Senior Project Manager - MEP Mechanical Project Lead in London

This role sits within our Commercial Business Unit. You will be the Mechanical Lead on a £250m+ project in Central London that is in the very early stages. You will be accountable for the delivery of MEP services on projects to the agreed outcomes for time, budget, safety and quality requirements. Driving the delivery of high-quality, time-efficient and profitable delivery, whilst providing leadership and accountability for compliance, governance, assurance as well as the management of teams of technical and construction staff. Builds and retains working relationships with colleagues and internal and external stakeholders.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Drives MEP team on the project via demonstration of professional and respectful behaviours, providing clear direction, guidance and the encouragement of compliance with Mace standards.
• Ensures the successful delivery of the MEP services including management of the programme, health safety and wellbeing, quality and commissioning of the project.
• Partners with multiple key project stakeholders, forming strong working relationships with the client, consultants, trade contractors and other team leaders.
• Drives the delivery of the tendering process and provides expert technical and commercial support to bid teams and sector leadership/bid leads. Ensures adequate internal and external resource needs are identified and agreed.
• Contributes to procurement strategies and ensures specialist packages and appointments are procured against the agreed scope demarcation and to budget.
• Directs the initial review of contracts and scope, assists in the preparation of budgets, value engineering, schedules and trade contracts and provides support to the commercial teams throughout the project lifecycle in terms of reviewing progress or resolving issues.
• Inputs into the creation and deployment of project strategic plans in conjunction with the Mace operating framework and strategic priorities, such as prefabrication (C2P), commissioning and safety.
• Directs design reviews on information provided by consultants and trade specialists, checking for compliance, coordination and completeness, including embodied carbon and operational energy associated with the MEP Services design, aligned to RIBA and BSRIA design frameworks.
• Inputs into and drives the delivery strategies and programmes for project phases, ensuring key milestones, interfaces, dependencies, logistics and work sequencing are considered.
• Develops and implements commissioning strategies in line with the Mace commissioning standards inclusive of IST approach, ATP’s and soft landings.
• Executes productivity assessments using digital technologies to ensure the project/package is on schedule. The ability to identify trends, key issues or critical path risks is fundamental.
• Drives project close out to ensure all elements of completion are delivered to a high standard, such as commissioning, as built drawings, O and M manuals and client training.
• Proactively drives the identification of risk and the production of mitigation plans.
• Identifies and oversees the reviewing issues to drive continuous improvement and providing lessons learned through the knowledge share process.
• Manages, influences and negotiates with key senior stakeholders (up to c-suite).
• Manages a large team (or several teams) of direct reports, driving the appropriate behaviours to achieve success and KPIs, including a continuous improvement culture.
• Provides performance management, technical and career development and coaching.
• Works collaboratively towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition, and shares responsibility for the proactive identification and management of the associated carbon emissions and reductions during the delivery of work.

You’ll need to have:

• Trade/technical apprenticeship or graduate development programme.
• Formal engineering training (HNC, HND, BTEC or equivalent).
• SMSTS and CSCS card.
• Advanced knowledge of engineering systems including design standards and frameworks, installation techniques, best practice, engineering processes, prefabrication and system commissioning requirements, sufficient to manage the project team on programme from an initial tender period through to contract completion.
• Advanced knowledge of construction builds elements, including sequencing and dependencies to ensure consideration, collaboration and co-ordination with other work packages.
• Advanced 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 project from pre-construction through to practical completion.
• Advanced knowledge of commercial management to allow commercial control of a package(s), inclusive of the procurement processes, change control, programme impact, risk and mitigation, cost to complete and commercial forecasting for across the project.
• Advanced knowledge of health, safety and 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 across the project.
• Advanced knowledge of quality assurance process and management 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 the project in line with programme.

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 consult 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

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.