Senior Mep Manager

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture and priorities, visit our strategy site.

Within our consult business, we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential of every project.

The project:
This is an opportunity to work on one of the largest programmes in Saudi Arabia. This unique project consists of major mixed-use development including sports facilities, entertainment, arts, and all associated infrastructure.

Mace is one of the delivery partners requiring high-calibre and experienced professionals to lead integrated teams throughout each project phase.

The senior MEP manager is responsible for ensuring the project is managed safely, effectively, and efficiently as well as being completed on time and within budget in accordance with the objectives of client.

Full ownership/responsibility - procurement, design, delivery inc. close out and commercial.

Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:

- Safety first - Going home safe and well
- Client focus - Deliver on our promise
- Integrity - Always do the right thing
- Create opportunity - For our people to excel

You’ll be responsible for:

- Actively support and align work with the client's strategic objectives and imperatives, and passionately promote the client's mission and vision.
- Coordinate and collaborate with the LDC, architects, engineers, MC, contractors, and other stakeholders to ensure project requirements are met.
- Actively interface and engage in the technical design process through the design stages - covering design works, technical services, surveys, studies, site investigations, reports, statutory approvals.
- The MEP/AV Lead supports the client's team at a strategic project delivery level in creating project briefs and RFI documentation based on the client's needs and required result.
- Collaborating with the design teams and lead design consultants (LDC) to maximise quality and value while minimising the risk profile for the project.
- Engage with stakeholders to understand their expectations, ensuring that health and safety initiatives meet and exceed these expectations.
- Develop, implement, and manage health and safety strategies to ensure a safe and healthy environment across the project.
- Develop the projects departments strategy to establish and implement policies, standards and guidelines for modern methods of construction (MMC),
- Contributes to the establishment of the project execution plan, health and safety plan, QA/QC, and other documents as required.
- Maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and effectively communicates with all stakeholders.
- Working collaboratively with the supply chain management and procurement teams to negotiate contracts with suppliers' subcontractors and vendors. Maintaining overall responsibility for MEP/AV construction contractor/subcontractor adherence to their respective contracts.
- Working in collaboration with the planning team contributes to an overarching construction programme for the project, including interfaces, stakeholders, procurement, commercial and design programmes.
- Report and monitor construction project facade progress against the schedule and cost plan highlighting concerns providing recommendations and implementing any agreed mitigation.
- Defining all project plan documents, including the scope and financial plans, schedule and risk management plans required on the project MEP/AV package.
- Assist the construction lead in the development and distribution of presentations, and weekly, and monthly reporting on all aspects of the project.
- Directing and supervising a team of construction professionals providing guidance and support.
- Capitalise on extensive knowledge and experience of global innovation in the latest construction methods and materials to meet the client's sustainability targets.
- In collaboration with the project team review supervision consultants' recommendation for extension of time or recovery plans to include contractor claims.
- Plans, directs, supervises, and controls the execution of all business, technical, fiscal, and administrative functions of the assigned project.
- Ensure resources are appropriate to meet current and future commitments and to maximise opportunities.
- Contributing to the resolution of technical issues on projects and providing technical guidance to other team members, such as technicians, junior engineers, and graduates.
- Subject matter expert in MEP/AV elements of the project.
- In collaboration with the commercial teams ensure the submission of monthly invoices by the contractors develop and update the project cash flow forecast and prepare est