Accountant

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture and priorities, visit our website.

Within our consult business, we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential of every project.

The project:

This is an opportunity to work on a large hospitality project in one of the Emirates of the UAE.

The role will be the management of the following area:

• All the external infrastructure works to the beach district.
• Management of all the swimming pools and the specialist water feature.
• Integrate all the MEP into the soft and hard landscaping.

Accountable for the delivery of MEP services on projects to the agreed outcomes for time, budget, safety and quality requirements. Ensures high-quality, time-efficient and profitable delivery whilst providing leadership and accountability for compliance, governance, assurance and management of teams of technical and construction. Builds and retains key working relationships with colleagues and internal and external stakeholders.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Managing the MEP team on the project via demonstration of professional and respectful behaviours, providing clear direction, guidance and encouraging compliance with Mace standards.
• Accountable for the successful delivery of the MEP services, including management of the programme, health safety and wellbeing, quality and commissioning of the project.
• Liaising and coordinating with key project stakeholders, forming strong working relationships with the client, consultants, trade contractors and other team leaders.
• Supervising the tendering process and providing technical and commercial support to bid teams and sector leadership / bid leads. Ensuring adequate internal and external resource needs are identified and agreed.
• Establishing procurement strategies and ensuring specialist packages and appointments are procured against the agreed scope demarcation and to budget.
• Undertaking initial review of contracts and scope, assisting in the preparation of budgets, value engineering, schedules and trade contracts, and providing support to the commercial teams throughout the project lifecycle in terms of reviewing progress or resolving issues.
• Creating and deploying project strategic plans in conjunction with the Mace operating framework and strategic priorities, such as prefabrication (C2P), commissioning and safety.
• Overseeing design reviews on information provided by consultants and trade specialists, checking for compliance, coordination and completeness, including embodied carbon and operational energy associated with the MEP Services design, in accordance with RIBA and BSRIA design frameworks.
• Preparing and coordinating delivery strategies and programmes for all phases of the project, ensuring key milestones, interfaces, dependencies, logistics and work sequencing are properly considered.
• Supporting and implementing commissioning strategies in line with Mace commissioning standards, inclusive of the IST approach, ATP's, and soft landings.
• Undertaking productivity assessments using digital technologies to ensure the project/package is on schedule and identifying trends, key issues, and/or critical path risks.
• Managing project closeout to ensure all elements of completion are delivered to a high standard, such as commissioning, as-built drawings, O&M manuals, and client training.
• Proactively identifying risk and the production of mitigation plans.
• Reviewing issues to drive continuous improvement and provide lessons learned through the knowledge sharing process.
• Managing and providing leadership to a team of managers and professionals, ensuring the principles, structures, tools/capabilities and responsibilities are in place to deliver area plans and deliver excellence.
• Providing performance management, technical development and coaching.
• Working collaboratively towards the common goal of a net zero carbon transition and sharing responsibility for the proactive identification and management of the associated carbon emissions and reductions during the delivery of work.

You’ll need to have:

• A relevant degree qualification in mechanical or electrical engineering.
• Experience in soft and hard landscaping.
• Experience working in the United Arab Emirates is essential for client approval.
• Professional membership, i.e. CIBSE, IET, IMechE, and SoPHE.
• Advanced knowledge of engineering systems, including design standards and frameworks, installation techniques, best practices, engineering processes, prefabrication and system commissioning requirements, is sufficient to manage the project team on programme from an initial tender period through to contract completion.
• Proficient knowledge of construction builds elements, including sequencing and dependencies to ensure consideration, collaboration and coordination with other work packages.
• Proficient knowledge of planning processes and management, with sufficient understanding of key construction release requirements, critical paths, tasks/work scheduling, and commissioning activities to allow for planning and control of the project from pre-construction through to practical completion.
• Advanced knowledge of commercial management to allow commercial control of a package(s), inclusive of the procurement processes, change control, programme impact, risk and mitigation, cost to complete and commercial forecasting across the project.
• Advanced knowledge of health, safety and welfare core elements such as working from height, electrical safety, fire safety, logistics and lifting to provide awareness and ensure application in the safe management across the project.
• Advanced knowledge of quality assurance process and management and commissioning of single systems as well as the integration of systems through cause and effect, BMS and IST integration periods to allow full completion of the project in line with programme.

You’ll also have:

• Extensive experience in the successful delivery phase of projects and programmes in the project management sector.
• Deep construction and consultancy expertise.
• Knowledge of building safety legislation, building standards, construction contracts, professional appointments and health and safety legislation.
• Leadership and management experience of large, diverse teams.
• Experience of managing relationships with key senior stakeholders.
• Knowledge of how carbon and sustainability considerations will shape the outlook of the projects you are working on.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates.