University of Warwick redevelopment - Coventry

Client:

Over the past 40 years our client has established itself as an industry leading M&E contractor operating within the UK. With a turnover in excess of £500M they undertake projects in a variety of fields including Pharmaceutical, Commercial Offices, Data centres, Residential and public sectors. Having reputable name within the industry they benefit form a large amount of repeat

business, with blue chip clients including: Sir Robert McAlpine, Lend Lease, Multiple, Wates, Mace and ISg. Projects range from £1M to £50M, consisting offit out, new build, major project and infrastructure works. As a result of increased work winning they are looking to expand their operations team.

Role: Senior MEP Project Manager - £100,000 - £110,000 + Car Allowance + Travel + Package (25% Bonus)

Based in Coventry the successful candidate will be reporting into a Project Director. He/she will have an emphasis on technical input and coordination. Within their own discipline they will be responsible for leading the engineering and delivery of the project(Project size £60M. MEP) The facility is on a large plot the site will house a state-of-the-art pharmaceutical facility within a University campus.

The install beginning around the end of Q2. The successful candidate will be expected to take the project from pre-construction through to handover. Key to this role is relationship

management, team coordination and project reporting. The position will be supported by a team of engineers, construction managers and supervisors

Role/Responsibilities:

• Tender review/validation
• Design
• Management (reviewing design liaising with client, main contractor and consultants)
• Procurement of subcontractors, kit and plant
•  Technical submittals
•  RFIs
• Liaison with client team, main contractor and sub contractors
•  Value Engineering where applicable
•  Programming of works – using MS Project or Asta project
•  Health & Safety management (RAMs)
• Commercial
• Responsibility, assisting with sub contractor variation accounts working alongside project specific Quantity Survey.
• Management of variations
• Team
• Coordination (overseeing junior engineers, construction managers and supervisors)
• Progress meetings with sub contractors, client and internal meetings
• Overseeing commissioning stages
• Formulation of OM Manuals and client handover

The Ideal Candidate should have:

Have at least gained a HNC in a relevant Building Services Course

Must have experience running MEP over £10M

Must have major commercial, healthcare or pharmaceutical experience.

Strong communication skills

 A willingness to develop their career and to strive towards promotion

Will be familiar working on large shell & core projects

A minimum 5 years’ experience in a management role

Ideally the candidate will have subcontracted to main contractors such as Sir Robert McAlpine, ISg, Wates, Mace and Lend Lease.

In return they offer:

A healthy pipeline of work

A competitive salary and package

Real opportunity for training and growth