MEP Subject Matter Expert

MEP Subject Matter Expert (SME) - MEP Buildings on Railway Projects

Birmingham | Hybrid Working

£55 - £65 per hour | Inside IR35

3-Month Initial Contract + likely extensions

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced MEP Subject Matter Expert to support the delivery of high-profile MEP Buildings serving the operation of the railway.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys fast-paced project work within a main contractor environment, and supporting design delivery for Building Services Facilities and pumping stations for Railway Operations.

The position offers hybrid working flexibility alongside the opportunity to join a busy team with a strong pipeline of ongoing work and potential extensions beyond the initial contract term.

The Role

• Provide technical leadership across Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health disciplines, overseeing Senior Mechanical and Electrical Engineers.
• Lead technical reviews of MEP designs produced by designers, suppliers and subcontractors, ensuring compliance with project requirements, relevant standards, statutory requirements and safety-in-design principles.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design integration and resolve technical interfaces with architectural, civil/structural, railway systems, utilities and construction teams, ensuring buildability and alignment with installation, testing and commissioning requirements.
• Manage the MEP design assurance, review and approval process, coordinating with the Employer, Designer, CAT Checker and subcontractors/suppliers to achieve timely design completion.
• Lead technical meetings, O&M reviews, interface reviews, PRAM and HAZOP sessions, ensuring decisions are recorded and actions are resolved and closed.
• Provide technical oversight of MEP systems, including HV/LV, lighting, fire alarm, BMS/CMS, earthing and bonding, HVAC, ventilation, heating/cooling, water, drainage and fire protection interfaces
• Support procurement through technical submissions, tender reviews and equipment appraisals, while managing TQs/RFIs, design changes and technical solutions.
• Liaise with Commercial and Design Management teams to identify and communicate technical risks, design changes, programme impacts and mitigation measures

What They're Looking For

Essential:

• Degree in Building Services, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering; Chartered Engineer (CEng) status preferred
• 15+ years' MEP/building services engineering experience, ideally 20+ years on major infrastructure, complex buildings or pumping stations.
• Proven technical leadership of integrated MEP design, including management of senior mechanical and electrical engineers.
• Strong knowledge of electrical systems (HV/LV, power, Earthing & Bonding, lighting, fire alarm, CMS/BMS) and Mechanical/Public Health systems (HVAC, ventilation, heating/cooling, water, drainage, and fire protection interfaces).
• Demonstrable design-and-build experience, resolving technical issues and supporting construction, testing, commissioning and handover.
• Fluent in English, with a strong understanding of multidisciplinary turnkey project delivery
• Collaborative, self-motivated and able to influence senior management and designers, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail

Desirable:

• 20+ years' relevant MEP/building services experience, including major infrastructure, operational buildings or pumping stations
• Large Chartered Engineer (CEng) and design-and-build experience through detailed design, construction, testing, commissioning and handover.

Why Apply?

• Top market rates available
• Hybrid working flexibility
• Strong pipeline projects
• Opportunity for contract extensions beyond the initial term
• Collaborative and technically focused design teamImmediate interviews available.

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