MEP Design Manager (Data Centres)
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About the Role
Mace seeks an experienced MEP Design Manager to lead MEP design delivery for a large-scale data centre project in Abu Dhabi. The role involves managing design consultants, ensuring technical compliance, and coordinating multidisciplinary design.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the end to end delivery of MEP design throughout all project stages, from detailed design through to construction support.
- Act as the primary interface between design consultants, contractors, and the PMC team for all MEP design related matters.
- Oversee the preparation, review, and approval of MEP design deliverables, ensuring alignment with project requirements, codes, and standards.
- Drive multidisciplinary coordination, resolving design interfaces between MEP, architectural, structural, and specialist systems.
- Ensure design outputs are fully coordinated, buildable, and aligned with programme milestones as the project moves into delivery.
- Provide technical leadership across all MEP systems, including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, ELV, and specialist infrastructure.
- Identify design risks and lead mitigation strategies to avoid impact on programme, cost, and constructability.
- Support value engineering initiatives to optimise design efficiency without compromising performance or quality.
- Collaborate closely with construction and commissioning teams, providing technical support and resolving design related queries during delivery.
- Ensure compliance with health, safety, and sustainability principles within the design process.
- Contribute to project reporting, including design progress, risks, and key technical issues for senior stakeholders.
Requirements
- Degree qualified in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Extensive experience operating at MEP Design Manager level within PMC/consultancy environments on large scale developments.
- Proven track record managing MEP design on complex, MEP intensive or mission critical projects.
- Strong technical expertise across a broad range of MEP systems, with the ability to lead multidisciplinary coordination.
- Experience managing the transition from design into construction/delivery phases.
- Strong knowledge of international design standards and codes, with Middle East experience highly desirable.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Strong commitment to quality, safety, and sustainability principles.
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Company Overview
- Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project.
- Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey.
The Project
- Mace is supporting the delivery of a large‑scale, next‑generation digital infrastructure programme in the region, working alongside a leading developer in the data centre sector.
- The project brings together complex design coordination, fast‑paced delivery and rigorous governance to meet the demands of a mission‑critical environment.
You’ll Be Responsible For
- Lead and manage the end to end delivery of MEP design throughout all project stages, from detailed design through to construction support.
- Act as the primary interface between design consultants, contractors, and the PMC team for all MEP design related matters.
- Oversee the preparation, review, and approval of MEP design deliverables, ensuring alignment with project requirements, codes, and standards.
- Drive multidisciplinary coordination, resolving design interfaces between MEP, architectural, structural, and specialist systems.
- Ensure design outputs are fully coordinated, buildable, and aligned with programme milestones as the project moves into delivery.
- Provide technical leadership across all MEP systems, including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, ELV, and specialist infrastructure.
- Identify design risks and lead mitigation strategies to avoid impact on programme, cost, and constructability.
- Support value engineering initiatives to optimise design efficiency without compromising performance or quality.
- Collaborate closely with construction and commissioning teams, providing technical support and resolving design related queries during delivery.
- Ensure compliance with health, safety, and sustainability principles within the design process.
- Contribute to project reporting, including design progress, risks, and key technical issues for senior stakeholders.
You’ll Need To Have
- Degree qualified in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Extensive experience operating at MEP Design Manager level within PMC/consultancy environments on large scale developments.
- Proven track record managing MEP design on complex, MEP intensive or mission critical projects.
- Strong technical expertise across a broad range of MEP systems, with the ability to lead multidisciplinary coordination.
- Experience managing the transition from design into construction/delivery phases.
- Strong knowledge of international design standards and codes, with Middle East experience highly desirable.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Strong commitment to quality, safety, and sustainability principles.
Our Values
- Safety first Going home safe and well: We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment.
- Client focus Deliver on our promise: We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.
- Integrity Always do the right thing: We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.
- Create opportunity For our people to excel: We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities.
Additional Information
- Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates.
- We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.
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