Senior Building Services Manager – Design & Construct

SYNERGY CONSTRUCT AUSTRALIA PTY LTD; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Design–BIM intersection

Exposure to major commercial Design &

Job summary

SYNERGY CONSTRUCT AUSTRALIA PTY LTD in Adelaide is seeking a Services Manager/Engineer or MEP Coordinator to lead services design from inception to Practical Completion on major commercial projects. You will drive design input, manage consultants, and coordinate BIM to ensure buildable outcomes, with strong collaboration across consultants, subcontractors and project teams.

With 5–10+ years in building services, you will manage cost planning, procurement, and variations, and read drawings/models

Qualifications

• 5 to 10+ years in building services with a builder, services subcontractor or consultancy.
• Experience managing services design and delivery on commercial or D&C projects.
• Sound commercial skills across cost planning, procurement, subcontractor selection and variations.
• Solid MEP knowledge across mechanical (HVAC), electrical, hydraulic, fire and vertical transport.
• Ability to read drawings and models and turn design issues into practical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide services input to tenders and estimates, including pricing reviews, scope definition and risk identification.
• Prepare the services design brief and manage services consultants through design development, keeping them to brief, programme and budget.
• Run services design reviews and coordination, including BIM, so services are resolved and buildable before they reach site.
• Develop and manage the services design programme in step with procurement and the overall construction sequence.
• Work with the design team to keep services design aligned with cost and buildability.
• Work on procurement strategies, preparing services subcontract packages and managing tender assessment and award.
• Manage cost and variations, and tracking the commercial performance of the services packages on your projects.
• Manage authority and certifier liaison, along with testing, commissioning and integrated systems verification.
• Deliver a clean handover, from as-built documentation and O&M manuals through to defects close-out.

Skills

Building services

Project coordination

BIM experience

Stakeholder management

Drawing interpretation

Education

Tertiary qualification in building services

Job description

SYNERGY CONSTRUCT AUSTRALIA PTY LTD in Adelaide is seeking a Services Manager/Engineer or MEP Coordinator to lead services design from inception to Practical Completion on major commercial projects. You will drive design input, manage consultants, and coordinate BIM to ensure buildable outcomes, with strong collaboration across consultants, subcontractors and project teams.

With 5–10+ years in building services, you will manage cost planning, procurement, and variations, and read drawings/models