Lift Consultant

calfordseaden is a leading multi-disciplinary construction and property consultancy. We provide a comprehensive range of services across the built environment, including Architecture, Building Information Management (BIM), Building Safety, Engineering, Fire Safety, Health and Safety, Surveying, Sustainability, and more.

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Location: London Bridge (hybrid)

Hours: 35 hours per week

The role and responsibilities:

We're seeking a qualified lift consultant or experienced lift engineer looking to take the next step in their career, moving into lift consultancy. You will be working as part of a small team of lift consultants, playing a crucial role in delivering and improving the quality and safety of lift installations to our clients.

In the main, we support clients in the residential sectors and cover low-, mid- and high-rise buildings.

What you'll be doing:

• Acting as a point of contact for Clients providing Lift consultancy support.

• Carrying out maintenance audits of existing lift assets.

• Carrying out condition and feasability survey reports for both new and existing client assets with recommendations and budget costs.

• Carrying out design and employers’ requirements for the replacement and modernisation of lift assets.

• Carrying out tender analysis, design and technical review of lift contractors submissions.

• Carrying out contract administration, organise and chair meetings and monitoring lift projects.

• Contributing to peer review of work completed by other team members.

• Developing fee proposals and providing estimates in conjunction with the group leader.

• Monitoring and controlling the costs, scope and program against the budget, schedule and resources.

• Inputting into the team’s workload resources schedule for budget and resource planning purposes.

• Proactively coordinating with other disciplines on project work and through engineering networks.

• Communicating effectively with clients and developing existing business as well as fostering client relationships.

• Contributing practical ideas for better working practise and support implementation.

What you’ll need

Qualifications:

• NVQ level 3 – Lift Engineering
• J5 qualification with EOR
  202 site safety will be considered

Experience:

• Minimum 15 years of UK experience in Lift engineering, with at least 5 years’ experience in project or contract management.
• Candidates with early years’ experience within installation or maintenance engineering background preferred.

Knowledge:

• Demonstrate a good hands-on and understanding of all aspects of Lift Engineering.
• A sound working knowledge of the CIBSE Guide D, BS EN 81, and related standards.
• Working knowledge of Lift Engineering, project / contract administration, Health and Safety.

Skills

• A positive can-do attitude and willingness to learn new disciplines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good interpersonal and presentational skills
• Strong multi-tasking, and ability to work on a portfolio of multiple projects at various stages.
• Strong people skills.
• Personable and confident.
• Able to work with minimum supervision and as part of a team using own initiative.
• Able to produce written reports in good English and where appropriate use technical language.
• Proficient in the use of basic software (word, excel, MS Project etc).
• Proficient with financial information.

People are at the heart of everything we do, which is why we invest in them at every stage of their career. We are proud to hold the Investors in People Gold award, which we believe demonstrates our commitment to nurturing our people. Structured Apprenticeships and work experience opportunities are available across the organisation to support those at the beginning of their careers.

We also have career development pathways to…