Head of MEP

England, United Kingdom

6/17/2025

Job Title: Head of MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing) Location: - London & Southeast

Reports to: Group Construction Director

Overview

My client is seeking an experienced, technically skilled, and delivery-focused Head of MEP to lead and oversee all MEP operations within the business.

In this key role, you will manage the full MEP lifecycle-from pre-construction through to project completion-ensuring seamless execution and the highest standards of quality. Leading a team of project-based M&E professionals, you will provide strategic oversight, drive technical excellence, and ensure successful project delivery.

Additionally, you will be responsible for resource planning and management, optimising team allocation across multiple projects to enhance efficiency and performance.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership and Strategy

· Define and implement the MEP strategy across all projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives.

· Lead and manage the MEP teams, fostering collaboration between internal and external stakeholders.

· Act as the primary point of contact for all MEP-related issues, offering technical guidance to resolve challenges effectively.

Preconstruction Management

· Work closely with the preconstruction team to assess MEP requirements during tender and planning stages.

· Review and approve technical MEP designs, specifications, and schedules, ensuring feasibility and alignment with project goals.

· Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies during the planning phase.

Project Delivery

· Oversee MEP delivery across multiple projects by directing and guiding Senior M&E personal, ensuring compliance with quality, safety, and budgetary standards.

· Monitor and report project progress upstream to Group Construction Director, ensuring all MEP works are executed in line with timelines and specifications.

· Conduct regular site visits to assess the quality of MEP installations and resolve any technical or logistical challenges.

Resource Planning and Management

· Manage MEP resources across projects, reallocating personnel and equipment as necessary to meet project demands.

· Identify skill gaps and training needs within the MEP function, implementing development programs to enhance performance.

· Collaborate with project managers to ensure efficient use of resources and avoid delays.

Compliance and Quality Assurance

· Ensure MEP systems meet all regulatory and statutory requirements, including health and safety standards.

· Establish and maintain robust QA/QC processes for MEP installations.

· Conduct technical audits and inspections, addressing non-compliance promptly.

Key Skills and Competencies

· Strong technical expertise across MEP systems, including design, installation, and maintenance.

· Proven leadership skills with experience managing multi-disciplinary teams.

· Exceptional planning and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

· Excellent problem-solving abilities and the capacity to make informed decisions under pressure.

· Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.

Qualifications and Experience

· A degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Building Services Engineering (or equivalent).

· Significant demonstrable experience in MEP project management, with most recent experience in a senior leadership role.

· Experience of developing processes and procedures

· Experience of delivering multiple complex building projects with MEP values ranging between 20 - 50 million in value.

· Demonstrable experience in preconstruction planning, resource allocation, and project delivery within the construction industry.

· Comprehensive knowledge of UK building regulations, standards, and compliance requirements.

· Chartered status or membership with a recognised professional body (e.g., CIBSE, IET) is desirable.

Desired Skills and Experienc

e
Job Title: Head of MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing) Location: - London & Southea

st

Reports to: Group Construction Dire

ctor

Ov

erview

My client is seeking an experienced, technically skilled, and delivery-focused Head of MEP to lead and oversee all MEP operations within the b

usiness.

In this key role, you will manage the full MEP lifecycle-from pre-construction through to project completion-ensuring seamless execution and the highest standards of quality. Leading a team of project-based M&E professionals, you will provide strategic oversight, drive technical excellence, and ensure successful project

delivery.

Additionally, you will be responsible for resource planning and management, optimising team allocation across multiple projects to enhance efficiency and

performance.

Key Re

sponsibilities

Leaders

hip and Strategy

· Define and implement the MEP strategy across all projects, ensuring alignment with bu

siness objectives.

· Lead and manage the MEP teams, fostering collaboration between internal and ex

ternal stakeholders.

· Act as the primary point of contact for all MEP-related issues, offering technical guidance to resolve c

hallenges effectively.

Pr

econstruction Management

· Work closely with the preconstruction team to assess MEP requirements during t

ender and planning stages.

· Review and approve technical MEP designs, specifications, and schedules, ensuring feasibility and a

lignment with project goals.

· Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strateg

ies during the p

lanning phase.

Project Delivery

· Oversee MEP delivery across multiple projects by directing and guiding Senior M&E personal, ensuring compliance with quality

, safety, and budgetary standards.

· Monitor and report project progress upstream to Group Construction Director, ensuring all MEP works are executed in lin

e with timelines and specifications.

· Conduct regular site visits to assess the quality of MEP installations and resolve a

ny technical or logistical chall

enges.

Resource Planning and Management

· Manage MEP resources across projects, reallocating personnel and equip

ment as necessary to meet project demands.

· Identify skill gaps and training needs within the MEP function, implementing

development programs to enhance performance.

· Collaborate with project managers to ensur

e efficient use of resources and

avoid delays.

Compliance and Quality Assurance

· Ensure MEP systems meet all regulatory and statutory re

quirements, including health and safety standards.

· Establish and ma

intain robust QA/QC processes for MEP installations.

· Conduct technical audit

s and inspections, addressi

ng non-compliance promptly.

Key Skills and Competencies

· Strong technical expertise across MEP

systems, including design, installation, and maintenance.

· Proven leadersh

ip skills with experience managing multi-disciplinary teams.

· Exceptional planning and organizational skills

, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

· Excellent problem-solving abili

ties and the capacity to make informed decisions under pressure.

· Strong communication and interpersonal

skills, with the ability to

influence stakeholders at all levels.

Qualifications and Experience

· A degree in Mec

hanical, Electrical, or Building Services Engineering (or equivalent).

· Significant demonstrable experience in MEP proj

ect management, with most recent experience in a se

nior leadership role.

· Experience of developing processes and procedures

· Experience of delivering multiple complex

building projects with MEP values ranging between 20 - 50 million in value.

· Demonstrable experience in preconstruction plannin

g, resource allocation, and project delivery within the construction industry.

· Comprehensi

ve knowledge of UK building regulations, standards, and compliance requirements.

· Chartered status

or membership with a recognised professional body (e.g., CIBSE, IET) is desirable.