M & E Consultant

Our client an award-winning niche commercial property consultancy, is seeking an M & E Consultant to join their client focused team. This is an exciting opportunity for a high calibre individual to join a growing company and be a key part of the development of the company.

This role presents an exciting and diverse opportunity for a proactive individual to take responsibility for providing surveying services to blue chip companies in iconic buildings in London and throughout the UK.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a positive proactive approach to the role and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with good commercial results.

Key professional skills required:

• Project Management
• Maintenance contract advice and procurement
• Contract Administrator & Employer s Agent
• Design & specification writing up to £2M M&E value
• PPM and asset condition schedules
• Quality audits & Technical Monitoring
• Defects Diagnosis
• Dilapidations
• Principal Designer
• To support business objectives of delivering value for money in all circumstances
• To carry out assigned duties efficiently and in accordance with processes and procedures
• Comply with established procurement/commercial/contractual strategies
• Take personal responsibility for complying with Environmental, Health, Safety, Security and Quality Standards
• Review of service charges and other M&E related costs.

The role:

Working for Tenants:

Dilapidations surveys mostly London based office clients visual surveys of all M&E services and assessing the cost to return/reinstate demised areas to base build, including obtaining sub-contractor quotes as evidence.

M&E condition surveys to assist service charge disputes condition and specialist advice on for example boilers, chillers, air handling units, electrical HV/LV, lighting, small power, and fire alarm systems. Assessment of remaining life spans to aid service charge disputes

Re-tender of demised office M&E contracts maintenance specification writing, creation of M&E asset lists, assessment of statutory tasks, sub-contract roles, and tender reports to clients.

Assessment of value for money of M&E maintenance contracts, the starting point usually cost and/or quality and research of alternative costs.

Assessment of costs within landlord s lifecycle plans on behalf of the tent i.e., questioning the necessity and scope of works by lease end or lease break dates.

Check the tenant's lease obligations when comparing them with M&E service charge costs.

Working for landlords:

M&E quarterly audits on maintenance contracts, checking stat docs, costs, PPM s, ad-hoc technical advice & enquiries received from managing agents, including writing audit reports.

Small projects (up to £0.5M value) design, specification & project management ranging from for example a VRV installation for a 75,000 ft2 building in Bristol, or a new chiller specification for a building in Mayfair, London - to a small office fit out in London

Cost advice on compliance with the energy performance (EPC) MEES regulations including report writing, and site surveys to gain technical information from O&M manuals.

Completion of electrical apportionment calculations utilising spreadsheets and report writing on large commercial buildings.

Working for Contractors:

Lifecycle asset surveys on schools, private offices, smaller healthcare premises, including reports.

Design and specification of small projects on swimming pools, small healthcare premises, and private offices.

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree or HNC level qualified in Mechanical / Electrical or similar technical discipline
• Previous experience in surveying commercial premises
• Experience in CDM
• Health & Safety experience or training
• Strong technical delivery experience
• Ability to successfully manage complex projects in a proactive and diligent manner
• Excellent specification writing skills
• Good understanding of JCT Contracts
• Strong track record in project management of projects from inception to completion
• Track record of working with disparate stakeholders
• Client facing, ensuring a high standard of technical delivery
• Ability to build long-term relationships
• Previously employed by a consultancy
• A track record of working with teams and managing projects by prioritising workloads and delivering deadlines
• A team player, flexible, enthusiastic, and ambitious.