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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in MEP design strategy, technical reviews, and project coordination, ensuring compliance with standards and enhancing performance across luxury residential and hospitality projects. Proficient in managing multidisciplinary teams and delivering high-quality, buildable designs while addressing technical risks and maintaining effective communication.
Highest-signal resume keywords
MEP Design ExperienceLeadership of Multidisciplinary TeamsIntegrated HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Protection SystemsRevit and BIM CoordinationExcellent Communication Skills
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Hard Skills
MEP DesignHVAC SystemsElectrical SystemsPlumbing SystemsFire Protection SystemsValue EngineeringTechnical OversightDesign Risk ManagementConstruction CommissioningTechnical Document Review
Soft Skills
Proactive LeadershipDecision-MakingCoordination SkillsProblem-SolvingCommunication
Tools & Technologies
RevitNavisworksBIM CoordinationEngineering Design Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Building Services EngineeringMaster’s Degree or Professional Registration (Advantage)
Industry Keywords
Luxury Residential ProjectsHospitality ProjectsTropical LocationsCoastal LocationsRemote Locations
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead MEP design strategy and technical reviews across projects and design stages.
- Establish and maintain MEP standards, design briefs, deliverable requirements and review procedures.
- Guide the global MEP team and coordinate specialist resources across projects.
- Review project briefs, concepts, calculations, drawings, specifications, schedules and equipment selections.
- Identify design gaps, technical risks and coordination issues, and drive them to resolution.
- Coordinate MEP systems with architecture, interiors, structure, landscape and specialist equipment.
- Ensure designs are buildable, maintainable, code-compliant and suited to each project’s location and operating requirements.
- Protect comfort, reliability, energy and water performance, and guest experience.
- Lead technical reviews and value engineering while balancing cost, programme, quality and long-term performance.
- Coordinate with local engineers and consultants on authority requirements and statutory submissions.
- Support procurement and delivery teams with tender reviews, technical clarifications and proposed substitutions.
- Provide technical oversight during construction, inspections, commissioning, integrated systems testing and handover.
- Track design decisions, changes, risks and unresolved actions, escalating material issues promptly.
- Develop reusable standards, specifications, technical libraries and lessons learned across the portfolio.
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Building Services Engineering; a relevant master’s degree or professional registration is an advantage.
- Significant MEP design experience, including leadership of teams, consultants or multidisciplinary packages.
- Proven experience delivering very high-end luxury residential and hospitality projects, such as private villas, luxury resorts and boutique hotels.
- Experience overseeing MEP design from concept through construction, commissioning or handover.
- Strong knowledge of integrated HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire protection and building systems.
- Experience coordinating international project teams and local consultants.
- Familiarity with Revit, Navisworks, BIM coordination and relevant engineering design tools.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
- Proactive, hands-on leadership, with a track record of anticipating issues and driving solutions through to completion.
- Strong technical judgement and the ability to manage priorities across multiple projects.
- Excellent communication, coordination and decision-making skills.
- Ability to review and challenge technical documents and explain complex issues clearly.
- Practical approach to design risk, buildability, maintenance and value engineering.
- Experience in tropical, coastal or remote locations.
- Spanish or Portuguese language skills.
Benefits
Comp & perks- Opportunity to build and shape the People function of an international luxury hospitality business.
- Direct involvement in strategic organisational decisions and meaningful transformation.
- High autonomy, ownership, and visibility with senior leadership.
- International exposure, remote work, and occasional travel.
- Entrepreneurial environment with a lean, collaborative, multidisciplinary team.