MEP Building Services Design Manager

Fawkes and Reece; Suffolk (VA); On-site; USD 81,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

Fawkes and Reece seeks an experienced MEP Building Services Design Manager to oversee the completion of building services design for a MOJ project in Suffolk. You will act as the client/design management representative, ensuring consultants deliver coordinated, compliant MEP packages on schedule.

The role requires strong design coordination, coordination across multiple disciplines and a track record on large projects; MOD/MOJ or major schemes valued over £50m is desirable.

Qualifications

• Experience as a MEP Building Services Design professional with the ability to manage delivery of complex designs through external consultants.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and administer the completion of building services design for a MOJ project in Suffolk.
• Ensure external design consultants deliver coordinated, compliant, and fully integrated MEP design packages.

Skills

Design coordination

Stakeholder management

Digital literacy

Job description

Reference: LL6_1786031134
Posted: August 6, 2026

Our client is a specialist M&E tier 1 main contractor who have been established for over 100 years.

Our client is one of the UK's leading construction, development and property services companies, with a long-standing reputation for delivering complex, high-quality projects across the public and private sectors. Through its specialist engineering business they provide industry-leading Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing design and deliver expertise on some of the UK's most technically challenging developments.

Role

Our client is seeking an experienced MEP Building Services Design Manager to oversee and administer the completion of the building services design for a MOJ project in Suffolk.

You will act as the client's/design management representative, ensuring that external design consultants deliver coordinated, compliant and fully integrated Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing design packages in accordance with the project programme, employer's requirements and statutory obligations.

You will need to administer completion of project design by external consultants, use drawing platforms and be computer literate, chair design meetings, look at the transmission of design against a schedule and have either a main contractor or sub contractor background.

The duration of this role will be for 6-9 months.

The ideal candidate

The ideal candidate will have experience as a MEP Building Services Design professional with a proven ability to manage the delivery of complex building services designs through external consultant teams. You will be technically strong, commercially aware and confident leading design co-ordination across multiple disciplines. You will also need to be computer literate. MOD, MOJ or major project experience of over £50 million is desired for this role.