MEP Design Manager

At Bouygues UK, we seek a MEP Design Manager to support our MEP Unbundled strategy. This approach will reduce our reliance on the external market supply, aiming to ensure better quality, safety, and control over project timelines. Projects are based in London and the South East (Sussex). You will provide overall design & engineering leadership/management for the business region(s), with responsibility for the delivery of design information. Our MEP project values typically range from £5M - £130M; from prequalification to completion with emphasis on work winning and preconstruction. You will build and lead effective relationships with Production (MEP), MEP designers & BIM Coordinators to maximise value/opportunity and mitigate risk.

Your Skills Profile should include:

• Substantial experience collaborating with a main contractor or large subcontractor
• Degrees in a relevant subject are preferable, but we’d also consider people qualified by experience
• Substantial experience in MEP Design
• Proven in-depth technical knowledge of MEP/Building Services
• Proven people management (including mentoring) experience of managing/developing teams
• An effective analytical person
• Initiative-taking, with proven organisational ability and the drive to meet deadlines
• Client-driven with effective communication skills
• Advocate for Health and Safety
• Commercially astute

Main accountabilities:

• Member of the MEP Unbundled Strategy Core Team involved and contributing to strategic planning, business decisions, and overall performance of the business region
• Ownership of key customer/consultant relationships, ensuring where possible mutually positive outcomes
• Ownership & implementation of key activities & accountabilities for Self and Engineering Management Team
• Design & Engineering Management
• Resource Management
• Customer Management
• Designers
• Work Winning/Bid Management
• Safety/Environment
• Drive Zero Harm and exemplary health, safety, wellbeing, and environmental performance

Guiding Framework/Our Behaviours:

• Promote the BYUK policies and Key Values and function as a role model in demonstrating behaviours
• Regional Responsibility

Why Bouygues:

Our teams deploy technically innovative solutions for a diverse range of challenging projects throughout the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Day in day out our teams deliver some of the most technically innovative and challenging projects across the UK and the world. With a strong corporate culture our values reflect how we operate with Respect, Commitment, Pioneering, Sharing.

We offer competitive basic salaries coupled with generous company benefits including:

• 26 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days
• 2 paid volunteering days a year
• Pension scheme
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Generous share scheme
• BY Extra – opt into lifestyle benefits

Bouygues UK is part of the Bouygues Group, a diverse global business which operates in the construction, engineering, energy, media and telecommunications markets. With annual sales of over €56,900 billion (December 2025) and operating in 80 countries, the financial strength of our group is a key differentiator in these challenging economic times.

Be Yourself!

Here at Bouygues Group we value the creativity and innovation that our diverse workforce brings, encouraging people from all backgrounds, particularly those from underrepresented communities to apply. By joining us, you will be inspired to bring your full self to the workplace, speak up and share your unique ideas. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.