Electrical MEP Preconstruction Lead – Life Sciences

Unispace Life Sciences; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Unispace Life Sciences in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced MEP Pre-Construction Manager - Electrical to lead electrical package development from bid through handover. You will coordinate with technical managers, estimators, designers and delivery teams to deliver buildable, compliant solutions for life sciences facilities.

You will review designs and drawings, identify risks, shape the MEP strategy during bid, feasibility and design stages, and ensure timely tender responses with robust

Qualifications

• Strong electrical building services background with fit‑out, refurbishment or life‑science project experience preferred.
• Ability to read, challenge and mark up drawings, specifications, employer requirements, contractor proposals, calculations, schedules and technical submittals.
• Commercial awareness and ability to translate technical risk into scope, pricing, assumptions, exclusions and tender qualifications.
• Strong working knowledge of UK building regulations, statutory compliance, industry standards and discipline‑specific best practice.
• Confident communicator with consultants, subcontractors, clients, estimators, quantity surveyors, preconstruction and construction teams.
• High standard of written technical communication, document control, version management and audit trail discipline.
• Competent user of Microsoft 365 and SharePoint. Autodesk Forma training will be provided. Power BI or structured reporting experience beneficial but not required.
• Full, clean UK driving licence and own vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Provide discipline-specific leadership across electrical MEP packages while maintaining awareness of the full coordinated MEP strategy.
• Review designs, drawings, schedules, specifications and employer requirements for technical correctness, statutory compliance and buildability.
• Identify technical risks, scope gaps, assumptions and exclusions early enough to influence tender, pricing and contractual position.
• Lead the review and development of the MEP strategy during bid, feasibility, design development and contractor engagement stages.
• Identify electrical design gaps, utility constraints, earthing and bonding issues, compliance risks and contractor scope splits.
• Support electrical contractor tender reviews, technical clarifications and compliance matrices.

Skills

Electrical building services

Read drawings & specs

Commercial awareness

UK building regulations

Communication

Document control

Technical writing

Driving licence

Tools

Microsoft 365

SharePoint

Autodesk Forma

Power BI

Job description

Unispace Life Sciences in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced MEP Pre-Construction Manager - Electrical to lead electrical package development from bid through handover. You will coordinate with technical managers, estimators, designers and delivery teams to deliver buildable, compliant solutions for life sciences facilities.

You will review designs and drawings, identify risks, shape the MEP strategy during bid, feasibility and design stages, and ensure timely tender responses with robust