MEP Director

Overview

Stantec are recruiting for an MEP Director to be based in either our Leeds or Newcastle office.

As the MEP Director, this role involves the three core aspects of project delivery to include, technical excellence, management, and business development.

Reporting into the Regional Director, you will be accountable for the delivery and technical excellence of MEP projects located in Leeds and Newcastle, via our already strong, settled and growing MEP team. Your key responsibility, and metric for success, will be business development and sustainable growth, with a particular focus on the Yorkshire and Teesside markets.

This role is ideal for an ambitious and strategic leader wanting to further their career within an organisation with a focus on winning the right work type of work to promote organic growth. For the right person there is the potential to widen the role to become the office Principal for the Leeds office, delivering a multi-discipline offering to our clients.

Key Outcomes/Accountabilities

• Develop market pipeline and new opportunities with a contribution to work winning to secure approximately £1m of new work per annum through a combination of new orders, change control and cross-selling other Stantec disciplines into existing projects.
• Technical competence of the team
• Project profitability achieving company targets
• Quality of deliverables of a high standard

Key Responsibilities Business Development

• Working alongside the Regional Director grow and develop the Leeds MEP team’s work-winning efforts, maintaining and developing a sustainable pipeline of work through project delivery excellence, strategic client management, networking, and existing industry knowledge. We are particularly keen to hear from those with established networks in the education and healthcare sectors.
• Oversee the preparation and submission of project bids, tenders, and interviews, ensuring that proposals are competitive and meet client requirements.
• Enable project wins through the identification of added value or efficiencies in client briefs.
• Play a key role in business planning, including financial budgeting, forecasting, and helping to set the direction for the team’s business development efforts.
• Represent the business at industry events and networking opportunities, ensuring we are positioned as a leader in the field.
• Contribute to the overall growth of the business through strategic planning and long-term client relationships.
• Enhance the Stantec brand in the region.
• Engage with other disciplines to identify opportunities across the business.

Management

• Grow and develop a team of MEP engineers and technicians, setting clear expectations and ensuring the successful delivery of projects across the business.
• Identify and contribute to recruitment efforts to expand the team, ensuring the business is resourced to meet both current and future project demands.
• Input to resource planning, change control procedures, and the implementation of quality assurance practices across all projects.
• Integrate, develop, and improve the team through regular appraisals, identifying training needs, addressing team weaknesses, and providing guidance to ensure career growth and development.
• Take accountability for ensuring that projects remain within budget, that fees are recovered in a timely manner, and that any financial issues are resolved quickly.
• Address and resolve any client issues, or problems that arise during the project lifecycle.

Project Delivery

• Lead the delivery of MEP and multi-disciplinary engineering projects, ensuring that all aspects of design are delivered on time, to specification, and in line with quality assurance and commercial governance procedures.
• Foster a culture of design innovation and collaboration, encouraging your team to explore new approaches that improve project outcomes and efficiency.
• Maintain a high-level overview of team projects, ensuring that client expectations are met and that health and safety standards are adhered to throughout the lifecycle of each project.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery and troubleshooting as necessary.
• Implement project contracts, ensuring that all agreements are adhered to and that potential issues are resolved promptly. Especially understanding specific contract terms around fee, change control and invoicing.
• Contribute to training and project process improvements.

About You

Ideally you will have a relevant mechanical or electrical 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.

You’ll be an experienced MEP Professional with a real drive for work winning and business development strong commercial awareness, and a passion for client service. You will have experience in delivering large-scale, multidisciplinary building services projects.

You will have a collaborative mindset, capable of inspiring teams and engaging stakeholders and have a strong understanding of contracts, fee management, and change control processes.

Why Join Us?

At Stantec, you’ll be part of a global community of experts where you’ll enjoy:

• The autonomy to shape a regional team with national support.
• Flexible working and a people-first culture.
• Opportunities for career progression within a global business.
• A focus on innovation, sustainability, and delivering real impact.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a global leader with a strong local presence in Newcastle and Yorkshire. You\’ll be part of a supportive and collaborative environment where your expertise and ambition will be recognised and rewarded. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, along with genuine opportunities for professional growth and development.

Ready to shape the future with us? Apply now to become our MEP Director.

About Stantec

The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities.

Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.

Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world-class talent is a crucial key to our success. If you are excited by this role but worry that your experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply.

At Stantec we want you to perform your best at every stage of the recruitment process and are committed to ensuring it is accessible to all. If you need any support or require adjustments to be made then please contact careers.UK@stantec.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

ReqID: 7995

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