Commercial Life Science MEP Lead

Responsibilities

• Oversee and support the delivery of multiple Life Sciences projects, ensuring technical excellence and coordination across multidisciplinary teams.
• Provide authoritative guidance on engineering decisions, applying foresight, innovation, and mature professional judgement.
• Set and maintain technical standards, quality processes, and delivery methodologies.
• Lead and coordinate work-winning activity within the Southeast region, including bid strategy, client presentations and sector positioning.
• Build strong new client relationships while deepening engagement with existing partners.
• Support development and achievement of the regional financial plan and contribute to pipeline strategy.
• Actively contribute to AECOM's wider UK&I and European Science, Healthcare and Tertiary Education community by sharing best practice, lessons learned and technical expertise.
• Provide specialist input on Life Sciences project requirements such as complex HVAC systems, cleanroom design, compliance frameworks, and sustainable building solutions.
• Mentor, coach and support engineers within the team, helping develop technical competence and career progression.
• Promote a collaborative, inclusive working environment aligned with AECOM's values.
• We are looking for someone with:
• Significant experience delivering complex Life Sciences, healthcare, or highly serviced technical buildings.
• Demonstrable leadership, client-facing, and work-winning capability.
• Strong organisational, negotiation and communication skills.
• BEng (MEng preferred) in Mechanical, Electrical, Building Services Engineering or related discipline.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) status.
• About 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 you're 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. We're the world's trusted global infrastructure firm, and we're in this together - your growth and success are ours too.
• All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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Additional Information

Commercial Life Science MEP Lead Role Overview We are seeking an experienced MEP Associate to join our South & Wales MEP team and play a key role in expanding our capabilities within the Commercial Life Sciences sector. This is a strategic leadership role suited to someone with a proven track record delivering medium-large, technically complex new‑build and refurbishment Life Sciences projects, supported by strong client relationships and recognised industry presence. The successful candidate will contribute to project excellence, client growth, work-winning activity and sector leadership-all within AECOM's structured Career Pathways framework, which provides opportunities to develop technical, commercial, and leadership capability in the areas that motivate you.

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