Facilities Manager - Senior Engineer

Arup; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Share

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Arup is seeking an entrepreneurial Facilities Management professional with a strong Electrical or Mechanical background to join our Midlands team in Birmingham. You will lead a growing team of professionals, provide strategic advice to high-profile clients in the UK and overseas, and influence stakeholders to deliver quality outcomes.

Client-focused work and an ability to work under pressure are essential. The role emphasizes managing projects, budgets and long-term client relationships while

Qualifications

• Experience in consultancy for facilities management and related services.

Responsibilities

• Interpret client briefs and lead work to meet quality, time and fee requirements.
• Lead and motivate team members; manage projects and client relationships.
• Identify new opportunities and win commissions.
• Uphold Arup standards, ethics and philosophy.
• Travel within UK and internationally as needed.

Skills

Consultancy experience

FM market knowledge

Commercial awareness

Project management

Budget control

Strong communication

Problem solving

Team management

M&E design/maintenance

Client liaison

Education

Degree in Building Services / Mechanical / Electrical / Environmental Engineering

Corporate Chartered Engineer (CEng) membership

Tools

MS Office

Project management software

Job description

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world. We are an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, consultants and technical specialists offering a broad range of professional services. Through our work, we make a positive difference in the world. As a wholly independent organisation, we are owned in trust for the benefit of our employees and their dependants, with no shareholders or external investors to determine our own business priorities and direction.

Arup Facilities Management provides specialist advice on all aspects of the aftercare of buildings including Strategic and Financial Planning, Technical Services and Operational Support. The team is made up of Mechanical and Electrical Services Engineers, who have a strong understanding of both the technical and the consultancy aspects of the job. With client care at the foremost aspect, this job involves first rate communication skills, and a high level of commitment and motivation.

The Opportunity

We are looking for an entrepreneurial Facilities Management professional with a strong Electrical or Mechanical background to join our team in our Midlands office in Birmingham. You will be joining a global consultancy leading a growing team of people and providing advice and services to a host of high profile clients both in the UK and occasional internationally. This role is ideally suited to someone who puts service and quality at the heart of what they do and through being the subject matter expert leads high-profile clients to the right outcomes. As well as a manager of people you will flourish in influencing stakeholders at all levels and will be used to bringing together different viewpoints for the success of the project.

A key component of our service is that it is highly client focused. Understanding the client’s needs and responding to these is a critical part of the work. Client contact is regular, and face to face, so skills in these areas are essential. Within the role the work will occasionally be part of a team, although more often will be alone. In either of these circumstances, the suitable candidate will be able to work well under pressure.

Responsibilities:

• Properly interpreting the client brief.
• Carrying out the work with or without the help of others from our team.
• Strong abilities to lead, and motivate others.
• Completion of the work to the required quality, on time and within fee.
• Recognising new opportunities and winning new commissions.
• To uphold the Arup standards, ethics and philosophy.

Scope of role:

• Working with internal colleagues and external client.
• Condition surveys on existing building stock, either for owner-occupiers, or as part of due diligence activities related to purchase or PFI.
• Preparation of asset registers; maintenance specifications or tenders.
• Audit of maintenance contracts.
• Advice on maintenance costs and life-cycle costing for DBFO/PFI contracts.
• Advice on access for maintenance.
• Advice to design teams on future operation and maintenance issues.
• Assistance to the occupier with hand over and occupation of new buildings.
• Regular travel within the UK and occasionally overseas.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas.

You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

Is this role right for you?

Requirements and Skills:

• Previous consultancy experience.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of the FM market place.
• Able to demonstrate a strong commercial awareness.
• Background in design / installation and maintenance of M&E and management of M&E services.
• Experience of project management, planning, costing and programming skills, including fee submissions.
• Experience in financial management and budget control of projects.
• Excellent communication skills, including report writing and presentations.
• Aptitude for problem solving.
• Creative and innovative thinking.Ability to work under pressure and deliver against sometime tight deadlines.
• Experience of successful team management.

Qualifications:

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Building Services, Mechanical, Electrical or Environmental Engineering and a Corporate CEng member of a recognised professional institution.

Desirable skills and knowledge:

• Strong entrepreneurial skills and ability to help grow the business and develop new clients.
• Proven ability of successful collaboration with external and internal clients

What we offer you

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together. Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.