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Dublin, Dublin, Ireland | Cork, Ireland | Galway, Galway, Ireland | Dundalk, Louth, Ireland
Overview
We have an exciting new opportunity to join the business at a senior level as Technical Director (P5) of M&E Engineering who will be the central voice MEP Engineering Design to further strengthen and lead this discipline within AtkinsRéalis Ireland.
It is an exciting opportunity to contribute strategically to the future shaping of AtkinsRéalis in Ireland as part of our Vision 2030 ambition. This is a full-time technical role within the Irish business to guide how we efficiently and consistently deliver M&E design services across AtkinsRéalis in Ireland.
This is a companywide role, covering our design offices in Dublin, Dundalk, Cork & Galway. You will contribute significantly to the Irish Businesses performance, to the delivery of safe assets to our clients and to the creation of a work environment that is conducive to enabling a safe, healthy and motivated workforce.
This is a senior appointment with responsibility for leadership, governance, troubleshooting and for defining the ways of working in Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Design. We offer a flexible working environment, providing a hybrid working arrangement with the option to work from home up to two days a week for this role. This key role will be primarily based out of our Dublin Office in Swords with check in visits expected to our Regional Offices in Dundalk, Cork and Galway as we grow the M&E discipline across Ireland. Our current workload in building and site development projects includes Education, Residential, Healthcare, Industrial, Commercial, Data Centre and Energy Sectors for both public and private clients.
The candidate should be self-motivated, enthusiastic, hardworking and willing to take full responsibility for leading and running the M&E department particularly the commercial and win-work elements while at the same time ensuring technical excellence in delivery.
Your role
As the MEP Ireland lead, you will lead the development of the discipline in support of the AtkinsRéalis Irish business strategy. Key aspects include:
- Develop a strategy for M&E Engineering across AtkinsRéalis in Ireland i.e. to forecast and plan the required capability and capacity.
- Support the M&E department in strengthening and growing i.e. team profiling, team competency gaps with associated hiring and training needs etc.
- Develop targeted Subject Matter Expert (SME) areas within M&E Engineering e.g. sustainability, EED.
- Work with Architecture, Fire and C&S Disciplines to align and develop cross functional competencies targeted at key sectors and technologies with a view to integrated service offerings.
- Reach back and liaison with AtkinsRéalis UK colleagues to pull in additional M&E resources when needed.
- Define, for our core sectors, the range of design activities and deliverables required to deliver the M&E aspects of projects safely and efficiently.
- Running the Ireland M&E department which comprises a team of 15 engineers and growing same in accordance with our 2030 ambition.
- Financial management of project budgets via carrying out the role of M&E project director on MEP led projects.
- Work-winning via client engagement and networking.
- Work-winning via accurate fee estimation and preparation of technical quality responses on public tenders.
- Implementation and adherence of the AtkinsRéalis governance during the win-work process.
- Managing sub-consultants including their appointment, fees and ensuring technical oversight occurs during delivery.
- Technical oversight of the delivery of all M&E aspects of projects with a rigorous focus on implementation of the AtkinsRéalis Quality process (OCRA: Originator, Checker, Reviewer, Approved).
- Communication of proposals and bids to senior management via PowerPoint presentations or similar (i.e. Upper Amber, Red Stage Gate).
- High level oversight of preparation of design drawings for planning, tender and construction purposes.
- Provide oversight to M&E team who are carrying out the duties of Ancillary Certifier for the M&E engineering discipline on building projects (external works, drainage, watermain etc) including sign off via Ed, Ei and Ec BCAR certification.
- Supervising and mentoring other senior engineers who will be reporting into the successful candidate.
- Managing both personal workload and the workload of 15 M&E engineers who will report into the candidate.
Location
Various locations
Job Type
Full time
Ref
R-167521
Salary range
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Bindu Idiculla
Hi there, I'm Bindu Idiculla and I manage this role
About you
- Chartered Engineer with Engineers Ireland or CIBSE or equivalent body.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills and have the ability to prioritise and manage personal and team workload effectively.
- Experience in delivery of large scale MEP projects.
- Experience in use of project and finance management tools to monitor productivity versus revenue.
- Experience acting as Project Director on M&E projects (meeting attendance with clients and other design team members etc).
Why choose AtkinsRéalis?
Wherever you are in your career – and whoever you are – AtkinsRéalis is for you. Here, support and collaboration are a vibrant part of a culture that lets you choose where – and how far – your career can go. Take on projects that push boundaries and drive sustainable impact, surrounded by colleagues who believe there's no limit to how brilliant you can be. It's time to join a like-minded team where you'll be rewarded, supported, and free to be your kind of brilliant.
Rewards & benefits
Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries and a brilliant range of health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle benefits. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture, international remote working opportunities, and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.
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About AtkinsRéalis
We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
Additional information
We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.
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