Associate Director – MEP

  • Engineering
  • Full Time
  • Reading, UK
  • £88,000 + £5,580 Allowance + Travel Allowance Pounds / Year

Where Your CV Meets Opportunity.

Category: MEP | Full Time

A senior leadership opportunity for an Associate Director (MEP) to drive project delivery, lead client relationships, and support the continued growth of a high-performing regional building services team.

This role is ideal for someone confident leading large, complex projects while supporting commercial performance and business development.

The Opportunity:

  • You will own major project workstreams, act as the primary client contact, and oversee multi-disciplinary coordination across the full MEP spectrum.
  • You’ll also play a key role in shaping local growth, supporting work-winning and mentoring emerging leaders within the team.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Build strong relationships with clients, securing repeat and future opportunities
  • Lead major multi-disciplinary schemes as main client contact
  • Drive project profitability, commercial performance and delivery standards
  • Contribute to bid preparation and strategic work-winning activity
  • Support development of a growing regional office and help shape team culture
  • Delegate, manage and check delivery of engineering teams and specialists
  • Monitor expenditure and resource needs and report to senior management
  • Maintain technical quality, risk management, and compliance.

What You Need:

  • Chartered engineer with strong technical understanding of MEP design
  • Strong electrical engineering background with awareness of other disciplines
  • Proven experience leading complex building services projects
  • Excellent written, spoken and stakeholder communication skills
  • Ability to lead teams, motivate others and manage challenging situations
  • Strong organisational, planning and commercial awareness
  • Ability to develop and maintain long-term client relationships