Senior Public Health Engineer

Mace; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Diversity-friendly employer

Job summary

Mace is seeking a senior technical assurance professional to lead design delivery for public health projects in the UK. You will manage teams, coordinate across disciplines and ensure designs meet contract requirements with a strong focus on sustainability and carbon reduction.

You will collaborate with clients, consultants, and contractors, oversee tender processes and drive value engineering while maintaining safety and quality standards throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering public health building services design
• Ability to produce Public Health designs including water services, sanitary plumbing and drainage
• Understanding of RIBA stages, health & safety, cost control and value engineering
• Experience with tendering, feasibility studies and reports for client sign-off

Responsibilities

• Manage deliverables through self and direct reports
• Develop and manage designs in line with contract requirements
• Collaborate with design disciplines, client teams and construction teams
• Produce reporting information for stakeholders
• Attend client meetings and design workshops
• Oversee training, appraisals and career development of staff
• Advance C2P, digital and net zero carbon initiatives within projects
• Lead tender responses and manage tender processes to contract award
• Produce feasibility reports and employer's requirements documents
• Review contractor proposals and monitor site quality during construction

Skills

Project management

Design coordination

Client liaison

Tendering & proposals

Technical reporting

Leadership & development

Net zero carbon knowledge

Site observation

Job description

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey.

Design of public health systems to concept stage meeting business, statutory legal and contractual requirements for Government programs with an ensuing role of Technical Assurance Management ensuring that the design principles are maintained by the contractor through the developed design and construction. There will be requirements to assist the Client in the tender process, condition surveys and handover.

A passion for building services and a proactive attitude towards problem-solving, and delivering successful, well-engineered projects. Working on a variety of government and public frameworks forming key operational and embodied carbon strategies (where necessary) and overseeing the successful delivery of the projects acting as client technical advisors.

You’ll Be Responsible For

• Managing the deliverables through themselves and direct reports.
• Providing design and manages the developing design as per contract requirements.
• Collaborating with the wider design disciplines, client personnel and construction teams.
• Assists with the production of reporting information.
• Attending/participating in client meetings and design workshops as necessary.
• Governing direct reports work outputs to ensure it is timely, in scope and of a quality expected.
• Managing direct reports training, appraisals, salary reviews and career development.
• Developing the team in areas of C2P, digital and net zero carbon in line with the company directive.
• Engaging with business improvement directives where applicable.
• 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.
• Reply to tenders, draft the proposals, and manage tender processes until contract award.
• The production of feasibility reports.
• The production of employer’s requirements documents.
• The production of technical specifications.
• Reviewing of contractor’s proposals.
• Site visits during construction to monitor quality.

You’ll Need To Have

• To undertake public health design services for new build or refurbishment projects you will be able to produce Public Health designs that include domestic hot and cold-water services distribution,
• Above and below ground sanitary plumbing and rainwater, firefighting systems, storm water disposal including SuDS.
• To undertake modelling and simulation options appraisals and feasibility studies and contribute whole life costing.
• Abilities in discipline project and an understanding of project deliverables and RIBA stages, health and safety, cost control, value engineering and site inspections. Report preparation, troubleshooting and providing advice on new and re-development projects.
• Abilities in discipline project and an understanding of project deliverables and RIBA stages, health and safety, cost control, value engineering and site inspections.
• Report preparation, troubleshooting and providing advice on new and re-development projects.
• Carry out technical and feasibility studies.

Our values

Safety first - Going home safe and well:

We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team.

Client focus - Deliver on our promise:

We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.

Integrity - Always do the right thing:

We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.

Create opportunity - For our people to excel:

We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all 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.