M&E Coordinator

Fawkes and Reece

Currently require an M&E Coordinator to join with a national Main Contractor on a permanent basis to assist with the delivery of a new build office development valued at £300m. This is to be delivered over the next 10 years.

Scope of Works – The initial phase of works comprising of three office buildings, culinary building, training centre and auditorium. New accesses from the public highway, internal site roads and footpaths, public realm works, site drainage, landscaping, 1MW solar pv field, ancillary plant, servicing and other associated works, parking and cycle spaces.

Summary of the Role:

Reporting to the Technical Director, with day-to-day operational reporting to the Project Director, you will be responsible for managing all M&E activities on the allocated project/s. This will include assisting with the appointment, management of MEP Consultants / Designers and MEP sub-contractors and monitoring their progress. You will be responsible for ensuring that the design is progressed in such a manner as to achieve all the contracted deliverables whilst maximising commercial opportunities and ensuring that all design information and technical submittals are released in lines with the requirements of the project construction programme and procurement schedule.

Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities:

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the contents of the Employers Requirements and Performance specifications, look for opportunities to develop the detailed design to maximise margins and reduce latent risks to the contractor.
• Negotiate and execute the appointments, scope and fees of consultants and designers. Prepare MEP design programmes and Technical Submissions Schedules, get designers and specialist sub-contractor buy-in to these timescales and then manage the process and monitor progress during the course of the project.
• Provide an M&E coordination/integration service to the construction teams on specific projects to ensure that the Construction Team fully understand how the MEP works interact with the build activities. Convey to the team key dates for BWICS, dust free rooms and dates, plinth requirements, critical services routes.
• Manage the M&E contractors during the design and construction phases of a project to ensure quality and time parameters are achieved.
• Review all MEP design information to ensure it is clear, complete, meets statutory / CIBSE requirements, complies with the ERs and is fully coordinated with all other disciplines.
• Organise, schedule and chair technical meetings with members of the Design Team and supply chain, during the pre-and-construction phases of the project. Generate technical queries and monitor response performance.
• Attend client meetings to report on MEP design release/ design development progress, ensuring support and guidance is offered to the client in relation to requests and their obligations in the building MEP design.
• Review tender drawings and assist the Estimating Team in understanding any gaps or risks within the tender MEP design.
• Manage the MEP RFI process, raise the RFI, chase the relevant party, report on progress and close out.
• Manage the MEP DAR (Document Approval Request) process, raise the RFI, chase the relevant party, report on progress and close out.
• Manage the MEP Sample approval process, in a timeous manner, chase the relevant party, report on progress and close out. This applies both to Planning requirements and sample requirements within the ERs.
• Provide technical / commercial support to the project surveyor, in relation to MEP design development, VE, potential variations and settlement of final accounts.
• Manage and contribute to the compilation of the project handover documentation, MEP O&M manuals, Building User Guides, EPC, SBEM, certificates and as-built information.
• Attend client meetings as and when necessary and report on MEP aspects of the project.
• Oversee and manage the validation, commissioning and client familiarisation training of systems as required by the contract.
• Continually update services team and construction staff on current MEP services management best practise.
• Develop construction staff knowledge of MEP services, particularly in relation to awareness of scope, installation logistics, programme, and commissioning strategy.
• Maintain comprehensive and accurate records of own activity related to projects on Gateway to ensure traceability.
• Ensure that the project meets building regulations, health and safety requirements as well as fulfilling the health, safety and welfare responsibilities as detailed in the Company’s policy and in compliance with the ISO45001 and / or Safe-T-Cert management system

Required Experience:

• 3+ years’recent relevant experience as an M&E Coordinator or MEP Contracts Manager.
• 3+ years’ experience of planning, directing and coordination of M&E projects.
• 3+ years’ experience successfully managing and coordinating M&E Teams on a large scale as well as a team of multiple disciplines.
• Understanding of the construction process.
• Proven track record of monitoring sub-contractors.
• Management of client expectations.
• Preparing and presenting reports to Senior Management and clients.

Desirable Experience

• Experience of carrying out appraisals.
• Relevant technical knowledge.
• Experience in M&E elements of civil engineering.
• Commercial issues in relation to construction contracts.
• Experience of programming and managing utility providers

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