MEP Lead - Hyperscale Data Centre

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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. 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.

• 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

Responsible for driving the construction delivery of MEP services on projects to the agreed outcomes for time, budget, safety and quality requirements.

Leads a high‑quality, time‑efficient and profitable delivery, providing leadership and accountability for compliance, governance, assurance as well as overseeing the management of teams of Construction staff. Partners as a strategic business partner with colleagues and stakeholders.

• Driving the MEP construction and team, reporting to the MEP Lead, leading compliance with Mace standards.
• Holding full accountability for the construction aspects of the MEP services and the management of the site environment, programmes, health safety & wellbeing, quality & commissioning of the project.
• Partnering as strategic business partner with key project stakeholders, forming strong working relationships with the client, consultants, trade contractors and other team leaders.
• Deploying project strategic plans in conjunction with the Mace operating framework and strategic priorities, such as Prefabrication (C2P), Commissioning and Safety.
• Overseeing programme review process with trade specialists, checking for productivity, key issues/blockers and trade to trade coordination, using digital technologies to ensure the project/package is on schedule. The ability to identify trends, key issues or critical path risks is fundamental.
• Leading the quality assurance process, ensuring that a high level of installation quality is provided and that all trade contractors and consultants follow the agreed process.
• Influencing strategic development and executes delivery strategies and programmes for all phases of the project, ensuring the key milestones, interfaces, dependencies, logistics and work sequencing are all properly considered.
• Implementing commissioning strategies in line with the Mace Commissioning standards inclusive of IST approach, ATP’s and Soft Landings.
• Leading productivity assessments using digital technologies to ensure the project/package is on schedule. Oversees the identification of key trends, issues or critical path risks is fundamental.
• Playing a lead role in the driving of project close out to ensure all elements of completion are delivered to a high standard, such as commissioning, as built drawings and QA/Snagging.
• Driving the identification of risks and the production of mitigation plans.
• Leading the implementation of a systematic performance improvement cycle to drive continuous improvement and providing lessons learned through the knowledge share process.
• Working 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.

• An advanced knowledge of management process and technique to lead, manage and oversee the successful completion of the project.
• An advanced knowledge of a technical trade (building services engineering) including installation and testing methods, best practice and prefabrication to allow supervision, planning, and quality control of a Packages or systems assigned to the individual.
• An advanced knowledge of other technical trades, including basic installation techniques, prefabrication and best practice to ensure consideration, collaboration and co‑ordination with other systems and packages.
• An advanced knowledge of construction builds elements,…