Our MEP team are expanding! We are recruiting for Design Managers across the UK to help streamline and manage our projects effectively, with opportunities based in our Leeds, Bristol, Plymouth, and London offices. Our teams work on a variety of building services projects including defence, residential, commercial, education, and healthcare alongside our growing data centre service. Working collaboratively with our national MEP team and as part of our wider multi-disciplinary offering, you will be joining a fun, highly engaged team who love what they do.
Your role will include:
* Collaborating with our experienced design teams to plan, coordinate and execute all design work-stages.
* Overseeing project schedules, resource allocation, budget adherence with regular reviews to track progress.
* Lead development of project scope, objectives, and key deliverables to align with both client and internal expectations.
* Organise and lead regular project meetings with design teams, key stakeholders, and our clients, ensuring clear and consistent communication.
* Work closely with clients and contractors with OFCI engagement to ensure clarity and efficiency is maintained throughout procurement phases.
* Manage project documentation, including risk assessments, change/deviation logs, with monthly reports. Ensuring all projects comply with company policy, industry regulations and best practice.
* Manage accurate and updated project tracking systems/dashboards ensuring visibility for the senior leadership team.
* Conduct post-project evaluations, documenting lessons learned and making recommendations for future projects.
To succeed in this role, we are seeking individuals with:
* Experience working as a Design or Building Services Manager within the building services industry. Having an engineering degree is not a pre-requisite and we welcome candidates from architecture and project management backgrounds.
* Expert in project management methodologies (PMI / APM / Prince 2 or equivalent is preferred) and proficient in project management tools such as MS Project, Jira, Asana or similar.
* Proven track record of managing projects within building services, ideally with an MEP focus with a confident understanding of the end-to-end design process.
* Confident managing complex, high budget projects with multiple stakeholders and working towards deadlines. The ideal candidate will be highly organised, have exceptional problem-solving skills and be able to manage risk/handle issues efficiently.
* Excellent communication and presentation skills, with previous experience engaging with clients and key stakeholders.
* Strong attention to detail and ability to prioritise in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
* Experience managing data centre projects would be beneficial but is not a pre-requisite for this role – full training will be provided.
What's great about Hydrock, now Stantec:
* An opportunity to develop your soft skills, as well as your technical skills.
* Excellent health benefits and 25 days of holiday (buy/sell up to five days), accruing 1 day extra every 2 years, with bonus holidays too!
* An earlier finish on Friday (4pm!).
* An opportunity to give back: “Day off for good cause” (on a workday).
* A huge range of flexible benefits, including climate perks and an EV car leasing scheme.
A place to feel included
We champion diversity, equity, and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we commit to supporting our employees and ensure we create a safe environment that nurtures you to perform at your best. Offering our people flexibility is an important factor in achieving this aim.
Looking for the next steps?
Once you have completed your application through our careers site, we aim to review and respond to you as soon as your application’s been reviewed.
If shortlisted, a member of our Talent Acquisition Team will call you for an initial pre-screen by phone (typically 30 minutes) to help us assess your motivations and interest in the position and Hydrock, now Stantec.
If you progress following this telephone pre-screen, you will be invited to attend a formal interview by video conference (Microsoft Teams) or in our offices.
Department: MEP
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 Hours
Competitive salary and excellent benefits package.
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