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A leading MEP Contractor looking for an experienced Technical Manager (Electrical biased Building Services Engineering) to their project team in Manchester.

In this role you will lead, own and manage the technical risk and opportunities within the business, from inception through to project completion, and client handover, focussing on design optimisation, opportunity identification, and mitigation of technical risk.
You will ensure technical compliance with works information, scope, project specification and legislation, undertaking technical management of both internal and external designs.

This would be a great opportunity for an experienced Design Manager, Technical Manager, Project Manager or similar with a strong electrical background to join us working on prestigious projects within the region.

The company offer flexibility of hybrid working with 3 days in the office. There would be a travel requirement within the region of work and on occasional basis across the UK.
Day to day responsibilities:

* Demonstrate appropriate health and safety leadership to ensure the safety first and foremost message is visible and alive throughout all activities.

* Lead the technical engineering management on internally and externally designed projects to successful completion, ensuring best value design, management of opportunities and risk mitigation.

* Provide technical advice and assistance to other areas of the business, and support business development from a technical perspective.

* Assist the Regional Design & Engineering Manager in the production of technical management fees for projects. Ensure the accuracy and integrity of technical management costs, values, and programme forecasts, seeking opportunities to suggest actions which mitigate risk and maximise profitability.

* Support the Principal Technical manager in the identification, delivery and attendance of CPDs, ensuring that the development of design/technical team’s competence is maintained.

* Provide technical advice and assistance to other areas for the business

* Prepare monthly project reports for senior stakeholders, highlighting progress, risks, opportunities, and resource issues.

* Advise on commercial progress against plan, any variances from plan, and the corrective actions being taken. On external designs, take ownership of the completion of the responsibility’s matrix, ensuring scope gaps are mitigated.

* Build and maintain mutually beneficial customer, key supplier and internal relationships.

* Promote the design team and actively seek out new opportunities

* Communicate proactively with project stakeholders to improve our collaboration with operational teams.

* Conduct regular independent design/technical reviews, ensuring designs are technically correct and represent best value, and comply with all legal and contractual requirements.

* Apply current legislation regarding building regulations, standards, CDM, quality control, commissioning, safety & environmental issues.

Qualifications

What you’ll need to Demonstrate on application:

* Extensive experience of mechanical/electrical building services design/technical management

* Operational experience on project installation / project delivery

* Good understanding of design and build, and traditional construction contracts

* Significant experience of commercial management on design projects

* Strong communication skills

* I.Eng, MCIBSE, MIET, B.Eng (Hons) or equivalent (desirable)

In return,

* We are offering a competitive salary (DoE) approx £80K Basic + Car / allowance, leading pension contribution up to 9%, medical and more expectant from a big MEP contractor.

* High Value, complex projects which you can really stamp your mark on and be proud of delivering an incredible end goal.

* Challenging environment with an excellent support team and on-site teams to help you design and deliver the project to the client in the given timescales