Permanent position available with a considerable portfolio of works for the next 5+ years
To build your career by assisting in the delivery of ‘leading edge’ engineering projects.
To work with a vibrant, agile and multi-functional team in delivering projects on time, safely, to budget and to the required quality standards.
To benefit from Kirby’s Career Development Programmes that will enhance your leadership capability.
To work with the best.
Excellent package on offer with room for negotiations
About Kirby Group Engineering
Kirby Group Engineering is an international multi-disciplinary engineering services contractor and leading provider of high-value engineering services to a number of ‘blue chip’ companies. Operating across Ireland, the UK, Europe and South Africa, Kirby has become the engineering service provider of choice in growth segments such as pharmaceuticals, data centres and power transmission and distribution. Our culture is innovative, collaborative and performance focused. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to grow and develop in a company committed to developing talent and rewarding performance.
Role Overview
The role of the Lead MEP Engineer is to lead and coordinate Mechanical, Electrical, and CSA-adjacent interfaces from early project engagement through to delivery, acting as a key technical, coordination and decision interface between Kirby Group Engineering (KGE), the client, FIA team, AE, PMC, SPCs, and key vendors.
The Lead MEP Engineer is responsible and accountable for driving the day to day MEP interface coordination, managing interfaces, ensuring technical clarity of scope, maintaining alignment with internal KGE procedures, and providing confidence to the client through structured planning, tracking, and proactive issue resolution. This role requires strong client-facing capability, engineering judgement, and ownership of complex interfaces across OFE, CSA, and MEP scopes.
Key Responsibilities
Management
Support the Engineering & BIM leads through execution of defined project engineering tasks and coordination activities.
Undertake project reviews and support risk assessments from an engineering and MEP interface perspective.
Provide technical input and assistance to Pre‑Construction and BIM coordination
Identify CDP Elements across all disciplines and perform a risk assessment on all items identified. Agree package deliverables with specialists and take all necessary steps to derisk the scope.
Assist with identification and engagement of specialist design consultants and subcontractors where required.
Produce a weekly report detailing engineering progress, completed activities, upcoming actions, and highlighting areas of concern and potential risks, issued in a timely manner to the Project Manager [PM] and Engineering Manager [EM].
Provide engineering support and guidance to project teams on MEP, interface, and constructability issues.
Liaise with client, FIA, PMC, AE, and suppliers on technical coordination matters and emerging engineering challenges.
Support continuous improvement of engineering procedures, checklists, and trackers through lessons learned.
Support MEP teams and track project‑level engineering KPIs and progress metrics. Highlighting corrective actions where performance deviates.
Manage and coordinate all assigned aspects of the works from project setup through to client handover, ensuring engineering activities are aligned with programme and contractual requirements.
Escalate to the EM and PM any matters impacting cost, programme, contractual requirements, local statutory compliance or design responsibility.
EHS
Read and understand the Project EHS Plan and ensure engineering decisions support safe construction and commissioning.
Identify and escalate design‑related safety and constructability risks at an early stage.
Support the temporary works coordination and compliance through Engineering input & interface coordination.
Procurement
Identify and engage key…