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MEP Design Manager

Mackenzie Jones Middle East 🇦🇪 Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

Full-time Senior

The MEP Design Manager is responsible for leading the MEP design and technical delivery across master development projects. This includes overseeing design reviews and ensuring compliance and integration of engineering solutions throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership across all MEP design stages (concept, schematic, detailed design)
  • Prepare and present technical reports, design review outcomes, and decision papers to senior management
  • Oversee multi-disciplinary MEP projects ensuring that design specifications, construction quality and system integration are maintained throughout the project lifecycle
  • Ensure seamless integration between all technical disciplines and specialist systems

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering (master's preferred)
  • Chartered Engineer (CEng) / Professional Engineer (PE) preferred
  • LEED AP or CEM advantageous
  • 12-15 years of relevant MEP design experience
  • Proven track record of delivering large-scale MEP designs
  • Experience working in GCC region or Middle East with familiarity of local construction and regulatory environment

Key Skills

MEP Design Technical Leadership Governance Multidisciplinary Coordination Design Reviews Project Management Communication skills Leadership Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Chartered Engineer (CEng) Professional Engineer (PE) LEED AP CEM GCC region construction and regulatory environment

About Mackenzie Jones Middle East

At Mackenzie Jones Middle East, recruitment is more than filling roles — it’s about shaping careers, building businesses, and creating lasting impact. For decades, we’ve partnered with leading organizations and ambitious professionals across diverse industries, combining deep sector knowledge with an unwavering belief in treating every client, company, and candidate as unique. No one-size-fits-all solutions here — we listen, we learn, we challenge when needed, and we advise with honesty and care. Since opening our doors in Dubai in 2006 — and expanding to Riyadh in 2024 — we’ve proudly supported the GCC and Levant with local insight and global perspective. This regional expertise, coupled with our human-first approach, has made us the go-to specialists for businesses and talent who want results without losing the personal touch. Our growth is simple to explain: people value our transparency, our dedication, and our ability to deliver — every time.

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