Senior MEP Project Manager

University of Warwick redevelopment - Coventry

Client:

Over the past 40 years our client has established itself as an industry leading M&E contractor operating within the UK. With a turnover in excess of £500M they undertake projects in a variety of fields including Pharmaceutical, Commercial Offices, Data centres, Residential and public sectors. Having reputable name within the industry they benefit form a large amount of repeat

business, with blue chip clients including:
Sir Robert McAlpine, Lend Lease, Multiple, Wates, Mace and ISg. Projects range from £1M to £50M, consisting offit out, new build, major project and infrastructure works. As a result of increased work winning they are looking to expand their operations team.

Role:
Senior MEP Project Manager - £100,000 - £110,000 + Car Allowance + Travel + Package (25% Bonus)

Based in Coventry the successful candidate will be reporting into a Project Director. He/she will have an emphasis on technical input and coordination. Within their own discipline they will be responsible for leading the engineering and delivery of the project(Project size £60M. MEP)  The facility is on a large plot the site will house a state-of-the-art pharmaceutical facility within a University campus.

The install beginning around the end of Q2. The successful candidate will be expected to take the project from pre-construction through to handover. Key to this role is relationship

management, team coordination and project reporting. The position will be supported by a team of engineers, construction managers and supervisors

Role/Responsibilities:

Tender review/validation

Design

Management (reviewing design liaising with client, main contractor and consultants)

Procurement of subcontractors, kit and plant

Technical submittals

RFIs

Liaison with client team, main contractor and sub contractors

Value Engineering where applicable

Programming of works – using MS Project or Asta project

Health & Safety management (RAMs)

Commercial

Responsibility, assisting with sub contractor variation accounts working alongside project specific Quantity Survey.

Management of variations

Team

Coordination (overseeing junior engineers, construction managers and supervisors)

Progress meetings with sub contractors, client and internal meetings

Overseeing commissioning stages

Formulation of OM Manuals and client handover

The Ideal Candidate should have:

Have at least gained a HNC in a relevant Building Services Course

Must have experience running MEP over £10M

Must have major commercial, healthcare or pharmaceutical experience.

Strong communication skills

A willingness to develop their career and to strive towards promotion

Will be familiar working on large shell & core projects

A minimum 5 years’ experience in a management role

Ideally the candidate will have subcontracted to main contractors such as Sir Robert McAlpine, ISg, Wates, Mace and Lend Lease.

In return they offer:

A healthy pipeline of work

A competitive salary and package

Real opportunity for training and growth