Senior Mechanical Engineer - MEP

Mace Group; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in construction seeks an engineering specialist to manage mechanical and electrical systems in Oxford. The role involves coordinating project teams, ensuring design integrity, and maintaining safety standards while contributing to sustainable practices. Ideal candidates will have advanced engineering knowledge and commercial acumen, along with a commitment to safety and quality.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of mechanical engineering and installation techniques.
• Proficient in commercial management and planning processes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with project teams and managing MEP design completion.
• Identifying risks and implementing mitigation plans.

Skills

Engineering

Commercial Management

Health and Safety

Digital Engineering

Education

Professional registration with CIBSE or IET

Job description

Position status: This opportunity is for a bid, so it is not yet a secured role. If you would like to be considered as we progress with this position, please click to apply.

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site.

Within our construct business, we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.

Our values shape the way we construct and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:

• Safety first - Going home safe and well
• Client focus - Deliver on our promise
• Integrity - Always do the right thing
• Create opportunity - For our people to excel

This role is based on site in Oxford. Subject matter expert (SME) for specific M&E engineering systems (mechanical, electrical, ventilation & specialist systems, whilst liaising with professional teams. Providing specialist engineering expertise via the analysis of the detailed design in conjunction with various stakeholders.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Contributing within the project team, and as part of the team, collaborating and coordinating with colleagues, actively providing guidance and mentoring to others.
• Analysing, rectifying and managing the completion of the MEP design, using technical expertise and business's management processes.
• Coordinating and collaborating with project sub-contractors, sub-subcontractors and suppliers. Accountable for programme, HSW, cost and quality deliverables of their package or system.
• Establishing and managing the interfaces between packages.
• Managing and establishing key relationships with key project stake holders such as the client, design and construction teams.
• Actively identifying risks and manages the production and implementation of mitigation plans.
• Providing comprehensive technical expertise of modern methods of construction, developing and supporting learning about digital technologies and prefabrication.
• Contributing towards the recommendation and implements Mace's standards & project strategies.
• Working collaboratively towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition and share responsibility for the proactive identification and management of the associated carbon emissions and reductions during the delivery of work.

You’ll need to have:

• Advanced knowledge of an engineering specialism or bias (i.e. mechanical) including installation techniques, best practice, engineering processes, prefabrication and single system commissioning requirements, sufficient to manage the completion of design, integration, completion and commissioning of a packages or systems assigned to the individual.
• Proficient knowledge of other specialisms (i.e. electrical), including installation techniques, engineering processes, prefabrication and best practice and single system commissioning requirements to ensure consideration, collaboration and co-ordination with other systems and packages.
• Proficient knowledge of construction builds elements, including sequencing and dependencies to ensure consideration, collaboration and co-ordination with build elements.
• Proficient knowledge of commercial management to allow commercial control of a packages, inclusive of the procurement processes, change control, programme impact and cost to complete.
• A proficient knowledge of planning processes and management, with sufficient understanding of key construction release requirements, critical path, tasks/ works scheduling and commissioning activities to allow for planning and control of the of a packages or systems from pre-construction through to practical completion.
• A proficient knowledge of health, safety & welfare core elements such as working from height, electrical safety, fire safety, logistics and lifting, to provide awareness and ensure application in the safe management of supply chain packages.
• A proficient knowledge of quality assurance process and commissioning of single systems as well as the integration of systems through cause & effect, BMS and IST integration periods to allow full completion of their package or system of responsibility whilst assisting in the integration of systems.
• A proficient knowledge of digital engineering technologies or prefabrications (C2P).

You’ll also have:

• The ability to undertake rule of thumb design/basic design calculations during the analysis of designs.
• Professional registration with either CIBSE or IET.
• Understanding of strategic goals and influences across the project and business unit.
• Analysis of these potential risks with an understanding of impact and proactive prevention.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

We are also open to discussing part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.

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