Mechanical Design Manager

Salary: £48,000 – £66,000 per year

Mechanical Design Manager – M&E

Cambridge

£48,000 – £66,000per annum plus package

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Our client is a well established M&E Contractor based on the outskirts of Cambridge. They are actively searching for an experienced mechanical design manager. The role is to ensure pre-construction and contract projects meet with the clients and business design requirements to the company’s high standards. You will be expected to control, co-ordinate, plan and programme design services over several multidisciplined contracts simultaneously, whilst providing technical support.

Projects range from £500K to £6 million. They cover commercial offices, hospitals, schools and research facilities.

ROLE:

• Communicate and influence at all levels
• Able to manage, influence and motivate team members
• Build and maintain excellent client relationships
• Appraise pre-tender D&B employer’s requirements and advise pre-construction team of responsibilities
• Production and monitoring of project design delivery plans
• Preparation of external design consultants scope of works in line with BSRIA BG6
• Draft external design consultants appointments including milestone deliverables schedules
• Implementation of procedures for the flow and quality of design information through to the preconstruction and operational teams
• Management of design, design co-ordination and interfacing between all professional parties
• Ensuring the contractual obligations of the employer’s requirements are understood and fulfilled
• Offer engineering solutions to improve value, efficiency or reduce capital cost
• Undertake gap analysis on 3rd party designs
• Prepare and issue monthly design progress reports
• Complete detailed review of external designers submissions, including building physics
• Capture and all project variations during the design process
• Attend tender interviews, client meeting and project meetings, representing Eyre Group as and when required
• Assist operational colleagues with project technical support

CANDIDATE:

• Detailed knowledge of MEP building services
• 5 years prior experience in design or design management role
• Experience working in Commercial, Educational and Healthcare sectors
• Holds current professionally qualified CSCS card, or meets the eligibility criteria
• Working knowledge of Building Regulations, CIBSE Guidance and British Standards
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office & system databases

• Previously undertaken contractors MEP Design Manager position
• Professional qualification, MCIBSE, MIET or equal
• Degree in Building Services