Director of Building Services EMEA

IPS-Integrated Project Services; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

IPS-Integrated Project Services seeks a Director of Building Services (Mechanical & Electrical), EMEA, to lead the discipline across the region. The role can be based in Birmingham or Dublin and involves guiding HVAC, electrical and utility engineering teams, ensuring QA/QC, and aligning with IPS global standards.

You will drive business development, manage budgets and hours, mentor staff, and deliver cGMP-compliant facility designs for life sciences clients.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing pharma/Biopharma facilities for cGMP production.
• Strong leadership with ability to manage multidisciplinary teams across regions.
• Proven capability to align discipline standards with corporate procedures.

Responsibilities

• Set strategic direction for Building Services discipline in EMEA.
• Oversee day-to-day execution and resource planning across teams.
• Drive business development, proposals and work hour estimates.
• Ensure QA/QC, audits and compliance with IPS standards.
• Collaborate with global directors to maintain consistent project delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Communication

Project management

People management

Education

BEng (Hons) in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Job description

Job Description

At IPS, we are global leaders in developing innovative solutions for the consulting, architecture, engineering, project controls, procurement, construction management, and CQV of technically complex facilities, primarily in the life sciences industry. We are looking for a talented Director of Building Services (Mechanical & Electrical), EMEA to join our dedicated team at our office located in EMEA. This role can be located at any of IPS's offices in Birmingham, UK, or Dublin, Ireland region

The Director of Building Services (M&E) - EMEA manages the utilisation, growth and development of professionals in the Building Services Engineering Discipline which is comprised of HVAC Engineers, Utility Engineers, Electrical Engineers and Subject Matter Experts across the EMEA Region. The Director of Building Services (M&E) - EMEA shall:

• Be Responsible and Accountable for the Building Services EMEA discipline.
• Ensure consistent, high-quality deliverables via QA / QC reviews and technical Audits.
• Support business development with technical support, proposal generation and work hour estimates.
• Possess sufficient technical proficiency in the various facets of Building Services design to understand project requirements and apply the appropriate resources and execution approach for a successful project.
• Supports strategic company initiatives and innovation and is responsible for aligning at a discipline level.
• Acts as a SME for specified Building Services areas to support IPS’ general development.
• Control Discipline GATEway initiative, controlling budget hours, building relationships with IPSM counterparts and ensure quality is delivered on every project.
• Ensure alignment with Global Mechanical Building Services Engineering procedures, standards and software.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Is responsible for setting out the strategic direction for the discipline.
• Is accountable for the implementation of the strategic direction across the discipline.
• Is accountable for the day-to-day execution of the work performed by the team in EMEA.
• Coordinates with Regional Senior Directors, Project Managers and Proposal Managers to determine scope, cost, complexity, planning and scheduling requirements of projects.
• Assigns appropriate personnel to provide cost-effective engineering and technical support.
• Defines an appropriate cost-effective workflow process and level of design detail to achieve project goals.
• Estimates work hours needed to generate project deliverables and support the design team.
• Ensures the quality, accuracy, consistency, timeliness and completeness of overall work to the required discipline engineering principles; compliance with established IPS Quality Management standards, procedures, codes and ordinances; adherence to project schedules; and provides adequate training, technical and administrative guidance and instruction to personnel within the discipline.
• Develops a Building Services strategic business plan in concert with overall company planning efforts involving technical/regulatory activities that are required to achieve long range annual goals and objectives.
• Assists in ongoing strategic planning for the EMEA organization.
• Takes leadership over the Building Services Engineering Communities of Practice (CoP’s) to promote continuous development of the Building Services Engineering Framework. Develops discipline policies, technical standards and procedures. Assists in
• the development and coordination of divisional and inter-departmental policies, procedures and standards.
• Liaises with the other Directors globally to ensure all projects executed by IPS are completed in a consistent manner.
• Actively drives Innovation to look at new ways of delivering value to IPS clients, aligning with Artificial Intelligence and the IPS Business Digital Transformation (B-Dx) initiative.
• Maintains connections to relevant industry bodies and and trade groups to maintain current thinking in the group. Encourages participation in professional bodies for CPD of Building Services Engineering Team members.
• Performs various personnel functions that involve hiring, performance appraisal, salary position recommendations and employee development.
• Plans and schedules work for the discipline to ensure the proper and effective distribution of assignments and manpower as well as space and facilities for subsequent performance of duties.
• Liaison for inter-office labour, work sharing and outsourcing to consultants.
• Evaluates and initiates the necessary training of the discipline to insure pertinent technical competence, acceptable social/communication skills and personal development of leadership.
• Conduct a capability assessment for the whole Building Services team on a frequent basis to identify knowledge gaps, close the gaps with adequate trainings and/or hiring.
• Determines labour, resource and financial needs of the discipline.
• Regularly reviews productivity/quality reports to ensure top performance.
• Participates in business development by seeking out new projects with existing or new clients.
• Contributes to the preparation and delivery of sales presentations and proposals.
• Liaises with the Discipline & Location Senior Director’s to support the technical compliance and development of IPS’ services.
• Delivers projects and consultancy work as required.
• Supports Quality of all Building Services design deliverables for all phases of a project.
• Actively collaborates with the Building Services Design and Project Teams to support execution of successful project studies.
• Develops the design of Building Services plant in compliance with cGMP, GAMP, related industry standards and customer requirements.
• Collaborates with client counterpart to develop concepts to be applied to the client project.
• Prepares or reviews construction budgets based on experience and scope of project.
• Assists Building Services engineering development of Facility User Requirement Specifications (URS).
• Supports risk assessments, including SIL, LOPA, SWIFT and HAZOP.
• Travels to other IPS office locations and client sites to support projects and business objectives.
• Special projects as assigned.
• One time task: make sure to support a smooth transition to the new organisation considering concerns and resistance of employees and superiors.
• Understand and promote the IPS Visions and Values within the organisation.

