Kier Group
Senior Design Manager
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Senior MEP Design Manager
Location
Stepps
Hours
37.5 per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
Sponsorship
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Scotland business as a subject matter expert, working closely with our preconstruction teams on a diverse range of bids and tenders. You'll drive technical leadership and excellence in MEP design from early-stage feasibility through to handover, working across new build, refurbishment and retrofit projects in sectors including education, healthcare, defence, custodial, leisure, heritage and commercial space. Our Scotland business has an annual turnover of circa £200M, offering great variety and challenge.
Responsibilities
As a Senior MEP Design Manager, you'll be working within the design team, supporting them in delivering technical leadership and excellence across MEP design. Your day-to-day will include:
- Leading profitable tender generation, programme development, and MEP-specific cost and value engineering
- Managing and coordinating MEP consultants and internal teams to ensure delivery on time, in budget, and to agreed standards
- Reviewing design outputs for technical accuracy, regulatory compliance, and best practice
- Coordinating with architecture, structural engineering, and construction teams to align multidisciplinary design integration
- Developing budgets for MEP design stages, monitoring cost performance, and identifying design risks early in the process
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Requirements
This role of Senior MEP Design Manager is great for you if:
- You hold a BEng/BSc/MSc in Mechanical, Electrical, or Building Services Engineering (or equivalent) and have Chartered status (e.g., CEng, IEng) or are working toward chartership
- You have demonstrable experience in MEP design management on large build schemes within a main contractor or consultancy setting
- You have deep technical knowledge of MEP systems (HVAC, electrical, plumbing), building regulations, UK standards, and sustainability frameworks
- You're proficient with BIM, Revit, AutoCAD, and engineering coordination tools, with a strong grasp of contract types (JCT, NEC)
- You hold a Full driving licence and have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
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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.
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