Senior Design and MEP Manager

About the role

As a Senior Design and MEP Manager, you will play a key role in delivering retrofit, refurbishment, and alteration projects across HelloFresh's international distribution center portfolio. You will support the Property team by combining strong project management capabilities with deep MEP and architectural expertise, ensuring that operational upgrades, capacity expansions, and compliance-driven modifications are delivered safely, efficiently, and with minimal disruption to live operations.

What you'll do

• Act as a senior technical and project delivery partner for retrofit, refurbishment, and alteration projects within live international distribution centers
• Support Project Managers in defining scope, phasing, and execution strategies that minimize operational disruption while meeting performance and compliance requirements
• Manage and steer the MEP and architectural design process for alterations, upgrades, and extensions, ensuring designs are practical, buildable, and aligned with site constraints
• Serve as the primary technical interface between internal stakeholders and external consultants and contractors
• Lead the review and validation of MEP and architectural designs produced by external consultants, with a strong focus on HVAC, cooling, utilities, and food-industry requirements
• Ensure design solutions are optimized for cost, constructability, maintainability, and future flexibility
• Support site inspections, design audits, and commissioning activities to ensure works align with approved design intent and HelloFresh standards
• Ensure compliance with local building codes, food safety standards, sustainability targets, and internal HelloFresh engineering guidelines across multiple regions

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Building Services Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Architecture, or a related discipline
• Consultancy background: 5–7+ years in MEP or building services design, ideally with exposure to industrial or food production/logistics facilities
• Contractor / design-build background: 7–10+ years delivering industrial retrofit or refurbishment projects in live environments
• Proven experience managing alterations, upgrades, and brownfield projects, preferably within distribution centers, food facilities, or similar industrial settings
• Strong understanding of MEP systems for industrial buildings, particularly HVAC, cooling, utilities, and energy systems relevant to food operations
• Hands-on experience with AutoCAD, Revit, BIM tools, and strong proficiency with Google Workspace and MS Office
• Fluent in English (spoken and written)
• Willingness to travel frequently and work across international locations

Nice to have

• Master's degree or equivalent
• Additional languages (German, French, or Dutch)
• Experience working in design-build or general contracting environments
• Exposure to sustainability, energy optimization, and operational efficiency upgrades in existing industrial buildings
• Familiarity with operating within live, high-throughput facilities where downtime and disruption must be tightly controlled

What they offer

• Competitive compensation package with HelloFresh-subsidized Pension Scheme
• Berlin relocation support and Hybrid working model
• Exclusive discounts on weekly HelloFresh box and office meals
• Annual learning & development budget and German language learning budget
• Mental health support, transportation perks, and working-parent-friendly benefits
• 24/7 gym access, wellbeing platforms like Headspace and Spill, sabbatical leave options