Electrical Project Lead; Associate Director - MEP

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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.

The Project: A large scale commercial development in the city of London.

Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey:

• 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

• Drive the MEP team on the project via demonstration of professional and respectful behaviours, providing clear direction and the encouragement of compliance with Mace standards.
• Ensure the successful delivery of the MEP services including programme management, health safety and wellbeing, quality and commissioning of the project.
• Partner with multiple key project stakeholders, forming strong working relationships with the client, consultants, trade contractors and other team leaders.
• Drive the tendering process and provide expert technical and commercial support to bid teams and sector leadership, ensuring adequate internal and external resource needs are identified and agreed.
• Contribute to procurement strategies and ensure specialist packages and appointments are procured against the agreed scope and budget.
• Direct the initial review of contracts and scope, assist in the preparation of budgets, value engineering, schedules and trade contracts, and provide support to the commercial teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Input 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.
• Direct 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.
• Drive the delivery strategies and programmes for project phases, ensuring key milestones, interfaces, dependencies, logistics and work sequencing are considered. Develop and implement commissioning strategies in line with the Mace commissioning standards inclusive of IST approach, ATPs and soft landings.
• Execute productivity assessments using digital technologies to ensure the project/package is on schedule. Identify trends, key issues or critical path risks. Drive project close‑out to ensure all elements of completion are delivered to a high standard, such as commissioning, as-built drawings, O & M manuals and client training.
• Proactively drive the identification of risk and the production of mitigation plans. Identify and oversee the review of issues to drive continuous improvement and provide lessons learned through the knowledge share process.
• Manage, influence and negotiate with key senior stakeholders (up to c‑suite). Manage a large team (or several teams) of direct reports, driving the appropriate behaviours to achieve success and KPIs, including a continuous improvement culture.
• Provide performance management, technical and career development and coaching.
• Work 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.

• 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 build elements, including sequencing and dependencies to ensure consideration, collaboration and coordination with other work…