Operations & Risk

• Ensure timesheets are up to date and reflective of current work
• Ensure own and team’s work complies with firm procedures and guidelines (health & safety, quality, risk, professional code of conduct, etc.)
• Identify, manage and mitigate risks by implementing plans to review output of quality and risk procedures and achieve clear internal and external audit reports

People & Teams

• Provide on-going coaching, mentoring and other development opportunities for Director reports and/or Surveyors/Consultants; conduct performance reviews with direct reports
• Keep own knowledge of building engineering services up to date
• Lead and co-ordinate the work of team on client projects; prioritise activities and delegate on the basis of appropriate expertise and development needs of team
• Sets and achieves own objectives in line with business plan and update with line manager as necessary
• Undertake and record the requisite amount of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• Participate in non-fee generating activities such as graduate recruitment, L&D, resourcing and support local office social activities

Engineering Specialism

• Agree level of service, and duties for each instruction, understand relationship with fee.
• Undertake technical due diligence: including vendor, acquisition and occupier. Establish building services condition and provide costed gap analysis in comparison to client anticipated standards (BCO, Net Zero, etc)
• Undertake dilapidations assessments, undertake client brief (landlord/tenant), interpret lease liabilities, provide advice, prepare exit strategy, assist in negotiations.
• Monitor contract staff or third party appointments.
• Assist with identifying and implementing personal training and CPD requirements.
• Assist in developing working practices in the Company.
• Implement and manage QA systems and procedures on all projects.
• Implement company health and safety. Ensure all designs respond to the CDM regulations.
• Implement requirements for ISO9001 and ISO 4001.

Previous experience and capability:

Design, manage and supervise projects, establish client brief, technical; requirements, scope of works, cost plans and agree deliverables, i.e. report, specifications and drawings scope.

• Assist with monitoring engineering/CAD resource requirement for each project
• Carry out engineering concept design to detailed design, tender and contract on site supervision to completion, ensuring projects are undertaken in accordance with design briefs and that completion deadlines are achieved.
• Liaise with the design team to produce co-ordinated designs that are technically compliant, to a consistent quality and standard. Provide positive contribution to design/project meetings. Maintain regular in house design reviews and checks.
• Monitor and control project progress, design variations and project financial budgets.

Person Specification:

• Chartered Engineer and associate member of IET, CIBSE and other related professional body.
• Degree/HND/HNC in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
• Have an in-depth knowledge of Building Services practices, procedures and standards; particularly principles of Electrical and Mechanical Design and Engineering Compliance.
• Have extensive experience working with Chartered Building Surveyors.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team or in isolation.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Innovative problem solver.
• Proven team, contract and project management skills.
• Presentation and marketing skills
• Commercial awareness skills
• Good communicator
• Time management
• Report writing skills
• Ability to manage, and prioritise own workload.

Cushnam & Wakefield

"Cushman & Wakefield is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic. Cushman & Wakefield is committed to equity in employment, and our goal is to have a diverse, inclusive and barrier-free workplace. If you are a person with a disability and need any other accessible accommodations during the hiring process, you are invited to bring this to the Talent Acquisition Advisor’s attention once they have made contact."