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The University of Southampton is seeking to make the appointment to the role of Mechanical Engineer (Projects).
The University of Southampton is a leading research-intensive University, a founding member of the prestigious Russell Group, and one of the top 100 universities worldwide. We deliver excellent educational experience and world-leading research, and we are known for successfully commercialising our research through enterprise.
The University has a diverse estate, property and land portfolio spanning several campuses, including the main Highfield campus, the City Centre Campus, Avenue Campus, the Boldrewood Innovation Campus, and the Winchester School of Art. The Estates & Facilities Team ensure that the University has a built and physical environment that supports the activities of a world-class University, across a portfolio of academic, state of the art research, clinical, enterprise, workspace, residential, social amenity, sport and community facilities. Ambitious plans are afoot with an estates masterplan that will see £1bn of investment in enhancing and delivering a sustainable, inclusive estate over the next decade.
Reporting to the Senior Mechanical Engineer (Projects), the Mechanical Engineer (Projects) will provide technical support and advice to projects, acting as key point of contact on project planning, preparation, prioritisation, co-ordination and delivery of mechanical engineering projects and programmes, including – planned works, long term maintenance, renewal programmes, one-off projects, and installations.
Duties include technical support to key capital projects. These projects originate either from backlog maintenance or new investments matching the University’s growth and development as it invests in its estate. Directed by the Head of Mechanical, duties include ensuring compliance with specifications, cost estimates and timescales; to managing project budgets.
The successful candidate will be a qualified Mechanical Engineer with a skill level equivalent to degree level with an appropriate construction related professional qualification. You will have a track record of managing construction and refurbishment projects in occupied premises. You will also have significant experience of carrying out feasibility studies and preparing detailed project briefs, along with proven ability to plan and coordinate technically complex projects.
The candidate briefing pack can be viewed at Mechanical Engineer (Projects).
To arrange a confidential discussion please contact the University’s retained advisor Connor Humpage (connor.humpage@mrgglobal.com) at MRG.
The University of Southampton is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a diverse environment. Therefore, we particularly encourage applications that will continue to strengthen the diversity of our governing body. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion and are immensely proud to have been awarded an institutional Athena SWAN silver award, which underpins our pledge to improve equality for women. We are also delighted to have received the Race Equality Charter bronze award from Advance HE, which recognises that we have a solid foundation for eliminating racial inequalities and developing an inclusive culture that values all staff and students. We work with our people to ensure their ideas are always heard, and we invite you to share your background and life experiences with us to help us create a truly unique working environment.
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