MEP Director United Kingdom Derby, London Application Deadline 12 December 2025

COWI A/S; City of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in the UK is seeking an accomplished MEP Director. The role involves strategic leadership, business development, and managing a growing team of engineers, ensuring high-quality performance in major infrastructure projects. Candidates should be Chartered Engineers or have equivalent qualifications with extensive experience in MEP design. The company offers a competitive salary and benefits including flexible working conditions.

Benefits

28 days' holiday plus bank/public holidays

Private health care

Flexible and hybrid working conditions

Group personal pension scheme

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Proven experience in major infrastructure projects with significant MEP components.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage complex design projects.
• Experience in work winning and client relationship management.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement strategies for growth in the Infrastructure MEP discipline.
• Forge and maintain relationships with clients, acting as a primary representative.
• Line manage and mentor a team of engineers, supporting their professional development.

Skills

MEP infrastructure design

Project management

Business development

Client relationship management

Team leadership

BIM implementation

Education

Chartered Engineer or equivalent in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or Project Management

Job description

Do you want to help grow a multi-disciplinary team across different sector areas?

Can you build relations with many and various stakeholders? Are you experienced in MEP infrastructure design? Then this could be the ideal career opportunity for you.

Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow

We are looking for an accomplished MEP Director to join us. You will be working in a broad remit across operational & strategic leadership, business development, line management and project delivery. You will play a pivotal role in shaping our MEP technical offering, driving growth and delivering high quality performance on many of the UK’s key infrastructure programmes.

Your key responsibilities will be:

Strategic & Operational Leadership

• Define and implement strategies for the growth of the Infrastructure MEP discipline, aligning with business objectives and market opportunities.
• Collaborate with global hubs and multidisciplinary teams to enhance technical capabilities and deliver innovative solutions.
• Support the Head of Discipline in setting goals and facilitating the rapid expansion across transportation, energy, water, and renewables sectors.

Business Development

• Forge and maintain constructive client relationships, acting as a trusted consultant and primary representative.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities, contributing to bids, tenders, and work-winning strategies.
• Promote our expertise in MEP design and delivery to enhance market presence and secure major infrastructure projects.
• Oversee the delivery of complex MEP design projects from feasibility through detailed design and site supervision, ensuring compliance with standards, codes, and regulations.
• Guide technical approaches to solve challenging engineering problems, introducing innovative and sustainable solutions.
• Manage project plans, schedules, and budgets, promoting continuous improvement and digital ways of working.

People & Team Development

• Line manage and mentor a growing team of engineers, supporting professional development and chartership.
• Encourage a culture of collaboration and productivity, inspiring teams to perform at their best.
• Identify skills gaps and implement development plans to enhance capability across the discipline.

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

Like us, you believe that leadership success comes from setting a clear and meaningful direction for your team and supporting them in taking ownership of their work. You always delegate responsibility and ensure an open and safe dialogue, and you coach your people to achieve their aspirations through constructive, fact-based feedback. Attracting and nurturing a diverse group of high-potential team members is at the top of your agenda, as is creating an inclusive, caring and trusting culture in your team.

On top of that, you’ll :

• Be a Chartered Engineer or have an equivalent professional qualification in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or Project Management.
• Have extensive experience in major infrastructure projects with significant MEP components, ideally within a consultancy environment.
• Demonstrate significant ability in:

Leading multidisciplinary teams and managing complex design projects.

Strategic business growth and operational leadership.

• Be experienced in Work-winning and client relationship management.
• Possess effective interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and inspire teams.
• Have familiarity with BIM implementation and digital engineering practices.
• Show willingness to travel as required for project needs.

A place to work and so much more.

At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity – and sometimes even our courage – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow.

We support our customers’ transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead by example by embedding environmental management, social responsibility, and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.

With offices primarily located in Scandinavia, the UK, North America, and India, we are currently more than 7500 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy, and environment into play.

What we also offer:

To us, a fair reward is more than a competitive salary. We want to take care of our people professionally and personally as well.

Some of our benefits include:

• 28 days' holiday (plus bank and public holidays)
• Formalised development plans and yearly promotion opportunities
• Private health care, for you and your immediate dependents
• Flexible and hybrid working conditions
• Annual subscription fees paid for your membership of two Professional Institutions
• Group personal pension scheme – salary exchange
• Life assurance
• Maternity Leave: 1-20 weeks at full pay, 21-26 weeks at half pay (eligibility criteria will apply)
• Paternity Leave: 12 weeks at full pay (eligibility criteria will apply)

Optional Benefits include:

Electric Vehicle Leasing Scheme: Via Salary sacrifice

Cycle to work Scheme Repayments of the cost of a bicycle & associated equipment exclusive of VAT are made net of tax & NI

Corporate Gym Membership: Subsidised gym membership (this is a taxable benefit)

If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to Laura Dobson [e-mail].

Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

Equal opportunity employer.

COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age or disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.