NES Fircroft
Senior Design Engineer
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MEP Senior Design Engineer
Location: London, UK
Type: Permanent
Sector: Construction, Infrastructure, Engineering
About the Opportunity
An established international construction and infrastructure organisation is seeking a Senior MEP Design Engineer to join its growing Design Management team. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in the delivery of large-scale, complex construction projects, working closely with project leadership, consultants, clients, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and coordinating the MEP design process throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring design solutions are delivered safely, efficiently, on programme, and within budget. You will also have the opportunity to drive innovation, digital engineering initiatives, and value engineering opportunities across major projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate MEP design activities from concept through to construction delivery.
- Manage the design programme, ensuring milestones are achieved in line with project objectives.
- Develop and maintain Design Responsibility Matrices to clearly define design ownership and interfaces.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary consultants and stakeholders to ensure seamless design integration.
- Monitor design progress, identify risks and opportunities, and implement mitigation strategies where required.
- Drive value engineering initiatives to improve project outcomes, cost efficiency, and sustainability.
- Ensure designs comply with all relevant health & safety, environmental, quality, accessibility, and regulatory requirements.
- Support procurement activities by defining technical scopes and assisting with tender evaluations.
- Facilitate design reviews and technical workshops with clients, consultants, and project teams.
- Present design solutions and capture stakeholder requirements throughout the design development process.
- Support the management of consultant contracts, design variations, and commercial aspects of design delivery.
- Review consultant performance, deliverables, and payment applications.
- Promote innovative technologies, BIM methodologies, and digital engineering solutions.
- Collaborate with construction teams to ensure design solutions are practical, buildable, and aligned with project delivery objectives.
- Contribute to reporting, KPI management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
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Essential
- Degree-qualified in Mechanical, Electrical, Building Services Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 6 years' experience within design coordination, design management, or MEP engineering roles.
- Proven experience delivering construction or infrastructure projects.
- Strong understanding of MEP design principles and multidisciplinary coordination.
- Knowledge and practical experience of BIM processes and digital design tools.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Understanding of relevant health, safety, environmental, and quality standards.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities within fast-paced project environments.
- Commercial awareness and experience working within budget-driven projects.
Desirable
- Experience working on major infrastructure, transportation, energy, or complex building projects.
- Previous leadership or people management experience.
- Experience of design contract administration and consultant management.
- Chartered status or working toward professional accreditation.
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