Head of Design - Decarbonisation
1 day ago
Birmingham
What if your next career move wasnt just about leading a design team......but helping shape the future of low-carbon engineering? 🔥 Head of Design, Decarbonisation | Building Services📍 Birmingham🏡 Hybrid Working⭐ Executive Salary + Comprehensive Benefits Package The best engineering leaders dont just deliver projects.They influence the future of an industry. Were supporting a growing engineering business thats investing heavily in its decarbonisation capability and is looking to appoint an exceptional Head of Design to lead the next phase of its engineering journey. This isnt simply another senior management position.Its an opportunity to shape technical strategy, develop outstanding engineering talent and influence the delivery of innovative, low-carbon solutions that will help transform the built environment. If youve reached the point in your career where creating lasting impact matters more than simply managing another design team, this could be exactly what youve been waiting for. Why This Opportunity Is DifferentThis isnt a traditional Building Services consultancy.Its an engineering business that designs, manufactures, installs and supports its own solutions, giving its engineering teams genuine influence across the complete project lifecycle.Rather than handing designs over for someone else to deliver, youll work alongside manufacturing, commercial and operational teams to ensure every solution is technically robust, commercially viable and genuinely buildable.With more than two decades of sustained growth, a significant presence across the UK and Ireland and continued investment in innovation, the business has become a recognised leader in offsite MEP, energy infrastructure and decarbonisation engineering. Large enough to deliver landmark projects.Agile enough for your ideas to influence the future of the business. The OpportunityThis is a role for someone who leads through technical credibility.Youll provide direction.Challenge conventional thinking.Raise engineering standards.Develop exceptional people.And help shape the delivery of complex decarbonisation projects that will support the UKs transition towards a more sustainable future.Youll have the opportunity to:• Lead and develop multidisciplinary Mechanical, Electrical and BIM design teams.• Provide technical leadership across complex Building Services and decarbonisation projects.• Review engineering solutions, challenge design decisions and drive engineering excellence throughout the project lifecycle.• Establish technical standards, governance and best practice across the wider design function.• Work collaboratively with manufacturing, commercial and operational teams to develop practical, buildable and commercially successful engineering solutions.• Mentor and develop the next generation of engineering leaders.Youll have the autonomy to make decisions.The trust to influence strategy.And the opportunity to help shape the future direction of one of the UKs leading decarbonisation engineering businesses. Who Were Looking ForThis opportunity is likely to appeal to someone currently operating as a:• Head of Design• Technical Director• Associate Director• Building Services Director• MEP Design ManagerOr perhaps someone whos ready to step into their first strategic leadership position.Your background is likely to be within Mechanical Building Services, supported by strong multidisciplinary MEP design experience and the technical credibility to lead senior engineering teams.Experience delivering decarbonisation, energy, heat network or sustainable Building Services projects would be highly advantageous.More importantly, youll enjoy developing people, challenging convention and driving engineering excellence across technically demanding projects. Why Join?This is a business that continues to invest in innovation, engineering excellence and long-term sustainable growth.Youll be joining an organisation where technical leadership is genuinely valued, where collaboration sits at the heart of project delivery and where youll have the opportunity to influence not only todays projects, but the future of decarbonisation engineering itself.Some opportunities change jobs... Others help shape an industry. If youre looking for another Head of Design role...This probably isnt it. If youre looking for the opportunity to lead technical strategy, influence the future of low-carbon engineering and develop exceptional engineering teams... Id love to have a confidential conversation. Karl Davies