, calculations) for technical accuracy, regulatory compliance, and best practice.
• Coordinate with architecture, structural engineering and construction teams to align multidisciplinary design integration
• Represent Kier in design meetings, workshops, and design forums—both internal and with external stakeholders
• Develop budgets for MEP design stages, monitor cost performance, and track value engineering opportunities
• Manage consultant performance and appointments, making sure deadlines, deliverables, and quality expectations are met

What are we looking for?

This role of Senior MEP Design Manager is great for you if:

• You hold BEng/BSc/MSc in Mechanical, Electrical, or Building Services Engineering (or equivalent)
• Have proven experience in MEP design management within a main contractor or consultancy setting.
• Have deep technical knowledge of MEP systems (HVAC, electrical, plumbing), building regs, UK standards, and sustainability frameworks (e.g., BREEAM).
• Possess strong grasp of contract types (JCT, NEC) and associated design responsibilities.

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 here.

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 here.

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.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier