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M&E Project Specialist

Job Req ID: 38757

Posting Date: 6 Sep 2024

Function: Strategy, Transformation & Business Intelligence

Unit: Networks

Location:

1 Braham Street, London, United Kingdom

Salary: Competitive with great benefits

Location

Although London is our primary location, we are also open to Birmingham, Manchester & Bristol.

Why BT?

BT has a key role in British society, fostering change and leading technology innovation. From delivering the Olympics, to supporting the emergency services, to investing more into research than any other UK technology company, we take pride in everything we do - and in the people who work here. 

We're now a global company operating at the forefront of the information age, employing 90,000 people in 180 countries. And we're on a mission. Guided by our core values of Personal, Simple and Brilliant our goal is to help customers, communities and businesses overcome barriers and release their potential.

So, if you're interested in the power of potential, why not join us today and release yours?

Why this job matters

In a nutshell, we use our engineering expertise to protect and build the services of today and tomorrow, for our customers - around the clock and wherever they are – and we need you to help us do this.

Engineering Services is at the heart of BT's service delivery - we plan, build and maintain BT’s 5'700 exchanges and 289 radio sites across the UK and we maintain 10 data centres and 25 EE sites.

We understand and care about what our customers need. ES helps BT provide an "always on" customer service experience in an increasingly demanding world.

Our job is to keep the BT network safe and working 24/7/365. We’re also excited to be building the networks of the future – 5G, software defined networks, and network convergence, to name a few.

We stay one step ahead and respond to our customers’ ever-changing needs. We react quickly and are always looking to improve our responsiveness and reliability.

H&S as a priority – health and safety is our number one priority – you’ll have a good knowledge of our key health and safety guidelines and you’ll be able to demonstrate a good understanding of why we take health and safety extremely seriously at all times.

D&I and Ethics: You’ll be responsible for helping to create an inclusive working environment where people from all backgrounds can succeed. Diversity makes sense for us, for our customers and for our future.

You’ll be a technical specialist & delivery manager to assigned projects covering 21c network accommodation expansion. This will cover delivery management of the specification, design, procurement and construction phases and includes DNO capacity, AC / Standby Power systems, AC infrastructure, DC Power, Cooling, BMS and site construction.

You will be accountable for ensuring your allocated budget is spent and managed to meet business commitments, ensuring the cooling programme is kept on track. This will be in the order of £15 to £20m.

What you’ll be doing

• Delivering major mechanical and electrical projects at BT’s core network, EE mobile sites and Data Centres. Delivering projects primarily at our 21c sites – enhancing BT’s space, power and cooling capacity

• Completing site strategy and site designs, to help shape BT’s Core estate in line with forecast network growth

• Compiling statement of requirements for major M&E projects

• Review technical designs, evaluate designs against SOR requirements

• Work with subject matter experts to ensure innovation and compliance is maintained in designs. Utilising new technologies where appropriate for design or cost improvements.

• Providing delivery expertise over investment programmes ensuring that the all break down elements in the delivery phase are agreed, and are delivered on time and to the budget.

• Perform technical due diligence over equipment suppliers and their associated sub-contractors to ensure compliance to BT infrastructure installation standards.

• Ensuring that Legal and Regulatory compliance is maintained and that BT safe working practices are applied.

• Hold regular commercial review meetings with the suppliers and internal BT stakeholders to facilitate progress, supplier performance and improvement opportunities.

• Undertake site audits to maintain a good understand of current installation practices.

• Produce regular reports detailing the progress and performance of the suppliers against agreed delivery and financial targets.

• Leading contractor, third party supplier performance to ensure that unforeseen issues that could put projects into delay are resolved in the quickest most efficient manner possible, agreeing adjustments to keep projects on track.

• Providing approval over equipment technical issues to resolve implementation problems.

• Provide oversight of activities being undertaken by more junior or less experienced members of the team

Skills required

• Specialist in mechanical and electrical, power & cooling specifically Standby generation and AC infrastructure and its implementation and operation in networks and datacentres

• You will be a qualified to BS7671 18th

• You will have a solid academic electrical or building services engineering background (BEng, HND, HNC), or the equivalent demonstrable work experience

• You will have in depth working knowledge of The Electricity at Work Act, The Health and Safety at Work Act & Construction Design Management Regulations

• Understanding knowled of Commercial Client / Principle Designer under Construction Design and Management Regulations 2015

• A proven delivery track record of M&E infrastructure project delivery

• An understanding of finance structures, reporting systems and governance

• Comfortable in developing your expertise into emerging technology areas with minimal training.

• An understanding of network monitoring systems and implementation practices.

• Ability to deal with multiple competing suppliers.

Benefits

Tailored training and development opportunities to continue to build your career

25 days’ annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service

Life Assurance

Pension scheme - If you pay in a minimum of 5% of your pensionable salary every month we will pay in 10%

Direct Share scheme

Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.

50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans

Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages BT TV, including TNT Sports and NOW entertainment

Shared Parental leave - maximum amount of leave you can share with your partner is 50 weeks

3 volunteering days per year

Access and involvement with our incredible 11 People Networks including Able2 network, Careers network, Ethnic diversity network, Gender equality network and Pride network

Our leadership standards

Looking in:

Leading inclusively and Safely

I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.

Owning outcomes

I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.

Looking out:

Delivering for the customer

I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.

Commercially savvy

I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making.

Looking to the future:

Growth mindset

I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.

Building for the future

I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.

About us

BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.

Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding.

We value diversity and celebrate difference. ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’

We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development.

This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.

A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:

Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.

We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.

DON'T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT?

Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.