Overview
Job Title: Engineering Manager - Buildings Services
The engineering service manager will be expected to familiarise with all aspects of administration and engineering related to the client-occupied buildings. Responsibilities will be to carry out efficient running of the critical and non-critical services and associated functions.
Key Accountabilities
* Provide leadership and ensure that contractual commitments are met and exceeded.
* Ensure that opportunities for the strategic development of the contract are exploited.
* Ensure the provision of healthy and safe working conditions and that both client and Company health and safety processes are effectively implemented and regularly reviewed.
* Ensure contracts are staffed by fully competent teams.
* Develop contract financial plans for revenue and profit delivery, reduction of WIP, debt, cost reduction and contract growth are met and exceeded.
* Ensure customer focus within all areas of operational activities and that effective relationships are maintained with key client contacts.
* Responsible for day-to-day supervision, operations and maintenance of all electrical and mechanical plant services primarily PPM and reactive works.
* Daily management of engineering team day and shift engineers.
* Direct, instruct and supervise all contractors as well as subcontractors, ensuring staff compliance with working practice.
* Ensure the collection of weekly building load readings and carry out load assessments on UPS, HV/LV systems, reporting any major inconsistencies or abnormalities.
* Ensure the shift log system is updated and complete and subcontractor visits are logged and any major incidents/problems are attended to.
* Complete monthly and quarterly engineering reports ensuring that significant events or activities as well as areas of concerns are noted in the report.
* Ensure that all matters that have impacted the smooth running of the building and the facilities are immediately reported to senior management through the complete escalation procedure.
* Monitor critical areas for cleanliness ensuring plant rooms and equipment are regularly checked, cleaned and maintained.
* Assist the project team with all technical and operational problems which may arise.
* Conduct regular reviews of operating procedures, making recommendations for improvement with appropriate working practices including emergency/contingency procedures with critical systems.
* Liaise and keep senior management informed on all aspects of contract problems and regularly update on all engineering issues.
* The upkeep of O&M manuals, test equipment as-build drawings.
* Building plants must be operated to in accordance with the manufacturer instructions within the original design specification.
* Assist, produce and construct current CEWAs and risk assessments used throughout all facilities and sites; ensure all work is inspected prior to closure of work permits.
* Ensure that all staff are conversant with the operation and control of critical and non-critical systems installed with the client’s portfolio. Spare parts to be checked on delivery for conformity and compliance with the QA policy.
* Manage holiday, sickness, maintaining the correct and required shift level within the building.
* Identify needs / arrange training for engineers.
* Issue workloads (both PPMs and reactive) on a daily basis as governed by day-to-day operation.
* Management of engineering services with the HV/LV, UPs and Building Management Systems.
* Operate all systems within the building in a competent, effective and efficient manner (including HV operations), adhering to CWES guidelines and bulletins.
Dimensions
* Accountability to the business functional heads, as appropriate.
* Accountable day-to-day to the relevant client contacts.
* Line management responsibility for a contract team and indirectly for relevant sub-contractors.
* Financial responsibility for the delivery of Plan commitments for the contract.
Person Specification
* Recognised apprenticeship, ONC/BTEC Electrical/Mechanical engineering or equal.
* Proven experience in business-critical engineering systems.
* A strong and committed team player capable of prioritising and solving problems, utilising innovative solutions.
* Must be well organised with good task management skills.
* Good written & verbal communications skills.
* Computer literate.
* 5 years experience in a related environment.
* Strong people management skills.
* Have a positive and proactive approach to work and able to work on own initiative as a part of a team.
* Able to change work pattern at short notice to meet the requirements of the client.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Civil Engineering
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