Mechanical and Electrical Manager

Our responsibilities include:
• Plan and deliver major capital projects and lifecycle refurbishment
• Provide utilities services
• Manage soft facilities management (i.e. cleaning and catering)
• Provide a safe place to train
• Allocate Service Families Accommodation
• Procure and manage routine maintenance and reactive repair
• Provide a central register of asset information to advise infrastructure planning
• Act as steward of the Defence estate
• Provide the unarmed guarding service

We employ approximately 4,900 staff from a very diverse range of professions including head office functions and specialisms such as surveyors, town planners, airfield pavement experts, foresters and construction engineers. We work across the world; in Germany, Cyprus and the Falkland Islands, Norway, Poland, Kenya, Belize, Nepal and Oman.

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Job descriptionThe Mechanical & Electrical Manager is a key member of the Regional Technical Team which provides multi-disciplinary technical services, support and advice to colleagues and customers involved in the management of the Defence estate in Scotland & Northern Ireland.

The post holder will provide services, support and advice in relation to all matters that fall within the technical remit of an experienced Mechanical & Electrical Manager, including in relation to elements that are specifically relevant on the Defence estate.

The services, support and advice will be in relation to both hard and soft facilities management, as well as capital works projects delivered by Regional Delivery across the Scotland & Northern Ireland region. The successful applicant will be involved in the mobilisation and steady-state operation of the first of the new Future Defence Infrastructure Services (FDIS) hard facilities management contracts, due for award in November 2020.

ResponsibilitiesDelivery of maintenance and other programmes of work
Support the delivery of the region’s annual programme of revenue and capital works by:
developing requirements and solutions in conjunction with project stakeholders;
pricing and procurement activity;
monitoring delivery of the works by the Industry Partner, including contract administration;
supporting project handover and resolution of issues in-use.
For higher value and/or higher complexity projects, this may include acting as Project Owner with full accountability for delivery of the project.

Contract Compliance and Assurance
Undertake compliance reviews for contracted works, including planned and reactive maintenance, and report findings and make recommendations in the interests of ensuring continuation of statutory and mandatory compliance as well as operational capability. Work with Performance & Engagement colleagues in planning, undertaking and reporting as a result of programmed and reactive assurance checks, including LfE activities.

Strategic Compliance
Act as regional focal point for one or more Working Groups responsible for the development and implementation of best practice in relation to the work of the Strategic Compliance Committee (such as Fuels, Gas and Electrical Infrastructure).

Safety & Risk Management
Manage the introduction of M&E related Safety Notices and other related policies within the Region; advise on M&E related risks and work proactively with other stakeholders in the identification, mitigation and closure of risks.

Technical Development
Contribute to a strong ethos of team development and continuous improvement through personal development and knowledge sharing.

Contract Mobilisation
Support the mobilisation of the new FDIS hard FM contract by working in collaboration with the incoming Supplier to ensure full operational readiness at In-Service Date (currently June 2021).

Any other tasks that reasonably fall within the remit of the Regional Technical Team.

Essential Experience & Skills

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• Significant experience in managing mechanical and electrical services within a complex construction, estates or property management environment (a bias towards either mechanical or electrical will be acceptable so long as experience has been gained across both disciplines).