BEMS Project Manager – Major Projects

Englefield Green, Surrey
SSE

Base Location: London and Southeast England

Salary: Competitive + company car/cash allowance, performance-related bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing

Working Pattern: Permanent Full Time

What is the Role?

Due to continuous expansion, we’re seeking a BEMS/Controls Project Manager to join our ever growing team covering London and the Southeast. The successful individual will be driven and technically confident to deliver some exciting projects in multiple sectors, such as commercial offices, healthcare and datacentres. You’ll be scheduling, planning, forecasting and managing all activities from project conception to completion. You’ll utilise your self-motivation and hunger for success to deliver excellent results in your business area. If this sounds appealing, then read on.

Key accountabilities will also include:

– Performing job start up, checkout, and troubleshooting for systems and service installed jobs

– Providing guidance to contractors at the assigned level of responsibility

– Performing all tasks under the supervision of the Regional Contracts Manager or Business Manager

– Providing full financial statistics on all projects assigned to you

– Understanding and be aware of contract conditions and requirements

– Planning, coordinating and supervising all project labour requirements

– Obtaining customer written approvals

– Ensuring files are maintained in accordance with the Quality procedures and ensure that any corrective action required is implemented

– Liaising effectively with the commissioning manager to ensure timely and effective execution of commissioning activities

– Obtaining, generate and agree programme of works

– Monitoring and record project progress and deliveries in accordance with the project programme

– Preparing content and quality of the required descriptions, drawings and schedules

– Ensuring all project hardware is correctly implemented and installed as specified or required

What do I need?

You’ll have extensive experience operating as either a Project Manager or Project Engineer within the BEMS & Building Controls industries in the UK marketplace with technical understanding of Siemens, Distech or Tridium systems. You’ll have demonstrable and verifiable experience of commercial management in the industries outlined above and be able to work alongside the management team. You’ll have experience of managing and motivating people, setting objectives and inspiring others to achieve success.

Youll have a proven track record of successful BEMS project management, delivering against objectives and to budget. The role may also suit a project engineer with a proven track record wanting to take the next step in their career development. An ability to think laterally and creatively to develop innovative solutions to challenges and youll be resilient and motivated to achieve and will possess excellent organisation skills with the ability to prioritise your workload and multiple projects at any one time.

You’ll be working in an ever-changing environment and as such will be adaptable and flexible in your approach. Excellent communication skills and report writing are essential to maintain strong relationships with all team member and customers.

Our Customers the life and blood of our business, as such you’ll demonstrate a professional manner and be dedicated to meeting customer expectations, including demonstrating a strong set of values to match those of the Energy Solutions Operations Team – Safety, Honesty, Integrity and Customer.

About our Business

The Smart Buildings business makes some of the most iconic buildings come alive!

We design, install, monitor, maintain and optimise building control systems and are part of SSEs Distributed Energy division developing solutions for smart places – cities, campuses and buildings.

Our business helps achieve optimised working environments leading to reductions in buildings energy consumption through the installation and maintenance of a variety of building control technologies, including Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS), and the application of data analytics to provide building performance insights.

We are one of the largest BEMS suppliers in the UK – a top 3 Honeywell Trend Technology Partner, and the first Siemens Master Partner in the world. We love being a market leader and topping out some outstanding projects to the very highest of standards – on time and within budget!

Working alongside our colleagues in SSE Distributed Energy we provide some of the most critical building control and energy generation services required by a Zero Carbon world – enabling commercial and public sector customers achieve their sustainability targets. In addition to building control technologies our smart energy infrastructure solutions include: solar PV, battery storage, heat networks, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

To reach net zero by 2050, we’re looking for people who can bring big ideas, new skills and innovative thinking to help us build a world that’s more sustainable and inclusive for you, your family, the community you live in, and for generations to come.

So join us on our journey to net zero. Help us power change.

Life at SSE

An excellent package with 34 days holiday entitlement, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for ‘Inclusion & Diversity at SSE to find out more.

Next Steps

All applications should be submitted online, and I’ll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.

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EXTERNAL: Before commencing employment with SSE, you’ll be required to fully complete our pre-employment screening process consisting of a basic criminal records and credit check.

INTERNAL: As a courtesy, please let your current line manager know you are applying.