Job Title
Assistant Project Manager - MEP
Job Description Summary
This role supports the end-to-end management of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and building services systems across project phases. Assists in design coordination, procurement, cost tracking, site supervision, QA/QC, testing and commissioning activities. Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to ensure compliance with design, codes, and sustainability standards. The role emphasizes risk management, schedule adherence, and technical quality, contributing to timely, efficient, and cost-effective MEP project delivery with strong client satisfaction.
Job Description
About the Role:
- Develop MEP execution plans, resource schedules, and budgeting aligned with overall project timelines and milestones
- Lead design review of MEP drawings, specifications, shop drawings, and technical submittals to ensure constructability and compliance with standards (e.g. ASHRAE, IEC, local codes)
- Coordinate multidisciplinary interfaces (architecture, structural, civil) to resolve clashes, service penetrations, and sequencing issues using BIM / clash detection workflows
- Manage procurement of major equipment and long-lead items, evaluate vendor proposals, negotiate contracts, and ensure vendor deliverables meet technical requirements
- Monitor cost control and financial performance via estimates, forecasts, value engineering, and monthly reporting
- Supervise MEP installation onsite: schedule execution, manage subcontractors, ensure workmanship, material quality, and compliance to drawings and specifications
- Plan, execute, and manage testing, balancing, commissioning, performance validation, and handover documentation including O&M manuals, as-built drawings, warranties, and training
- Oversee integration and commissioning of controls / BMS systems, alarms, automation, and ensure energy efficiency and performance tuning
- Enforce safety, statutory, environmental and regulatory compliance, conduct site safety reviews, ensure safe systems of work and PPE usage
- Identify, assess, mitigate risks and technical issues early; manage change orders, claims and variations; escalate where necessary
- Maintain stakeholder communication: clients, consultants, authorities, contractors; deliver periodic reports, technical clarifications, progress updates
About You:
- B.E. / B-Tech in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
- 5 to 8 years & above of relevant MEP experience
- Should have completed at least 3-5 Residential, industrial, commercial, or institutional projects with full MEP scope (HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Fighting, ELV)
- Experience with Project Management Consultancy (PMC) preferred
- Strong technical knowledge of MEP systems integration with civil and architectural works
- Excellent organizational, coordination, and leadership skills
- High attention to detail, proactive problem-solving, and analytical ability
- Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills
Why join Cushman & Wakefield?
As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from;
- Being part of a growing global company;
- Career development and a promote from within culture;
- An organisation committed to Diversity and Inclusion
We're committed to providing work-life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment.
We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment by focusing on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We focus on career progression and foster a promotion from within culture, leveraging global opportunities to ensure we retain our top talent. We encourage continuous learning and development opportunities to develop personal, professional and technical capabilities, and we reward with a comprehensive employee benefits program.
We have a vision of the future, where people simply belong.
That's why we support and celebrate inclusive causes, not just on days of recognition throughout the year, but every day. We embrace diversity across race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or persons with disabilities or protected veteran status.
We ensure DEI is part of our DNA as a global community - it means we go way beyond than just talking about it - we live it. If you want to live it too, join us.
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