Design Director - Mep

Job Description

We are seeking a Project Director (Design) to lead the Anthro JV design function end to end. You will set the design strategy for the JV, lead a multidisciplinary MEPHFC design organisation of up to 100 engineers, line-manage the Senior Design Managers, and own design delivery, assurance, risk and commercial exposure at portfolio level. You will represent design at the Anthro JV leadership team and interface at senior level with Balfour Beatty Vinci Systra (BBVS), HS2, Network Rail and the wider stakeholder community.

What success looks like in the first 12 months

The JV design strategy is set, resourced and endorsed by the Anthro leadership. The design organisation is structured, staffed and performing against programme. Technical assurance is operating as a predictable discipline, with systemic risks surfaced and intervened on early. Design-driven commercial exposure is understood, visible and under control. The design function is recognised by the client as a strategic strength of the JV.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Governance

• Set and own the design strategy for the Anthro JV across all MEPHFC packages.
• Author and evolve the Anthro Design Management Plan (DMP); define the engineering operating model, resource plan and recruitment profile for the JV.
• Represent design on the Anthro JV leadership team and at JV steering and governance forums.
• Own design risk at JV / portfolio level, set intervention strategy where package level mitigation is insufficient.

Leadership & Team

• Lead a design organisation of up to 100 engineers, line manage the Senior Design Managers and set direction for Lead Discipline Engineers.
• Build and sustain a culture of first-time quality, open technical challenge and professional development.
• Shape the design organisation structure, drive recruitment, succession and talent development across the JV.

Design Delivery (portfolio view)

• Govern delivery of the MEPHFC design programme across all packages, intervene where Senior Design Managers cannot resolve blockers alone.
• Interrogate design output quality, programme compliance and technical risk across the production environment, identify systemic issues and set corrective strategy.
• Ensure consistency and buildability of deliverables across packages; close construction risk at the design stage.

Technical Assurance & Standards

• Own the Technical Assurance framework; set its direction and oversee management of CEMs and CREs under /L2/RSE/02009 and associated HS2 SWIs.
• Ensure deliverables are produced in accordance with British Standards, Eurocodes, Network Rail, HS2 and TfL standards across RIBA Stages 2–5 / PACE (formerly GRIP) / ES1–3.
• Discharge CDM 2015 and CSM-REA duties at design-function level, ensuring risks are mitigated ALARP.

Client, JV & Commercial

• Interface at senior level with BBVS, HS2 and the wider client stakeholder community.
• Carry commercial accountability for the design organisation, budget ownership, change management, and oversight of commercial exposure flowing from design decisions.
• Work with the Anthro Project Director and Commercial Director to align design delivery with contract performance and commercial strategy.

BIM, Digital & Innovation

• Set the digital design strategy; govern production and coordination of design information to ISO 19650 / project BIM standards (Bentley Open Buildings Designer, iTwin).
• Champion sustainable, low-carbon design and the adoption of digital tools and innovation across the JV.

Reporting & Governance

• Lead senior internal and external reporting cycles on design progress, risk and performance.
• Represent Anthro design externally in industry forums and Egis technical communities, share knowledge, lessons learned and innovation across the Egis Group.

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