Asset Engineering Consultant

Asset Engineering Consultant based in Birmingham 

Due to continuous demands for their expertise, we are currently expanding our Engineering Consultancy team and looking for an Associate Director to join our market leading Asset Engineering Consultancy, on a full time permanent basis.

With a focus on Commercial, Industrial & Leisure sectors the successful candidate will focus on delivering a range of M&E Asset Engineering including: Technical Due Diligence, Dilapidations, M&E Audits, Condition Surveys, PPM/Life Cycle Costing to a range of clients. This role will suit a client facing Senior Mechanical Engineer with technical asset management skills. The individual must have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written; be a good team player and also able to demonstrate reliability, flexibility and initiative. The candidate must also have the ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines and be able to adapt to ever changing client and market requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Operational

To assist in the successful implementation and delivery of professional building services engineering within the Birmingham Asset Engineering Consultancy through the completion of a varied range of building services instructions.

Take responsibility for the management of client and project teams to deliver high quality and timely building services instructions profitably.

Deliver instructions (surveys & reports) from inception to completion with the minimum of supervision to meet the project objectives in accordance with company policies.

Comply with CBRE’s policies and management system.

Work in compliance with Quality Management Procedures.

To positively contribute to the department’s business plan and revenue targets to assist in achieving its objectives.

Survey and reports to include but are not restricted to:-

Reviewing the quality of the maintenance performance, through predetermined interval auditing and follow up performance meetings.

Provide ongoing technical and operational advice to Property and Facility managers.

Providing advice on condition, pre-planned maintenance, repair and refurbishment options

Commenting and reporting on statutory requirements in connection with building engineering services

Analysing and reporting on maintenance contractors’ performance and costs

Chairing periodic maintenance contract review meetings

Involvement in procuring, managing and monitoring planned maintenance of building engineering services.

Purchasers and occupiers’ technical due diligence reviews of buildings including the coordination of wider specialist consultancy reports.

To develop client relationships with existing customers and explore opportunities for future business.

M&E plant lifecycle inspections and reporting.

Preparation of Schedule of Dilapidations and support the building Surveying team in negotiating on behalf of Landlord or Tenant.

Preparation of dilapidation provisional reports for occupiers.

Preparation of performance specification documentation, running of the tender process and the administration of refurbishment projects.

Business Development

To develop client relationships with existing customers & internal department and explore opportunities for future business.

To identify business opportunities for the Asset Engineering Consultancy

Person Specification

Experienced Building Services ideally with technical asset management skills and an understanding of design although this is not essential.

Qualified to at least HNC/HND level.

Ideally will hold a relevant Mechanical or Building Services Engineering degree, Chartered status or working towards is desirable.

Able to work collaboratively across other disciplines.

Strong analytical, numerical and problem-solving skills

Highly developed communicator with the ability to make a good first impression.

Resilient, adaptable and above all, keen and enthusiastic with a hunger to learn and diversify.

A team player

Confident to meet, network and socialise with potential and existing clients.

Clean driving licence and willingness to travel within the UK & Europe.

Able to prove eligibility to work in the UK.

Future Prospects

CBRE is committed to growing and developing the long-term strategy of the business as the world leader in real estate and real estate related services. There is every opportunity therefore to progress rapidly in an organisation, which prides itself on innovative thinking.

They offer a wide range of future career opportunities with an enormous depth of expertise to learn and benefit from.  This is an exciting time for the Asset Engineering Team with exciting existing and prospective projects with which to be involved.  There is significant opportunity therefore for an aspirational individual to be influential at a senior level in the wider CBRE organisation.

ABOUT CBRE

CBRE is the world’s leading commercial real estate services firm with offices located around the globe. CBRE currently employs roughly 44,000 people worldwide, with 2000 working in the UK. The company’s core services include property sales, leasing and management, facilities and project management, investment management and, research and consulting. In Central London, CBRE advises on more commercial property than any other adviser and across the United Kingdom with offices in Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Jersey, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, and Southampton.