M&E Design Manager

Client: Our client is a traditional privately owned M&E contractor based in Kent. The business turns over £15M+ undertaking projects in the retail banking, government, commercial office and healthcare sectors. Their average project size is between £200K and £5M, with the majority of their projects being located in central London. Having been established over 50 years they benefit from being a preferred contractor for major blue chip clients, client include: Willmott Dixon, Barclays and HSBC. This means they have a continuous and stable workflow. Having appointed a new Managing Director and with a forecasted £30M turnover for the year the business is looking to appoint an M&E Design Manager.

Role: M&E Designer Manager – £75,000 – £85,000 + £5,000 + Travel + Healthcare + Pension Bonus

The successful candidate will be responsible for the design and design management of various building services projects throughout London from the values of £500K – £5m MEP value. Typically the company operates in the following sectors: Commercial Offices, Retail Banking and Government projects.

Role/Responsibilities:

• Design complete M&E projects
• Delivering design and information packages meeting project programmes
• Provide appropriate design solutions for specialist customer specific requirements
• Liaise directly with the project manager responsible for the project
• Attend meetings and represent the company without support
• Manage other designers and the CAD/REVIT/BIM team.
• The use of CAD/REVIT/BIM software
• Ensuring design and maintenance of building systems meets legislative requirements
• Performing engineering calculations, making reasonable assumptions to support design validity

The ideal candidate:

• 3 years + experience as a M&E designer/engineer
• Ideally have a HNC or HND and good technical knowledge of electrical design services.
• Experience working in the commercial sector
• Have the right forward-thinking attitude

In return they offer:

• A healthy pipeline of work.
• A real opportunity for growth and development.
• The opportunity to grow and manage a team
• To join a business with excellent staff retention and family feel to it.