M&E Design Manager

Job Title: M&E Design Manager

Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Salary: £60,000 - £70,000

Benefits: £5,000 Car allowance, 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays, Company Pension, Healthcare

A leading regional M&E Contractor are looking for a M&E Design Manager to join their established team in Cambridge. The company provides M&E services to a wide range of clients across a variety of sectors including Commercial, Education, Research & Technology, Healthcare and Leisure. These projects are typically valued between £2m and £6m.

As the M&E Design Manager, you will be responsible for managing and coordinating Mechanical & Electrical design activities across projects. You ll work closely with external design consultants, internal project teams and clients to ensure robust, compliant and buildable M&E designs that support successful delivery. You will represent the business in design discussions and drive design excellence from pre-construction through to construction.

As the M&E Design Manager you will have the following responsibilities:

• Lead, manage and review M&E design development for mechanical and electrical building services from pre-construction to live projects.
• Prepare and monitor project design delivery plans ensuring design processes align with programme requirements.
• Coordinate M&E design with external design consultants.
• Review drawings, specifications and calculations to ensure accuracy, buildability and compliance.
• Lead design coordination meetings with design consultants, clients and internal teams.
• Manage design deliverables in line with project programmes and procurement strategies.
• Support tender and pre-construction activities, including technical input, value engineering and design development.
• Issue design progress reports and track design milestones against contractual requirements.
• Assist project teams with technical queries during installation, commissioning and handover.

Successful applicants will have the following qualifications and experience:

• Proven experience in an M&E design management or senior design coordination role.
• Experience working within an M&E contracting or design & build environment.
• Knowledge of education, commercial and healthcare projects.
• Strong understanding of UK building regulations, standards and best practices.
• Ability to manage multiple design packages and priorities.
• Confident communicator with the ability to lead technical discussions.
• Familiarity with BIM and digital design coordination tools.
• Strong IT skills using Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Degree or equivalent qualification in Building Services / Engineering (desirable)

Please contact Adam Brown on (phone number removed) / (phone number removed) for more information about this role or if you are interested in a new opportunity within the Building Services sector (Design Manager, M&E Design Manager, Mechanical & Electrical Design Manager, MEP Design Manager, M&E Design Coordinator, Mechanical & Electrical Design Coordinator, MEP Design Coordinator)