Mechanical Apprentice at V&A Waterfront

Job Objectives

Planned and Reactive Maintenance and Upgrades:

• Conducts planned and preventative maintenance programs for the Mechanical department.
• Oversee and manage the resolution of all call outs
• Liaise with the relevant Stakeholders regarding mechanical breakdowns, issues or complaints
• Oversee and manage regular maintenance and replacement of mechanical assets, HVAC, bridges, pump stations, control panels, lifts and escalators etc.
• Monitoring of all Mechanical equipment via Building Management System (BMS)
• Oversee and manage fault finding on Mechanical Plants (e.g. air-conditioning plant rooms, seawater plant, district cooling systems, pump stations, bridges, lifts and escalators)

Financial Management

• Obtain quotes for specific tasks as per budget

Site-walks and Inspections

• Conduct, ensure and oversee site walks, daily checks and site inspections of all mechanical plants
• Doing regular quality control checks
• Identify safety hazards on site and report such to the manager

People Management 

• Liaise with, support and manage service providers
• Track and monitor progress and quality
• Ensure that all stakeholders (internal and external) comply with all the relevant Health and Safety standards and legislative requirements
• Manage risk and compliance

Stakeholder Management

• Inform and collaborate with the relevant BU’s on the planned maintenance to ensure that this is communicated to the tenants
• Manage external service providers and suppliers (specifically obtaining competitive quotations and ensuring excellent delivery of work)
• Build and foster professional working relationships with trusted service providers and suppliers
• Build and foster professional working relationship with tenants to ensure excellent customer service at all times
• Report regularly on Maintenance progress and keep tenants informed at all times

Ad-hoc projects

• Working on weekends and public holidays as well as overtime will be required at times
• Physical fitness is essential to perform duties / tasks effectively and must be prepared to work in sewer pump stations