Senior Design Manager (MEP)

Job Purpose

Design Management & Coordination

• Lead and manage all
• MEP design activities
• from concept through detailed design and construction stages.
• Coordinate closely with
• architectural, structural, civil, and specialist consultants
• to ensure full design integration and clash-free outputs.
• Review and approve MEP drawings, design calculations, specifications, and technical submittals.
• Ensure designs comply with
• local codes, authority regulations, international standards
• , and client requirements.

Project & Stakeholder Coordination

• Act as the primary point of contact for all
• MEP design-related matters
• with consultants, clients, and authorities.
• Support the Project Manager with design programs, design deliverables, and milestone tracking.
• Participate in design meetings, value engineering workshops, and authority coordination meetings.

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical guidance and leadership to MEP engineers and designers.
• Proactively identify design risks, conflicts, and technical challenges and propose effective solutions.
• Support constructability reviews and coordinate with site teams during construction stages.

Cost & Value Engineering

• Assist in MEP cost planning, budgeting, and value engineering exercises.
• Propose optimized and cost-effective MEP solutions without compromising safety or performance.
• Support tender reviews and technical evaluations related to MEP scope.

Quality, Compliance & Documentation

• Ensure design quality, standardization, and compliance with project and company standards.
• Maintain proper documentation, design records, and approvals.
• Support commissioning, testing, and handover requirements from a design perspective.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in

Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

• (Master’s degree is an advantage).
• Minimum
• 10–15 years
• of experience in MEP design within
• construction / consultancy / EPC projects
• .
• Proven experience managing MEP design for
• medium to large-scale projects
• (commercial, residential, hospitality, infrastructure, mixed-use).
• Strong knowledge of
• MEP codes, standards, and authority requirements
• (GCC/Middle East exposure preferred).

Skills & Competencies

• Strong leadership and coordination skills.
• Excellent technical knowledge of HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire & ELV systems.
• Proficiency in
• AutoCAD, Revit, BIM coordination tools
• , and design review processes.
• Good communication skills in English; Arabic is an advantage.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple stakeholders and deadlines.