Technical Director, Justice – (MEP Building Services)

AECOM is seeking an Director-level Chartered Mechanical or Electrical Building Services Engineer to lead Mechanical Electrical and Public Health (MEP) design delivery for a growing portfolio of Prison and Secure Estate projects across the UK.

This role is a senior technical and leadership position within the Buildings & Places business responsible for providing design leadership technical assurance and project delivery excellence across complex custodial environments. The successful candidate will act as MEP Lead interfacing closely with clients such as the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) HM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) architects structural engineers contractors and internal multi-disciplinary teams.

The role combines hands-on technical leadership client engagement team mentoring and project governance supporting AECOMs ambition to deliver safe resilient compliant and sustainable prison infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

Technical & Design Leadership

• Lead the MEP design strategy for prison and secure facilities projects from feasibility through to detailed design and construction support
• Act as MEP Discipline Lead ensuring coordinated Mechanical Electrical and Public Health design outputs
• Provide technical authority and assurance on designs produced by internal teams and supply chain partners
• Ensure compliance with:
  • UK Building Regulations
  • HTMs BS standards and CIBSE guidance
  • MoJ / HMPPS technical standards and employers requirements
• Manage and mitigate technical risk in complex safety-critical environments

Project Delivery

• Lead MEP input on multi-disciplinary design teams ensuring programmes budgets and quality objectives are met
• Review contractor proposals technical submissions value engineering initiatives and design changes
• Support construction-phase activities including RFIs site inspections commissioning strategy and handover
• Contribute to BIM Level 2 delivery design reviews and clash resolution

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as a key client-facing technical representative for AECOM on Prison Services projects
• Build strong relationships with MoJ / HMPPS stakeholders delivery partners and framework teams
• Support bids framework delivery plans and fee proposals with MEP technical input
• Present technical solutions clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences

Team & People

• Line management and mentoring of engineers and technicians within the Building Services team
• Support technical development quality reviews and performance management
• Promote best practice in design quality safety sustainability and digital delivery
• Contribute to AECOMs technical excellence culture and knowledge sharing

Skills & Experience

• Significant experience delivering Mechanical or Electrical Building Services design on complex buildings
• Proven experience in delivering MEP projects for the MoJ including Fire Safety Improvements (FSI) projects
• Strong understanding of:
  • MoJ and its structure and standards
  • Secure environment constraints (safety tamper resistance resilience)
  • Multi-disciplinary coordination
  • 3D design and delivery to MoJ BIM protocol
  • Contractor interfaces and technical approvals on Moj sites.
• Experience acting as MEP Lead or Technical Authority.
• Ability to lead a team and act as MEP lead for contractor works representing both disciplines.
• Proven ability of delivering multi-million pound schemes
• Commercial and programme awareness within a consultancy environment

Qualifications :

• Degree (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Building Services Engineering or related discipline
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) with CIBSE IMechE or IET
• Hold UK security clearance (e.g. BPSS SC or enhanced vetting relevant to prison projects) - Must have or be able to obtain.

Additional Information :

At AECOM we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

About AECOM

AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory planning design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation buildings water new energy and the environment our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise a culture of equity diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time

Experience: years
Vacancy: 1