Associate Project Director - MEP

Overview

The Project

You’ll Be Responsible For

• Lead and manage all MEP engineering and design management activities in the Engineer role across the project lifecycle.
• Provide technical leadership and governance for MEP disciplines, ensuring alignment with international standards, statutory requirements, and best practice.
• Manage the review, coordination, and approval of MEP design submissions, calculations, specifications, and technical reports.
• Oversee interface management between architectural, structural, and MEP disciplines to ensure fully integrated design solutions.
• Chair and contribute to technical workshops, design reviews, and coordination meetings.
• Support value engineering, buildability, and whole life performance optimisation of MEP systems.
• Provide guidance on energy efficiency, sustainability, low carbon design, and operational resilience suitable for a large scale sports venue.
• Manage and mentor MEP engineers and design managers, fostering high performance and technical excellence.
• Support procurement and tender activities, including technical evaluations of specialist contractors and suppliers.
• Monitor construction-stage activities including technical queries, inspections, testing, commissioning, and handover support.
• Ensure robust technical risk management, change control, and quality assurance processes are applied throughout delivery.

You’ll Need To Have

• Proven experience in a senior MEP design management or engineering leadership role on large, complex developments.
• Strong background working in an Engineer, Consultant, or Design Authority role.
• Experience on sports, stadiums, arenas, or complex public assembly projects is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated capability across the full project lifecycle, from early design through construction and handover.
• Excellent understanding of international MEP design standards, codes, and regulations.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience working in the Middle East and with fast-paced, high-profile programmes is advantageous.
• Necessary visa criteria for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and have relevant work experience working on high-valued projects/programmes for a project management consultancy business, which are required for immigration and client approval.
• Our values
• Safety first - Going home safe and well:
• We champion a safe, diverse, and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of well-being in every team.
• Client focus - Deliver on our promise:
• We own the quality of deliverables and strategic outcomes and build long-term relationships with our clients.
• Integrity - Always do the right thing:
• We influence positive outcomes within our industry while always aligning with our compliance obligations.
• Create opportunity - For our people to excel:
• We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.
• Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates.
• Even if you feel you do not fulfill all the criteria, please apply, as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.
• We are also open to discussing part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.