Design Manager

Job Description

Position: MEP Design Manager

Location: Berlin, Frankfurt, or Düsseldorf

Employment Type: Permanent

Projects: Data Centre Projects

Client: Large General Contractor

Role Overview

The MEP Design Manager will be responsible for leading and coordinating all Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) design activities on large-scale Data Centre projects. This role requires strong technical expertise, stakeholder management skills, and the ability to ensure design deliverables meet both construction and client requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage MEP design deliverables in line with construction and client requirements.

• Coordinate all MEP design matters between stakeholders including clients, specialist designers, sub-contractors, and the project team.

• Oversee key milestone deliverables, ensuring quality of design, implementation, and coordination of design changes.

• Conduct design meetings with clients, consultants, and sub-contractors.

• Handover MEP design packages to the project team.

• Provide communication and support to the project team with all necessary design information for construction.

• Support the BIM team in the BIM coordination process.

• Review and control construction drawings, shop drawings, and technical submittals.

• Manage the preparation of As-built design packages with the project team.

• Carry out quality control during construction through site visits.

• Report weekly and monthly design status updates.

Candidate Profile

• Proven experience in MEP design management, ideally within Data Centre or complex infrastructure projects.

• Strong knowledge of design coordination processes and quality assurance standards.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Familiarity with BIM processes and digital design coordination.

• Ability to manage multiple deliverables and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• Fluent in English; German skills advantageous.