Senior Engineering Manager

About Mace

Mace is a leading global construction and consultancy company that delivers innovative and sustainable solutions for our clients. Our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition, creating places that are responsible and bringing transformative impact to our people, communities, and societies across the globe.

The Project

We are currently supporting the construction of a new generation of nuclear power station, a major project in Europe located 15 miles from Bridgwater. Once complete, the two new nuclear reactors will provide zero-carbon electricity for around 6 million homes.

Our Values

• Safety First - We prioritize the safety of our people and ensure that everyone goes home safe and well.
• Client Focus - We deliver on our promise and meet the expectations of our clients.
• Integrity - We always do the right thing and maintain the highest standards of ethics and integrity.
• Create Opportunity - We empower our people to excel and provide opportunities for growth and development.

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Engineering Manager to lead the MEP engineering aspects of our nuclear power station project. The successful candidate will be responsible for the delivery of the building services engineering (mechanical, electrical, ventilation, specialist systems) while liaising with the client, main contractor, and consultants.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the MEP engineering aspects within the project team while demonstrating professional and respectful behaviors and ensuring compliance with Mace standards.
• Accountable for the engineering aspects of the MEP services and support the management of the programme, health, safety, and wellbeing, quality, and commissioning of the project.
• Liaise and coordinate with key project stakeholders, forming strong working relationships with the client, consultants, trade contractors, and other team members.
• Provide technical support to the tendering process via the bid teams and sector leadership/bid leads.
• Provide technical input into procurement strategies and ensuring specialist packages and appointments are procured against the agreed scope demarcation and to budget.
• Undertake initial review of contracts and scope, value engineering, schedules, and trade contracts and provide support to the commercial teams throughout the project lifecycle in terms of reviewing progress or resolving issues.
• Creation and deployment of project technical plans in conjunction with the Mace operating framework and strategic priorities, such as prefabrication (C2P), commissioning, and safety.
• Undertake design reviews on information provided by consultants and trade specialists, checking for compliance, coordination, and completeness, including embodied carbon and operational energy associated with the MEP services design.
• Prepares coordinates the delivery of strategies and programmes for all phases of the project, ensuring the key milestones, interfaces, dependencies, logistics, and work sequencing are all properly considered.
• Develops and implements commissioning strategies in line with the Mace commissioning standards inclusive of IST approach, ATP's, and soft landings.
• Undertakes productivity assessments using digital technologies to ensure the project/package is on schedule. The ability to identify trends, key issues, or critical path risks is fundamental.
• Manages project close out to ensure all elements of completion are delivered to a high standard, such as commissioning, as-built drawings, O&M manuals, and client training. Proactive identification of risk and the production of mitigation plans.
• Recommends continuous improvement and providing lessons learned through the knowledge share process.
• Works collaboratively towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition and share responsibility for the proactive identification and management of the associated carbon emissions and reductions during the delivery of work.

Requirements

• Advanced knowledge of engineering systems including design standards and frameworks, installation techniques, best practice, engineering processes, prefabrication, and system commissioning requirements, sufficient to manage the project team on programme from an initial tender period through to contract completion.
• Proficient knowledge of construction build elements, including sequencing and dependencies to ensure consideration, collaboration, and coordination with other work packages.
• Proficient knowledge of planning processes and management, with sufficient understanding of key construction release requirements, critical path, tasks/works scheduling, and commissioning activities to allow for planning and control of the project from pre-construction through to practical completion.
• Proficient knowledge of commercial management to allow commercial control of a package(s), inclusive of the procurement processes, change control, programme impact, risk, and mitigation, cost to complete, and commercial forecasting for across the project.
• Proficient advanced knowledge of health, safety, and welfare core elements such as working from height, electrical safety, fire safety, logistics, and lifting, to provide awareness and ensure application in the safe management across the project.
• Proficient advanced knowledge of quality assurance process and management & commissioning of single systems as well as the integration of systems through cause & effect, BMS, and IST integration periods to allow full completion of the project in line with programme.
• Experienced in delivering projects more than £25m+ MEP value.
• Experience in the relevant construction sector.
• Demonstrated track record of successful projects/contribution.
• Proficiency in building services or a specified engineering discipline.
• Drives high standards and ensures consistency in our approach.
• Effective stakeholder management.
• Strong presentation skills; presents clearly and confidently with their audience in mind.
• Good communication skills - written, oral, and listening.
• Innovative and adaptable; not fazed by challenges and open to new ways of working.
• Strong analytical skills - numeric, statistical, and written detail.
• Collaborative and inclusive - harnesses the power of the collective for impact/progress.
• Provides visible and reliable leadership; always maintains composure.
• Able to lead in pressurized situations, making decisions and offering concise direction.
• Setting of clear objectives and supporting others in completing complete tasks.
• Understands the strengths and weaknesses of the team; allocates workload accordingly.
• Able to motivate and influence others towards a desired outcome.
• Takes responsibility for their actions and ownership when resolving problems/challenges.
• Efficiently plans and manages resources and workloads.
• Establishes partnerships and relationships with stakeholders.
• Able to use influence to guide and get the best out of others.
• Trade/Technical apprenticeship or Graduate development programme.
• Formal engineering training (HNC, HND, BTEC, or equivalent).
• SMSTS and CSCS card.

Desirable Qualifications

• Project experience from diverse technical backgrounds/sectors.
• The ability to undertake rule of thumb design/basic design calculations during the analysis of designs.
• Accreditation with CIBSE, IET, IMechE, SoPHE.
• Understands the business strategic goals and encourages their deployment.
• Relevant bachelor's degree (or equivalent).

What We Offer

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. We are open to discussing part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.