Senior Design Manager (MEP)

WS Atkins & Partners Overseas Engineering Consultants; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Life insurance

Medical insurance

Annual leave balance

Company gratuity scheme

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis seeks a Design Manager - MEP to lead the mechanical, electrical and plumbing design for complex projects in the hospitality and leisure sector. You will manage multidisciplinary teams, ensure compliance with local and international standards, and drive value engineering and sustainability initiatives.

The role requires strong leadership, coordination with architects and contractors, and a focus on delivering high-quality design packages on time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• 10–15 years in MEP design with leadership in design management.
• Experience delivering large hospitality or leisure projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and delivery of MEP design packages from concept to detailed design.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary MEP teams, consultants, and external stakeholders.
• Ensure designs comply with local regulations, international standards, and sustainability requirements.
• Review engineering calculations, drawings, specifications, and reports.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and quality assurance across the project lifecycle.

Skills

MEP design

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project planning

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical or Electrical Eng

Tools

Revit

Navisworks

AutoCAD

Job description

Job Description Overview

The Design Manager - MEP is responsible for leading and managing the MEP design function across complex building, infrastructure, and industrial projects, ensuring technical excellence, compliance, and successful project delivery. The role oversees multidisciplinary design teams, coordinates with stakeholders, and ensures all MEP systems are designed to meet project requirements, budgets, schedules, and applicable standards. The Design Manager drives innovation, quality assurance, and efficient design solutions throughout the project lifecycle.

Your role

Lead the development and delivery of Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) design packages from concept through detailed design stages. Manage and coordinate multidisciplinary MEP engineering teams, consultants, and external stakeholders. Ensure all MEP designs comply with local regulations, international standards, client specifications, and sustainability requirements. Review and approve engineering calculations, drawings, specifications, reports, and technical submissions. Coordinate closely with architectural, structural, civil, and other engineering disciplines to ensure integrated project delivery. Establish design schedules, resource plans, and project priorities to achieve project milestones. Conduct design reviews, value engineering workshops, and risk assessments to optimize project performance. Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentoring to engineers, designers, and project teams. Monitor design quality and ensure adherence to quality management procedures and best engineering practices. Support tendering, procurement, and contractor evaluation activities through technical reviews and clarifications. Manage client relationships and serve as the primary technical point of contact for MEP design matters. Resolve technical issues during design, construction, commissioning, and handover phases. Drive sustainability, energy efficiency, and innovation initiatives within MEP systems design. Prepare project progress reports and communicate design status, risks, and recommendations to senior management.

About you

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 10-15 years of experience in MEP design and engineering, with significant experience in design management roles.
• Proven experience delivering large-scale hospitality or leisure projects (hotels, resorts, entertainment venues).
• Strong knowledge of MEP design principles, building systems, and relevant international and local codes and standards.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams and coordinating with consultants and contractors.
• Proficiency in MEP design software and BIM platforms such as Revit, Navisworks, AutoCAD, and related engineering tools.
• Strong understanding of HVAC, plumbing, fire protection, electrical distribution, lighting, ELV, and building services systems.
• Experience in project planning, resource management, budgeting, and schedule control.
• Familiarity with sustainable design practices, energy-efficient systems, and green building certifications.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Professional Engineer, Chartered Engineer, PMP, or equivalent certification is an advantage.

Rewards & benefits

• Tax-free salary.
• Life insurance coverage.
• Medical insurance.
• Annual leave balance.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Transportation & housing allowances.
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Find out more.

M1 Worker Type Employee Job Type Regular At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences. Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital.

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