Assistant Building Services Engineer

Our client is a long-established and multi-award winning main contractor with regional offices throughout the UK. Privately owned and renowned for its innovation and commitment to delivery on time and on budget, they specialise in new build and refurbishment projects within the Commercial, Education, Healthcare and Leisure sectors, ranging from £5m to £40m+ in value. The role of the Assistant Building Services Engineer will be to plan, implement and oversee the delivery of the M&E install playing an active role from pre-construction through to handover working on several projects at any one time. Working alongside senior engineers, support and training will be given in order to progress to a Building Services Engineer overseeing the M&E planning and installation on projects independently. Responsibilities during the pre-construction phase will include: • Working as part of the bid team, critiquing and influencing designs • Working with and managing the M&E consultants and sub-contractors to ensure deliverables are met within the bid period • Completing the tender book process, including verifying values and carrying out reconciliations from the tender returns from our supply chain • Attending tender interviews • Acting as the conduit between the bid team and the selected sub-contractor(s), attending client and design team meetings to ensure that all key deliverables are acknowledged at an early stage before the project goes to site Once projects start on site responsibilities through weekly / fortnightly site visits will include: • Providing technical support to the site delivery team • Attending project meetings with the client and their professional team and sub-contractors • Carrying out regular quality assurance appraisals • Reporting on progress by completing standard site reports and management documents This role is weighted more towards pre-construction than project delivery and involves working on multiple projects at the same time so your time will be split between their regional office in Surrey and sites across the southern Home Counties. The ideal candidate is likely to have experience working on relevant projects either as a Mechanical / Electrical Supervisor, Site Manager, Project Engineer or Estimator for an M&E contractor