MEP Design Manager - Mission Critical

Job Description

This mission critical consultancy is experiencing an exciting period of growth, and they have an opportunity available for a talented and innovative individual looking to take their career to the next step.\n\nThis is an opportunity to be a part of an established and expanding office in London, United Kingdom undertaking first class projects. They are a specialist international MEP consultancy involved in mission critical and high technology projects.\n\nThis is a key role for this mission critical consultancy in relation to leadership in project delivery, maintaining their reputation for quality and ensuring they drive forward successfully as a growing business. Ownership of all project-related activities is paramount for the successful individual in this role.

Leadership and spreading of this ownership throughout the team is the key quality that will set the correct candidate apart.\n\nThe Role:\n\nThe Role Lead Design Manager responsible for the following:\n\n* Analyse and have a full current grasp of cost and profit position on each project involving the teams, ranging from short-term feasibility studies to large full-scale RIBA schemes.\n\n* Input, lead and participate in the preparation and presentation of bids for new projects.\n\n* Review project status in relation to work delivery, internal costs and resource levels as advised by project personnel and external parties and modify schedules or plans as required. Prepare project reports for Management, Client or others.\n\n* Day to day decision making on progress of major projects and direct liaison with the Client. Delegate and monitor for smaller projects, to Design Management or Engineering leads as appropriate.\n\n* Ensure risk and performance monitoring analysis takes place through effective systems of internal control and delegation.\n\n* Capture and record project briefs and distil into design gates for delivery (typically masterplan, 60%, 80% and 100% design).\n\n* Manage project requirements to present progress and manage the acquisition of design information whilst managing multiple work streams concurrently.\n\n* Lead and coordinate teams to deliver coherent and well-rehearsed face to face page turn presentations.\n\n* Manage virtual design teams working across multiple times zones\n\nRequired cross-functional competencies:\n\n* Excellent knowledge of the Data Centre and High-Tech market.\n\n* Ability to mentor people and knowledge of relational dynamics for effective team operation.\n\n* Excellent command of the English (both written and spoken) and a predisposition to international relations.\n\n* Demonstrated skills in project risk management and problem-solving, with experience in finding pragmatic and innovative solutions to overcome obstacles.

Required experience:\n\n* Direct experience in managing projects - including complex ones - in design, including planning, execution, and control of design activities, while meeting deadlines and budgets.\n\n* In-depth knowledge of design methodologies, industry standards, and software tools used in the design process, such as CAD/BIM software, rendering software, etc. Desirable:\n\n* BEng in appropriate Engineering discipline\n\n* MCIBSE/MIET/IMechE Professional Membership\n\n* Chartered Engineer status.\n\nUnfortunately the client is unable to offer sponsorship at this time. \n\nPlease give me a call on (phone number removed) for more information regarding the role and the consultancy