Consultant - Facilities Management

Job description / Role

Main Purpose of the Job:

We are looking for Facilities Management (FM) Consultants to strengthen our strategic consultancy team throughout the Middle East.The candidates will fulfill the role of technical advisor and project manager to lead FM advisory services in respect of facilities management and asset operations solutions across the complete asset life cycle from project conception, through financial close to construction and operational monitoring.

The candidates will also deliver new project opportunities with current and prospective customers and assist in the development of new specialist services.

Key Responsibilities/Duties:

* Leading on FM advisory services in respect of facilities management and asset operations solutions across the complete project life cycle from project conception, through financial close to construction and operational monitoring, to include
* Provision of FM strategic advice and service reviews
* Production of estates strategies and rationalization programmes
* Procurement and outsourcing advice
* Benchmarking and market testing
* Production of service requirements / specifications, payment mechanisms and appraisal of contractor's proposals / method statements
* Contract management, performance monitoring, and due diligence appraisals and reports
* Production of operational performance reports
* Draft, compile, review, edit and finalise reports or assessments to a high standard
* Carry out business development related activities to identify opportunities/prospects to allow us to prepare/position the team to produce winning proposals
* Create and develop client relationships to provide good prospects and repeat business
* Preparation of Expression of interest (EOI's), Pre-qualification questionnaires (PQQ's) and tender proposals
* Production of presentations and participation in tender interviews
* Ensure all project commercial matters are addressed through contract agreement with the client
* Management and control of quality, environmental and safety related aspects of projects
* Management and monitoring of budget and financial performance of projects; and
* The ability to travel to client locations throughout the Middle East involving occasional overnight accommodation

Requirements

Essential Candidate Requirements:

* Bachelor's or Master's Degree (or equivalent) and membership of a related professional body
* Well organised, with strong planning and management skills
* A range of report writing, and visual and verbal presentation techniques
* Willingness and patience to provide high levels of personal support to clients
* An excellent communicator with clients in a professional, concise and engaging manner
* Ability to work well collaboratively, both internally and with external partners and sub-contractors
* Willingness to mentor, manage and develop the skills of other advisors more junior to them
* Knowledge of the FM market and track record of winning/delivering successful projects
* Understanding of GCC procurement rules and processes
* Proven ability in networking across markets and developing new client opportunities and relationships
* Knowledge of PFI/PPP procurement, in particular DBFO agreements
* Understanding of FM service standards, in particular with reference to Hard and Soft services provided within Health & Education sectors
* Experience of producing FM specifications
* Experience of producing / calibrating payment mechanisms and preparing termination thresholds
* Knowledge of service benchmarking and KPI's
* Knowledge of helpdesk operation and contract management
* Experience of evaluating bidders proposals and preparing method stat

About the Company

The Mott MacDonald Group is a diverse management, engineering and development consultancy delivering solutions for public and private clients world-wide.

Mott MacDonald's uniquely diverse 1 billion global consultancy works across 12 core business areas.

As one of the world's largest employee-owned companies with over 14,000 staff, we have principal offices in nearly 50 countries and projects in 140.