Mechanical Engineering Design Manager

Overview

In this Engineering Design Manager role, you lead multi-disciplinary design input for critical infrastructure projects, ensuring solutions are buildable, compliant, and efficient. You will partner with clients and project teams to shepherd design through concept to delivery, while embedding safety and sustainability. You’ll drive innovative, practical engineering aligned with regulatory requirements and lifecycle considerations. This is a strategic, collaborative position within the growing Real Estate team that shapes high-impact projects.

Pay / Benefits

• great place to work
• healthy, productive and flexible working environment
• focus on work-life balance
• equal opportunity employer

Responsibilities

• Manage contractual duties with external design consultants and contractors under the project contract
• Lead technical assurance, evaluate constructability, and oversee design interfaces
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver designs to required standards
• Collaborate with technical, operational, maintenance, and strategic stakeholders and design coordinators
• Liaise with clients, Engineering Managers, Project Managers, Contractors and Consultants on project issues, scope changes, and risks
• Drive development of innovative, practical and sustainable engineering solutions meeting client, operational and regulatory needs
• Embed health, safety and environmental considerations into all engineering/design solutions
• Ensure integration across civil, structural, geotechnical, mechanical and electrical functions
• Ensure constructability, maintainability and reliability across the asset lifecycle

Key requirements

• Minimum 5 years' experience managing design through the full project lifecycle across multiple sectors and procurement routes
• Strong understanding of integrated design delivery and managing consultant performance
• Knowledge and experience of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and common data environments
• Degree qualified in engineering discipline (Mechanical or Building Services) or equivalent
• Chartered Engineer status preferred (with CIBSE, IMechE, or similar)
• Passion for construction and customer satisfaction with high standards
• Experience with CAD tools (AutoCAD or Revit)
• Excellent communication skills with clients and staff
• Self-driven and results-oriented with a positive outlook
• People management, time management, and project design management skills

• communication
• leadership
• collaboration
• BIM
• AutoCAD
• Revit

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