Associate Director - MEP

Stantec is seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Associate Director– MEP (Building Services) to join our Leeds office. With a strong mechanical background preferred, this is an exciting opportunity to take a leading role in growing our MEP offering across sectors particularly education and healthcare while delivering exceptional project outcomes.

You will play a key role across two core areas to include project delivery, and team management
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You will drive and support work-winning activity alongside the Regional Director and MEP Lead. As well as developing long-term relationships with clients in the education and healthcare sectors.

You will help grow and lead a high-performing team of MEP engineers and technicians, ensuring quality assurance, commercial governance, and resource planning are embedded in every project.

You will champion a collaborative, supportive culture that promotes innovation and development.

Lead multidisciplinary engineering projects from inception to delivery, ensuring on-time, on-budget, high-quality delivery that meets client specifications. You will maintain oversight of project health, safety, design quality, and client satisfaction. You will drive process improvement and mentor your team in technical excellence.

Ideally you will have a relevant mechanical engineering qualification at HNC, HND, Bachelors or Master’s level and will ideally be a chartered engineer or working towards membership with a relevant institution.

• Proven experience leading MEP teams and delivering complex building services projects.
• Strong mechanical engineering background preferred.
• Excellent commercial awareness and business development skills.
• Deep understanding of client priorities in sectors like education and healthcare.
• A collaborative leadership style and commitment to team development.

At Stantec, you’ll be part of a global design and engineering firm with community at its heart. We empower our people with flexibility, autonomy, and support to thrive. From concept to delivery, we create places that matter and we’re looking for leaders like you to help us do just that.

• Be part of a growing, collaborative Leeds team with regional and national support.
• Enjoy a flexible, hybrid working environment.
• Access professional development and leadership opportunities within a global network.
• Help shape a sustainable and people-focused future through innovative design.

Apply now to join Stantec as our next Principal Engineer and make your mark on some of the region’s most impactful projects.