Engineering & Maintenance Consultant

The role is responsible for provision of a wide range of technical consultancy and support services to clients related mainly to engineering aspects of Facilities Management.

Main Duties:

• Promotion of best practice in maintenance operations, maintenance strategies, schedules and audits
• Developing facilities management strategies and forward maintenance planning advice
• Provide fact-based guidance and consultancy services that help those involved in designing, constructing and operating services in buildings.
• Benchmarking buildings (operation, maintenance and energy)
• Advice on building services design from an operational perspective
• Investigations into incorrectly performing assets
• Identify business development opportunities with a primary Facilities Management focus
• Commercial responsibility for projects and quality assurance
• Lead projects and develop new areas of work
• Deliver technical presentations including training, and promoting the business to individuals or groups
• Undertake site visits and liaise with clients, building and maintaining client relationships
• Develop networks of contacts within the FM arena and develop involvement in sector related organisations like CIBSE, BESA and BIFM.
• Support the updating of guides in subjects within own area of expertise, developing content for publications and training courses.

Key Skills and Knowledge required:

• Hard services facilities management including maintenance strategies and asset management principals
• Professional/ academic Degree level qualification in facilities management or building services related discipline and/or extensive experience
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in writing and orally to audiences with a range of technical understanding
• Advanced report writing skills (both technical and academic reports)
• Presentation and preferably training skills
• Good knowledge of client relationship management
• Project management skills, including risk management with advanced decision making skills
• Understanding and experience of good commercial practices
• Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to work with a range personalities
• PC literate with a working knowledge of software packages such as Microsoft Excel and Word Methodical with a practical ability and approach
• Experience of working within a quality system ensuring good record keeping to ISO 9001
• Analytical skills

The post is a nominal 37 hours per week, 8:30 – 17:00 Monday to Thursday and 8:30 – 16:30 on Fridays.

Benefits include a Pension Scheme and 26 days holiday per year, childcare vouchers, etc. This is an office-based post in Berkshire with the requirement to travel in the UK.