Overview
Location: Birmingham
Date Posted: 1 June 2024
We are a leading international business which welcomes and embraces new ideas. Our aim is to offer a significantly higher quality service than our competitors. We offer and support unrestricted career progression within the business and believe that the employees of today can be the owners of tomorrow.
Responsibilities
What you’ll be doing
We are looking for Mechanical & Electrical Surveying Engineers who will support the delivery of M&E full asset capture, life-cycle, condition and dilapidation surveys, interfacing with clients, customers, consultants, and construction firms.
* Contribute to successful project completion by providing technical services in accordance with project time and quality.
* Maintain, enhance and apply technical knowledge ensuring production of high quality surveys and reports.
* Liaise with clients, professional organisations, contractors, suppliers, sub-contractors and other surveying departments.
* Work as part of the Mechanical and Electrical Services Asset Surveying Team.
* Carry out site surveys to record, condition grade and detail existing mechanical and electrical services assets.
* Record assets using an app-based specialist surveying software on a handheld tablet device (iPad, Android or similar).
* Provide detailed word descriptions of the mechanical and electrical services assets and any defects as part of the report output.
* Conduct a thorough review of the site’s existing mechanical and electrical services servicing and maintenance records to inform condition grading.
* Survey a variety of buildings, such as hospitals, health care facilities, schools, colleges, universities, hotels and commercial premises.
* Commissions cover the whole of the UK, requiring regular travel away from home on a fully expensed basis.
* Some surveys may require working alone under your own initiative.
* Report to Associate Director MEP Asset Surveying.
* Other tasks as required.
Type of surveys
* Full asset capture and lifecycle surveys, where all existing assets are recorded, condition graded and remedial works given a priority rating.
* Planned preventative maintenance surveys to identify assets and likely maintenance budgets over 5 or 10 years.
* Latent defect surveys undertaken as buildings approach the end of a construction contract.
* Dilapidation surveys typically undertaken towards the end of tenancy or lease term.
* Environmental condition validation testing using calibrated instruments, including lighting lux levels, acoustic measurements, ventilation flow rates, humidity, space temperature, surface temperature of heat emitters, water services and pipework. Results used to compare and verify performance of the M&E services against the original construction contract specification and room data sheets.
* Accessible ceiling inspections recording the condition and grading of M&E assets and services above ceilings.
Who we’re looking for
Along with a professional, confident and friendly manner, you should possess:
* City & Guilds, or HNC/HND in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
* Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
* Ability to use own initiative and work proactively, sometimes working under pressure to meet deadlines.
* Proficient in the use of IT systems with experience of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook. Experience in using GoReport would be beneficial.
* Mechanical and Electrical Services surveying experience.
* Experience working in the mechanical and electrical services industry, whether it be engineering consultancy or the practical installation background.
* Good knowledge of British Standards, regulations and mechanical and electrical services design and installation practices.
* A willingness to learn and develop new skills.
What we offer
* A great benefits package, including private health cover, pension scheme, income protection, life assurance and retail discount scheme.
* 25 days holiday increasing with length of service, plus holiday purchase and sell-back schemes.
* Enhanced Maternity / Paternity pay.
Working hours & equal opportunities
The working hours for this role are 8.30am to 5pm Monday to Thursday, and 8.30am to 3.45pm Friday, 45 minutes for lunch.
We are an equal opportunities employer and value diversity.
We are a progressive and innovative global organisation which welcomes and embraces new ideas. Our aim is to offer a significantly higher quality service than all of our competitors. We offer and support unrestricted career progression within the business and believe that our employees of today can be the company owners of tomorrow.
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