Mechanical Technical Director

Black & White is expanding and looking for a **Mechanical Technical Director **for our Singapore office.

We are looking for confident, self-motivated individuals to integrate into our established teams.

You will receive the opportunity to work in a positive environment in an ambitious and expanding organisation that offers career progression of our international offices around the world.

This role is for a technically focused professional with significant experience and a passion for being involved in the detail, to lead, manage and develop the mechanical services teams and service offer to ensure that we remain at the leading edge of the sectors we operate in.

With overall accountability for the performance of their team as part of the wider global office management team; responsibilities will include
- Acting as the lead engineer and/or Project Director, liaising with the client and external multi-discipline design teams (separately appointed or as sub-consultants as part of B&W Lead Design Consultant appointments) and managing our internal teams as required for the successful delivery of projects
- Compiling specifications, drawings and relevant contract documents and maintaining the required technical quality of work, ensuring that designs comply with the relevant Codes, Standards, Regulations and Procedures
- The development and implementation of plans for the longer-term benefit to the office
- Working very closely with our in-house design teams at an in-depth technical level to ensure that concepts, schemes and detailed design development is closely aligned with the project and client requirements whilst capturing opportunities for technical advancement and value driven solutions.

**ROLE REQUIREMENTS **(Professional & Technical Expertise)

BSc/BEng in appropriate engineering discipline or have sufficient equivalent experience

MCIBSE/MIEE or HNC/HND +appropriate experience or equivalent

Chartered Engineer status desirable

Proven experience in managing a multi-disciplinary team with the successful delivery of the design for critical project

Experience in project management and MEP engineering track record with some experience of data centres or other critical engineering facilities.

Minimum of 10 years broad range of building types and design experience with preferably at least 3 years of data centre design experience

Enthusiastic, driven, and dynamic self-starter with career progression aspirations

Appreciation & working knowledge of contract & business law

Peripheral experience in architecture, structures, civils, security and permitting

Sound understanding of template design with localisation requirements

Ability to forge strong client, contractor and supplier relationships and maintain the same

Ability to mentor and develop the team to achieve project and business goals

Ability to contribute to the growth of the business via business development

Ability to work autonomously, as part of a wider team, and leading a team with strong leadership skills

Ability to embrace an intensively collaborative design environment working for and reporting daily to an expert client

Ability to proactively step outside the role of conventional design regiment and stages to achieve the client’s deliverables

Proficient in use of Microsoft projects or other programme software

Ability to use IT based calculation and spreadsheet software

Flexible and willing to travel to service international projects and customers

Commercial and financial awareness and management of projects and fees

Able to chair and facilitate meetings at all levels

Possess exceptional clear communication skills and command of spoken/written English

Have an appreciation of different cultures/races and embrace the same

Understand and maintain the long-term goals of the business

Understand the company QA process, maintain and contribute to the same

Ability to solve complex issues effectively