Design Manager

LEAD MEP DESIGN MANAGER
 
HS2 | Building Services Design Coordination
 
We are looking for a Lead MEP Design Manager to oversee the coordination and technical assurance of building-services designs across nine major HS2 assets.
 
The programme includes reinforced-concrete portal buildings, tunnel shafts and pumping-station buildings. Each asset incorporates extensive mechanical, electrical, controls, communications, fire, public-health and vertical-transportation systems.
 
The design intent has been established, with the focus now on completing and coordinating construction-level design information.
Responsibilities:

• Lead MEP design coordination across multiple routewide assets
• Manage the completion and assurance of construction-design packages
• Review specialist contractor drawings and technical submissions
• Ensure contractor designs remain aligned with the approved design intent
• Coordinate electrical, mechanical, architectural, civil and structural interfaces
• Chair design reviews and multidisciplinary coordination meetings
• Manage technical queries, design changes and approval processes
• Monitor design deliverables against procurement and construction programmes
• Identify coordination, compliance and constructability risks
• Support material, plant and equipment approvals
• Work with site teams to resolve design-related construction issues
• Coordinate with consultants, subcontractors and client stakeholders

Candidate requirements:

• Extensive MEP or building-services design-management experience
• Strong understanding of construction design and technical assurance
• Experience managing specialist subcontractor design packages
• Ability to review multidisciplinary interfaces and technical submissions
• Knowledge of design change, compliance and approval processes
• Strong leadership and stakeholder-management skills
• Major-project or NEC experience would be advantageous

Candidates from Tier 1 building contractors, design-and-build organisations, consultancies and MEP specialists are encouraged to apply.
 
Rail experience is not essential, making this an excellent route into infrastructure, civil engineering and major structural projects.