Mechanical Design Manager

Mechanical Design Manager – Balfour Beatty plc

Do you want to be at the forefront of one of the world’s most ambitious sustainability initiatives? Balfour Beatty has built iconic buildings and infrastructure around the world for 115 years, redefining excellence and setting industry benchmarks with every project. As a result, alongside several consortium partners, Balfour Beatty has been selected by bp (British Petroleum) to construct a first‑of‑a‑kind fully integrated gas‑fired power station with carbon capture and storage, a key driving force behind plans to make Teesside the UK’s first decarbonised industrial cluster. The project is the Net Zero Teesside (NZT) initiative based at our site in Redcar and Cleveland. Balfour Beatty is seeking a dynamic Mechanical Design Manager to contribute to this endeavour.

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• Manage the design solutions for the Net Zero Teesside project Mechanical Building Services Area.
  
• Ensure integration, technical assurance, compliance, health, safety and sustainability of design and engineering to enable compliant defect‑free handover for operational service, delivered to programme and budget.
  

General

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• Manage Mechanical Building Services design to provide effective solutions for NZT.
  
• Strong understanding of HVAC, Water Services, gas systems, including load calculations, modelling and system sizing.
  
• Proficient with relevant codes, standards and regulations.
  
• Attend site meetings, workshops and surveys.
  
• Ensure effective utilisation and cost recovery of staff in line with resource requirements.
  
• Manage and evaluate competency and capability (SQEP) of direct reports, manage training requirements including CPD events, and support development of trainees and graduates.
  

Design Delivery

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• Manage the development and implementation of design proposals, ensuring they meet customer requirements, including budget constraints, presenting proposals to customers and stakeholders.
  
• Chair and manage design & other technical review workshops and meetings with stakeholders.
  
• Manage, create, and review requisition specifications for equipment.
  
• Manage, create and review strategies and guidance on the buildability, operability, maintainability, de‑constructability of design proposals to operations teams.
  
• Review and approve manufacturing documentation.
  

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• Proven experience at a senior level in delivering engineering services and successfully implementing design strategies.
  
• Minimum of ten years’ experience.
  
• Leadership skills are required to deliver design services in a timely manner with a customer‑specific focus.
  
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with an ability to form effective relationships with partners and delivery team members under time pressure.
  
• Experience of leading a team and/or coaching team members is desirable.
  
• Numeracy and report writing are required.
  
• Relevant professional membership with an appropriate institute, e.g. IET.
  
• A valid CSCS card is required.
  
• Excellent IT skills relevant to the Business Stream are desirable and Microsoft Office is essential.
  
• Detailed knowledge of codes of practice and other regulatory material, applicable to nuclear stations.
  
• Chartership or working towards chartership.
  

Our people are our biggest asset and we focus on recruiting, training and developing the talent needed to deliver the infrastructure of the future. We nurture these talents, offer a great benefits package in addition to a competitive base salary, and continually invest in developing the skills of our people at every level.

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• Attractive negotiated salary.
  
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays.
  
• Company car where applicable.
  
• Pension savings schemes.
  
• Enhanced maternity/paternity and family‑friendly policies.
  
• Access to our Refer and Earn scheme.
  
• Discretionary annual salary reviews.
  

Balfour Beatty’s Major Projects business is delivering some of the UK’s most complex and iconic infrastructure projects. Using the latest technology, we’re driving productivity and creating a lasting legacy by delivering sustainable solutions that strengthen communities. From consultancy and design, to all aspects of construction and maintenance, we have the proven expertise to deliver large‑scale projects safely and successfully.

At Balfour Beatty, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone can thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit https://www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion.

We are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long‑term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more information, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/.

• Mid‑Senior level

• Full‑time

• Engineering and Information Technology