Mechanical Design Manager

Balfour; Redcar; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A major construction firm in Redcar is seeking a Mechanical Design Manager to lead design solutions for the Net Zero Teesside project. The ideal candidate will have over ten years of experience, strong leadership skills and a valid CSCS card. This role includes managing building services design and ensuring compliance with regulations while being part of a pioneering sustainability initiative.

Benefits

Attractive negotiated salary

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Company car if applicable

Pension savings schemes

Enhanced maternity/paternity policies

Qualifications

• Proven experience at a senior level in delivering engineering services.
• Minimum of ten years’ experience.
• Experience of leading a team and/or coaching team members is desirable.
• A valid CSCS card is a requirement.

Responsibilities

• Manage Mechanical Building Services design for the NZT project.
• Ensure integration and compliance of design and engineering.
• Manage the development and implementation of design proposals.

Skills

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Leadership skills

Numeracy

Excellent IT skills

Education

Relevant professional membership with an appropriate institute

Chartership or working towards chartership

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Mechanical Design Manager

Balfour Beatty plc

Location: Redcar, England, United Kingdom

About the Role

Do you want to be at the forefront of one of the world’s most ambitious sustainability initiatives? Balfour Beatty has created iconic buildings and infrastructure all over the past 115 years, redefining excellence and setting the industry benchmark 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, which is a key driving force behind plans to make Teesside the UK’s first decarbonised industrial cluster. Balfour Beatty is seeking a dynamic Mechanical Design Manager to contribute to the Net Zero Teesside (NZT) project based at our site in Redcar and Cleveland.

What You’ll Be Doing

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

Accountabilities

General

• Manage Mechanical Building Services design to provide effective design solutions for NZT project.
• 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.
• For direct reports:
• • Manage and evaluate competency and capability (SQEP).
• • Manage and evaluate training requirements including CPD events.
• • Manage and support the development of trainees and graduates.

Design Delivery

• 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 & 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.

Qualifications & Experience

• 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, coupled 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 is a requirement.
• Relevant professional membership with an appropriate institute, e.g. IET.
• A valid CSCS card is a requirement.
• Excellent IT skills relevant to the Business Stream are desirable; Microsoft Office is essential.
• Detailed knowledge of codes of practice and other regulatory material, applicable to nuclear stations.
• Chartership or working towards chartership.

Benefits

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

About Us

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.

Diversity and Inclusion

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 their identity or background.

We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence ‘Employer Recognition Scheme’ and actively encourage applications from armed forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, 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 info, see https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level | Employment type: Full‑time | Job function: Engineering and Information Technology | Industries: Construction.