MEP Design Manager - HVAC

MEP Design Manager – HVAC (Stage 5) | Freelance | Inside IR35 | Potential to go Permanent

Location: North Acton (hybrid – 3 days office / 2 days home)
Rate: £550–£650 per day (Inside IR35, via umbrella PAYE)
Contract Length: 6–9 months, likely extension, with strong potential to transition to a permanent role
Sector: Major Infrastructure / Tunnelling

TRIbuild Solutions is hiring on behalf of a major infrastructure programme delivering multiple assets along a live tunnelling scheme. This is a freelance, inside IR35 position based from a North Acton office on a hybrid working pattern, with genuine scope to move to a permanent position with the business for the right candidate.

You will take a leading role in progressing Stage 5 (Design for Construction & Manufacturing) MEPH design, acting as the principal point of contact for the allocated HVAC subcontract supply chain. The role oversees design delivery across multiple assets along the route and reports to the Lead MEP Design Manager.

Key Responsibilities

* Management of supply chain Stage 5 design deliverables, ensuring quality and timely submission

* Interface management between Stage 5 design suppliers and the Design Integrator

* Management of Stage 5 supplier design queries, providing proactive and collaborative responses

* Ensuring designs account for maintenance, and health, safety and welfare during construction and in-use

* Reporting on design progress, risks and issues to the Package Manager (Delivery) and Commercial Package Manager

* Identifying scope gaps and interface issues, supporting resolution

* Supporting the commercial team in cost reconciliation and subcontract management

* Coordinating design documentation review with relevant internal teams

* Managing Stage 4 design queries, defects and resource allocation

* Ensuring CDM requirements are communicated, implemented and appropriately risk-assessed throughout the design process

Essential Experience

* Proven experience on major infrastructure projects is essential

* Design management experience across Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health (MEP) systems, ideally with HVAC design or delivery experience

* Experience of detailed design within an MEP setting

* Experience delivering Stage 5 (Design for Construction & Manufacturing) design

* Sound knowledge of relevant MEP design policies and standards

* Experience within a large-scale, self-assured design environment

* Experience managing CDM Regulations 2015 requirements within design

* Computer literate (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, document control systems, AutoCAD, Navisworks, Projectwise)

* Strong communication skills, adaptable to different stakeholders

* Valid CSCS card

Desirable

* Degree or professional qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (or related discipline)

* Familiarity with specialist MEP engineering software (e.g. Trimble Amtech)

* Knowledge of NEC construction contracts

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high-profile infrastructure programme in a senior design management capacity, with a clear pathway to a permanent role for the right person.

For more information, please contact Leon at TRIbuild Solutions
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed