Senior MEP Design Manager

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We re looking for a Senior MEP Design Manager to join our business.

Location
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Stepps / Edinburgh

Hours
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Full Time, Permanent

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

The MEP Design Manager will work on a large new build healthcare project from early-stage feasibility through to handover whilst offering MEP design subject matter expertise to the construction business.

• Influence profitable tender generation, programme development, scopes, responsibility matrices, and MEP-specific cost/value engineering
• Manage and coordinate MEP consultants and internal teams to ensure delivery on time, in budget, and to agreed standards
• Produce and manage detailed design programmes, ensuring milestones align with project schedules
• Review design outputs (drawings, specifications, calculations) for technical accuracy, regulatory compliance, and best practice
• Coordinate with architecture, structural engineering and construction teams to align multidisciplinary design integration
• Represent Kier in design meetings, workshops, and design forums—both internal and with external stakeholders
• Develop budgets for MEP design stages, monitor cost performance, and track value engineering opportunities
• Manage consultant performance and appointments, making sure deadlines, deliverables, and quality expectations are met

This role of Senior MEP Design Manager is great for you if:

• You hold BEng/BSc/MSc in Mechanical, Electrical, or Building Services Engineering (or equivalent)
• Have proven experience in MEP design management within a main contractor or consultancy setting
• Have deep technical knowledge of MEP systems (HVAC, electrical, plumbing), building regs, UK standards, and sustainability frameworks (e.g., BREEAM)
• Possess strong grasp of contract types (JCT, NEC) and associated design responsibilities

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.

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.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier