Client, Team & Governance

• Act as a technical point of contact for clients, consultants, main contractors, and other stakeholders, representing OCS and building confidence in the technical offer.
• Lead internal and external design reviews, workshops, and meetings and provide technical mentoring and guidance to engineers, project managers, and bid colleagues.
• Maintain appropriate pre-construction and design governance, including project risk registers, drawing registers, design records, and document control in line with company and ISO requirements.
• Work collaboratively with operations, estimating, planning, commercial, bid, and business development teams and establish strong relationships with consultants, suppliers, and subcontractors.
• Keep up to date with and promote low-carbon technologies, renewable energy solutions, emerging standards, and best practice in design and pre-construction.
• Work with the project lead to implement effective pre-construction project management across single or multiple projects, depending on scale.
• Positively influence project outcomes through considered technical decisions and, where appropriate, instruct professional teams to maximise opportunities for the business.
• Manage, coordinate, and liaise with both directly appointed and client-appointed design teams throughout pre-construction to ensure Employer’s Requirements and client requirements are fully and demonstrably delivered.
• Take part in and technically lead project presentations at bid, post-tender, and pre-construction stages, as required.
• Engage with clients, designers, internal delivery teams, and the supply chain to develop efficient, innovative, best-value, and quality-led construction methodologies and project delivery strategies.

Construction Methodology & Delivery Strategy

• Work with clients, designers, internal delivery teams, and the supply chain to develop construction methodology and project delivery strategies during pre-construction.
• Manage and coordinate the initiation and completion of relevant statutory application and approval processes to ensure they are secured in line with project requirements and programme.
• Identify and promote positive health and safety strategies at the pre-construction stage, maintaining appropriate commercial and construction HSEQ awareness.
• Support procurement routes including public-sector procurement, frameworks, and competitive tenders, with an understanding of the associated contractual and stakeholder requirements.

Essential

Key Skills and Professional Experience

• Minimum 8 years' relevant experience in mechanical building services design, pre-construction, design management, or technical management within an MEP, energy, or construction environment.
• Proven track record of technical design leadership and of developing mechanical designs and technical solutions from concept through to contract award on projects of comparable value and complexity.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical building services, including HVAC, public health, plant, renewable energy, and low-carbon systems, together with a sound understanding of M&E coordination and interfaces.
• Proven ability to lead, review, challenge, and assure mechanical design outputs, calculations, and specifications across project stages.
• Strong understanding of design management, procurement, consultant management, and design-and-build project delivery.
• Working knowledge of the RIBA Plan of Work, CDM Regulations, Building Regulations, and relevant technical standards, including design risk management.
• Knowledge and understanding of the bid process from pre-qualification and opportunity assessment through tender, contract award, and transition into construction.
• Sound commercial awareness, including cost planning, estimating principles, risk and value management, and common forms of construction contract such as JCT and NEC.
• Experience managing multiple stakeholders and projects concurrently and working effectively to demanding deadlines.

Desirable

• Degree, HND, or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Chartered Engineer status, or working towards chartership, with CIBSE, IMechE, or equivalent.
• Experience in complex sectors such as healthcare, commercial buildings, infrastructure, energy, or decarbonisation.
• Knowledge of BIM and digital engineering practices; familiarity with AutoCAD/Revit and design, scheduling, and estimating software.
• SMSTS, IOSH, or equivalent health and safety qualification.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Experience gained within a contracting, consultancy/professional design services, or client estates environment.
• Experience of public-sector procurement, frameworks, and/or competitive tendering is advantageous.
• Commensurate IT skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Teams, and SharePoint.

Personal Attributes

• Strong and effective communicator, able to explain technical solutions clearly to technical and non-technical audiences and engage confidently with clients.
• Commercially minded, with sound judgement on risk, value, quality, and deliverability.
• Meticulous attention to detail and a rigorous, structured approach to design, scope, and cost.
• Client-focused and professional, with the ability to establish and maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants, and supply-chain partners.
• Collaborative team player who is comfortable leading multi-disciplinary teams and influencing stakeholders without direct line authority.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and target-driven, with the ability to prioritise workload, use initiative, and manage multiple opportunities simultaneously.
• Able to work calmly and efficiently in a pressurised, deadline-driven environment.

About The Company

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security, and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers, and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

How to Apply

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We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.