Director of Building Services EMEA

Job Description

At IPS, we are global leaders in developing innovative solutions for the consulting, architecture, engineering, project controls, procurement, construction management, and CQV of technically complex facilities, primarily in the life sciences industry. We are looking for a talented Director of Building Services (Mechanical & Electrical), EMEA to join our dedicated team at our office located in EMEA. This role can be located at any of IPS's offices in Birmingham, UK, or Dublin, Ireland region

The Director of Building Services (M&E) - EMEA manages the utilisation, growth and development of professionals in the Building Services Engineering Discipline which is comprised of HVAC Engineers, Utility Engineers, Electrical Engineers and Subject Matter Experts across the EMEA Region. The Director of Building Services (M&E) - EMEA shall:

• Be Responsible and Accountable for the Building Services EMEA discipline.
• Ensure consistent, high-quality deliverables via QA / QC reviews and technical Audits.
• Support business development with technical support, proposal generation and work hour estimates.
• Possess sufficient technical proficiency in the various facets of Building Services design to understand project requirements and apply the appropriate resources and execution approach for a successful project.
• Supports strategic company initiatives and innovation and is responsible for aligning at a discipline level.
• Acts as a SME for specified Building Services areas to support IPS’ general development.
• Control Discipline GATEway initiative, controlling budget hours, building relationships with IPSM counterparts and ensure quality is delivered on every project.
• Ensure alignment with Global Mechanical Building Services Engineering procedures, standards and software.

• Is responsible for setting out the strategic direction for the discipline.
• Is accountable for the implementation of the strategic direction across the discipline.
• Is accountable for the day-to-day execution of the work performed by the team in EMEA.
• Coordinates with Regional Senior Directors, Project Managers and Proposal Managers to determine scope, cost, complexity, planning and scheduling requirements of projects.
• Assigns appropriate personnel to provide cost-effective engineering and technical support.
• Defines an appropriate cost-effective workflow process and level of design detail to achieve project goals.
• Estimates work hours needed to generate project deliverables and support the design team.
• Ensures the quality, accuracy, consistency, timeliness and completeness of overall work to the required discipline engineering principles; compliance with established IPS Quality Management standards, procedures, codes and ordinances; adherence to project schedules; and provides adequate training, technical and administrative guidance and instruction to personnel within the discipline.
• Develops a Building Services strategic business plan in concert with overall company planning efforts involving technical/regulatory activities that are required to achieve long range annual goals and objectives.
• Assists in ongoing strategic planning for the EMEA organization.
• Takes leadership over the Building Services Engineering Communities of Practice (CoP’s) to promote continuous development of the Building Services Engineering Framework. Develops discipline policies, technical standards and procedures. Assists in
• the development and coordination of divisional and inter-departmental policies, procedures and standards.
• Liaises with the other Directors globally to ensure all projects executed by IPS are completed in a consistent manner.
• Actively drives Innovation to look at new ways of delivering value to IPS clients, aligning with…