Kathryn Rose Consultancy Serviced Limited
City, Manchester
Oct 18, 2025
Full time
Building Services Manager/MEP Design Manager (M&E) - Path to Director Manchester Area Hybrid Working (2 days WFH / 3 days office-based) Salary of up to £60,000 plus attractive compensation and benefits package. Are you a visionary technical leader ready to take on a challenge that offers genuine impact, autonomy, and a future leadership seat? Our client is a fast-growing Building Services Design and Build contractor creating something new, and we need a Building Services Manager that has strong Design Management experience, to own, build, and scale our Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) operations. This role requires strong knowledge of build design to RIBA Design stages 1-6. Key Responsibilities You will lead the Mechanical & Electrical team through the full life cycle of design & build projects, while also helping to design and build the internal systems required for scale. What You Will Lead: Leading the Mechanical & Electrical Department. Providing M&E Services Design to Domestic, Commercial, and Public Building Sectors. Management of a small team to grow and develop and assign objectives. Leading M&E Building Services Design projects through all stages (RIBA 1 to 6). Supporting the Low Energy Building Design process and technical teams. Producing, reviewing, and approving calculations, analyses, drawings, models, and technical reports. Acting as a mentor for junior M&E Engineers and providing subject matter expertise. Developing and improving technical and internal operational systems. Developing new business through leveraging your network, strengthening client relationships, and identifying new project opportunities. Required Experience Minimum 3 years experience managing technical or Design teams. Minimum 5 years experience in energy consulting or in the building sector. Proven experience in design work, managing installations, and building efficient teams & systems. Demonstrable ability to execute and own project delivery, not just delegate. A strong existing network and proven capability in design management. Familiarity with working to an ISO integrated management system. Kathryn Rose Consultancy Services Ltd is acting as a recruitment agency for the end client.