Building Services Manager

We are currently recruiting for Building Service Manager in the Sheffield area.

Summary of Role:

Applicable to the management of Building Services (mechanical, electrical and public health systems)

Manage the on site design process at ‘RIBA Stage 4 and 5 – Technical Design and Construction’, in accordance with the VCUK Design Management processes and procedures.

Specific Tasks and Responsibilities:

Assist the Regional/Senior Design Manager in discharging their tender stage tasks and responsibilities

Review the Project Information including the Employer’s Requirements, Contractor’s Proposals and Design Team appointments to brief the Design Team on their contractual obligations and their corresponding duties

• Agree, in conjunction with the site team, the specialist subcontractor procurement strategy
  
  
  
  • Produce and agree the Project Stage Design Programme and associated Design Deliverables with the primary, secondary and specialist subcontract designers and monitor / report on progress
  
  
  • Produce and agree the Project Stage Specialist subcontractor Procurement Schedule and Installation/Commission Programme
  
  
  • Monitor / report on progress to ensure overall progress against programme is maintained
  
  
  • Establish and agree the project Common Data Environment (CDE), the project file structure, virtual file links, email file links, security rights, work flows and voting rights
  
  
  
  

Establish the frequency and content for all design coordination workshops and progress meetings

Produce the project specific Design Management Plan (DMP) and BIM Execution Plan (BEP) and monitor compliance

Close out design assumptions, design opportunities (VE), design risks (HSE/CDM) made during the early stages of the design or the tender process

Verify that all new design documentation is compliant, coordinated, affordable and buildable on a weekly basis in accordance with the DMP

Manage the submission and timely approval of all reviewable design data

Assist in the commercial and technical review of specialist subcontract tender returns, establish interfaces and review alternative design

Prepare technical submissions for alternative designs, system, component, product and or material proposals for client approval

Progress the discharge of all outstanding Planning Conditions and the approval of all Building Regulation matters

Manage the post contract change control process in accordance with the DMP

Ensure all primary, secondary and specialist subcontractor Design Risk Assessments are produced for review and approval

Chair and record the outcomes of all primary, secondary and specialist subcontractor design workshops/meetings

Obtain responses to primary, secondary designers’ TQs from the client’s team and specialist subcontractor TQs from the primary designers

Monitor the production and quality of all design documentation against the agreed Design Quality / Key Performance Indicators

Review and approve primary and secondary designers’ Applications for Payment

Obtain Design Reports from primary and secondary designers to accompany the monthly CVRs

Progress the approval of all specified design certificates including, CDM, BREEAM, Secure by Design

Ensure that all changes to primary and secondary design work are incorporated in the As-Built design documentation

Undertake design performance reviews for all primary, secondary and specialist subcontractor designers

Assist the Document Controller in archiving all final issue design documentation, for all As-Built Drawings, O&M Manuals, Health and Safety File and Post Construction Stage BREEAM certificate

Undertake or commission design autopsies on primary / secondary design defects

Produce a project specific Best Practice / Lessons Learnt paper

Procure, agree and monitor sub-contractor method statements

Advise on the approach to manage the physical interfaces between Building Elements and Systems

Establish quality benchmarks, review regularly and undertake final acceptance

Manage the installation of utilities

Manage the commissioning, witnessing and validation of test results and user training

Soft landing support for operational handover of systems