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Lead Director, Building Services South, Cities

Southampton, gb💼 Full-time🗓 2026-05-01 → 2026-07-31

Core

Lead and manage building services engineering aspects for the South of the UK, overseeing a portfolio of commercial, residential, and institutional projects.

Role type

Lead Director, Building Services

Builds

Commercial office/workplace, residential, higher education, retail, hotel, culture, and sport/leisure projects across the UK private development pipeline.

Domain

Architecture, Engineering, and Consultancy (Building Services/MEP)

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Line management and coaching of Directors, project governance and delivery leadership, financial reporting, resource management and recruitment, business development and networking, strategic planning, tender and proposal leadership, stakeholder relationship management, investment strategy understanding.

Preferred skills

Passion for sustainability, innovation mindset, ability to collaborate across technical and geographical borders, understanding of industry best practices.

Technologies

MEP systems, building design tools

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor building services Directors; govern project portfolio delivery against cost and quality forecasts; personally lead single and multi-disciplinary projects; manage resources and talent; drive business development and market profile; develop multidisciplinary services strategy.

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership & hands-on delivery

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