Design Manager - MEP

The Position

As Design Manager for Data Centres (MEP), based in London, you will lead multi-disciplinary design delivery across high-profile mission critical projects. You’ll manage multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders to ensure seamless, high-quality outcomes, providing technical and commercial leadership from concept through to handover and post-handover stages

.You will act as NDY’s primary client liaison on design matters, championing design excellence, collaboration and sustainable solutions in complex, energy-intensive environments

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Key Challeng

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  Managing complex, multidisciplinary design teams and stakeholders under tight timefra
• mesDelivering resilient facility designs within challenging budget constrai
• ntsBalancing client requirements and industry standards with innovative, sustainable design approac
• hesDemonstrating NDY’s market-leading engineering to drive repeat business and gro

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Your Key Accountabili

ties
Project delivery and design manag

• ementLead and coordinate MEP design activities from concept to handover, ensuring integration across discip
• linesManage programme, cost and risk, resolving issues to meet commercial objec
• tivesMaintain design documentation, including risk registers, change logs and quality assu
• ranceCoordinate technical deliverables such as specifications, calculations and design re
• portsFacilitate design reviews, client meetings and work
• shopsSupport procurement, testing, commissioning and post-handover activ

ities
Client and stakeholder mana

• gementServe as primary client contact for design matters, effectively managing expect
• ationsBuild strong relationships with architects, engineers, contractors and other stakeh

orking
People leadership and deve

• lopmentMentor, coach and manage project engineers, designers and cons
• ultantsFoster a collaborative, inclusive team culture that promotes knowledge sharing and
• growthEnsure adherence to NDY’s quality, health and safety, and sustainability st

andards
What We’re Loo

king For
Qualifications and certi

• ficationsBachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering or e
• quivalentChartered Engineer status preferred or workin

g towards
Skills and

• experience7–12 years’ experience managing MEP design on data centres or mission critica
• l projectsStrong knowledge of data centre systems: UPS, standby generation, electrical distribution, earthing, battery systems, CRAC/CRAH, chilled water, pumping, co
• ntrols/BMSProven success leading multidisciplinary teams and delivering on time
• and budgetExperience managing client relationships and stakeholder communications on comple

x projects

Addit

• ional SkillsExcellent communication and present
• ation skillsCommercially aware with strong problem-solving and decision-makin
• g capabilityCapable of working independently and collaboratively un
• der pressureFamiliarity with Uptime Institute tiering, ISO/IEC critical facility standards
• is desirableExperience in sustainable and low-carbon design for high-energy faciliti

es is a

plus
Why NDY?At NDY, you’ll join a leading international firm known for engineering excellence and innovation. We offer hybrid and flexible working, a supportive and inclusive culture, and opportunities to grow your career on iconic projects that make

a differe

nce.
Apply nowMake spaces work – join NDY’s team as a Design Manager for Data Cent

res in London.
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