Line of Report

• The Director of Building Services (M&E) - EMEA reports to the Senior Director, Design (Facility) – EMEA.
• The Senior Director, Design (Facility) – EMEA reports to the EMEA Operations Director who reports to the IPS Global CEO.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Extensive experience in the design of Pharmaceutical and BioPharmaceutical facilities for the cGMP production of biological and pharmaceutical drugs. Progressive ability, capacity and aptitude in administration to plan, organize, supervise and coordinate technical work and to obtain cooperation from others. Analytical thinking, structured problem solving skills, superior communication skills, team building and strong work ethic.
• A Beng (Hons) in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience preparing preliminary and final design documents including AF&IDs, P&ID’s, Single Line Diagrams, BMS I/O, equipment schedules, specifications and calculations.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and presence to deal effectively with senior-level contacts.
• Committed to building and nurturing a culture of collaboration and inclusivity.
• Proven track record of leading teams through change effectively and maintaining a productive and positive team culture.
• Role model high performance work ethic, with a strong focus on performance management, succession and talent management.
• Proven track record in developing successful employee engagement strategies.
• Ability to partner proactively with key support functions to drive successful business outcomes.

All interviews are conducted either in person or virtually, with video required.

About Us

IPS, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a global leader in technical consulting, architecture, engineering, procurement, construction management, commissioning, qualification, and validation services for technically complex facilities. Integration is how we think and work. It requires the ability to unite existing and emerging technologies into a process that reliably delivers products and accelerates speed to market. That end-to-end mindset allows us to be agile and anticipate challenges as we move projects toward operational readiness. IPS applies design and delivery expertise, client-side experience, and supplier-side insight to every project. We infuse our curiosity, our passion, and our commitment to partnership in delivering solutions at any scale. We meet our clients where they are and get them to where they need to go. That’s only possible when we care as much as our clients do.

Specialties

Process Architecture, Process Design, Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Qualification, LEAN Project Delivery, Strategic Master Planning, Energy Conservation Management, Project Controls, Program/Project Management, Operations/Logistics Strategy and Planning, EPCMV, and Staffing Services.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at IPS without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, veteran, marital, or citizenship status, or any other status protected by law. IPS is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.