Job Title: Regional Building Services Manager
Location: Widnes (North west Region)
Overview
Operating from a network of offices throughout England and Wales, VINCI Building delivers complex projects and programmes, blending our corporate stability with the local knowledge our teams offer across new build, refurbishment and associated fit-out works, with particular expertise in the healthcare, education, industrial, air, retail, commercial and mixed-use sectors.
Our Northwest region, operating out of our regional office in Widnes, is seeking a Regional Building Services Manager.
About you
- The successful applicant will be technically sound in all areas of MEP building services with a proven track record in a main contractor environment on mid to large building schemes in the UK.
- Having significant experience with MEP contractor and consultant supply chain within the North west.
- Active within the wider built environment, understanding legislative changes and movement in the industry affecting project requirements for certification/ accreditations.
- Embracing mentoring and support of other members of the team, you’ll give sound technical advice throughout pre and post contract stages of the regional a projects, understanding their requirements.
- Allocate adequate and suitable resource to managing the design processes on all Stage 1 and 2 tenders and live contracts whilst monitoring performance in accordance with VINCI Design Management processes and procedures.
Additional skills:
- Experienced in front end business development/ work winning function.
- Experienced in estimating/ tendering.
- Experienced in design management.
- Experience with STATS/ utilities
- Presentable in front of a client and other project stakeholders.
- Hard working, self-motivated bringing a ‘can do’ attitude.
- Up to speed with current trends, championing sustainability and environmental issues
- Digital/ ICT savvy
Summary of the role
Applicable to the management of Building Services (mechanical, electrical and public health systems)
Specific task & responsibilities
General Design Work
- Support the Business Development team on pre-qualification submissions and presentations.
- Undertake interviews and or audits on prospective Design Teams.
- Provide technical support for Design Management Team, including 3rd Party updates on legislation.
- Participate in design performance reviews for all primary, secondary and specialist subcontractor designers.
- Participate in design autopsies on primary / secondary design defects.
- Attend all project pipeline meetings and tender gateway reviews to advise on all design matters.
- Provide tender and project support to Design Management Team.
- Share best practice with Design Director.
When appointed to support Tenders - Pre-Contract
- Review the Tender Information including the Employer’s Information Requirements and any existing Design Team appointments and determine the scope and extent of all remaining design work, prior to the Tender Start-up meeting.
- Verify that the existing Tender (design) Information is compliant, coordinated, affordable (within the existing budget) and buildable prior to the Tender Settlement meeting.
- Determine, in conjunction with the bid team, the strategy for the completion of all remaining design work.
- Assess / audit all novated Design Team members and if applicable negotiate any additional services.
- Prepare and issue fee enquiries for supplementary Design Team members.
- Select and informally appoint supplementary Design Team members for both Pre and Post Contract Stages.
- Prepare and issue fee enquiries for any additional survey work and or reports.
- Produce and agree the Project Stage ‘draft’ Design Programme, Design Deliverables and Specialist sub-contractor Procurement Schedule.
- Produce and agree the Project Stage ‘draft’ Design Programme and Design Deliverables.
- Develop, in conjunction with the Design Team, competitive, technically robust design and engineering solutions that respond to the Employer’s Requirements.
- Engage with ‘preferred’ specialist subcontractors to develop innovative design solutions and close out design interfaces.
- Compile a schedule of design assumptions, design opportunities (VE), design risks (HSE/CDM) identified during the Tender Stage design process.
- Assist in the technical review of specialist subcontract tender returns and review all alternative design solutions.
- Evaluate the commercial responses to specialist sub contract tender returns and propose recommendations for bid inclusion.
- Produce technical responses for all design questions contained in the tender enquiry document and compile a schedule of Tender Stage design clarifications, qualifications and derogations.
- Approve all design proposals that are to be included in the tender offer.
- Prepare for and attend all Pre and Post Tender Interviews.
- Undertake design performance reviews for all primary, secondary and specialist subcontractor designers.
We are VINCI Building
Operating from our network of offices throughout England and Wales, VINCI Building delivers new build, refurbishment and associated fitout works, with particular expertise in the education, healthcare, industrial, air, retail, commercial and mixed-use sectors.
We focus on technical excellence and experience to sustainably deliver best value for our clients. We understand and respond to the challenges of the modern built environment.
Our goal is always to build strong partnerships with our customers and stakeholders to ensure success by unlocking your strategic vision and turning it into a deliverable scheme. We are active in a wide range of sectors and value bands, allowing us to provide a regional service with national resources.
VINCI Building delivers complex projects and programmes, blending our corporate stability with the local knowledge our teams offer.
Sustainability is at the heart of our approach, and we are committed to respecting and protecting the environment in everything that we do. We take the time to understand and make a positive difference to each community that we work in to ensure that our projects leave a lasting legacy.
Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) at VINCI Building is about recognising and celebrating each other’s differences and what they bring to the team. Harnessing this diversity and applying the experiences, abilities and unique qualities of individuals will enhance our business; therefore, we commit to equity of opportunity and fair treatment of all current and potential employees and encourage job applications from all.
Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process, please contact us directly.
VINCI Building recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles which include working from home to enable employees to balance their working life with other priorities.