Design Manager – MEP

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JR114013## About Surbana Jurong Surbana Jurong (SJ Group) is a global multidisciplinary consultancy dedicated to shaping cities, transforming communities, and delivering sustainable, people-centric environments. With over 16,500 professionals across 40+ countries, our Middle East practice continues to grow rapidly, delivering complex and high-profile projects across buildings, infrastructure, cities, and mixed-use developments.##

The Role As a key member of SJ’s Building Services Design team, the Design Manager – MEP will play a pivotal role in the delivery of complex and high-profile projects across the Middle East. This position requires strong leadership, sound technical judgement, and hands-on design expertise to manage multidisciplinary MEP design delivery within demanding programme and commercial constraints. SJ values initiative, problem-solving, ambition, and collaboration, and provides an environment that supports professional growth and increased responsibility.##

Key Responsibilities
* Represent SJ on a day-to-day basis with Clients, Contractors, and key Stakeholders.
* Lead and manage MEP design delivery across all project stages, ensuring alignment with agreed scope, programme, quality, and budget.
* Provide strong technical leadership with a mandatory hands-on design background, supporting high-quality and practical engineering solutions.
* Ensure effective coordination across all MEP engineering disciplines, resolving spatial, technical, and interface constraints within the overall project design.
* Communicate clearly and confidently with project stakeholders, articulating design intent and providing direction to internal and external design teams.
* Manage and administer change control, variations, and associated commercial impacts in close collaboration with project leadership.## Key Qualifications and Experience
* Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (B.E /

B.Tech or M.E / M.Tech) in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering from a recognised university.
* Minimum 15 years’ experience in MEP design and delivery on building projects.
* Proven experience leading multidisciplinary MEP design teams, with responsibility for resources, budgets, and programme delivery.
* Experience delivering large-scale or complex projects is highly advantageous.## Key Knowledge and Skills
* Strong commercial awareness, including experience managing change control, variations, and contractual impacts.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage confidently at senior client and stakeholder levels.
* Proven leadership capability with a collaborative and delivery-focused approach.
* High level of ownership, accountability, and commitment to design quality and project outcomes.
* Ability to operate effectively within fast-paced, multidisciplinary consultancy environments.

Join a global, multidisciplinary consultancy delivering landmark projects across the Middle East. At SJ, you will collaborate with industry-leading professionals, contribute to technically challenging developments, and grow your career within a supportive and forward-thinking organisation.##

How to Apply

Please submit your application through our official careers portal by clicking the “Apply Now” button and following the instructions.

* Note:

Recruitment for this role is managed internally. Unsolicited CVs from agencies will not be considered.
* At Surbana Jurong, we put talent, hard work, teamwork and a fun workplace together to approach problems and solve them creatively and collaboratively. Join us in making a positive impact on the world!
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