MEP Coordinator

Key Responsibilities

Design Coordination

• Review all MEP drawings, specifications, and shop drawings for constructability.
• Coordinate MEP systems with architectural, structural, and interior design requirements.
• Identify and resolve design clashes before construction.
• Participate in design review and coordination meetings.
• Ensure MEP installations comply with approved drawings and project specifications.
• Coordinate consultant responses to RFIs related to MEP works.

Construction Coordination

• Develop and maintain an integrated MEP installation schedule.
• Coordinate the activities of all MEP subcontractors.
• Ensure timely mobilization of labor, materials, and equipment.
• Monitor installation progress against approved programmes.
• Coordinate access to work fronts and resolve interface issues among trades.
• Verify that builders' work requirements are identified and communicated in advance.

Quality Management

• Ensure all installations comply with project specifications and approved shop drawings.
• Conduct routine inspections of MEP works.
• Monitor compliance with approved method statements and inspection test plans.
• Track and close quality observations and non-conformance reports.
• Coordinate inspections with consultants and authorities where required.

Commercial & Procurement Support

• Review material submittals and technical submissions.
• Monitor long-lead MEP items and procurement schedules.
• Assist in evaluating technical compliance of proposed materials and equipment.
• Provide progress information to support valuation and payment certification processes.

Testing & Commissioning

• Prepare and coordinate testing and commissioning activities.
• Develop commissioning schedules in collaboration with subcontractors and consultants.
• Witness testing and commissioning of all MEP systems.
• Track punch-list items and ensure timely closure.
• Coordinate training of facilities management personnel.

Health, Safety & Environmental Compliance

• Ensure MEP works are executed in accordance with project HSE requirements.
• Participate in site safety inspections.
• Ensure subcontractors maintain safe work practices.
• Identify and mitigate MEP-related construction risks.

Documentation & Reporting

• Maintain records of MEP progress, inspections, and approvals.
• Prepare weekly and monthly MEP progress reports.
• Maintain updated MEP trackers, issue logs, and commissioning registers.
• Monitor and report key risks affecting MEP delivery.
• Support preparation of project handover documentation and as-built records.

Coordination Responsibilities

The MEP Coordinator shall coordinate with:

• Construction Manager
• Project Architect
• Structural Engineer
• Quantity Surveyor
• MEP Consultants
• Main Contractor Site Team
• Mechanical Contractor
• Electrical Contractor
• Plumbing & Firefighting Contractor
• ELV / ICT Contractor
• Specialist Suppliers and Authorities

Key Deliverables

• MEP Coordination Drawings
• Clash Detection and Resolution Reports
• Weekly MEP Progress Reports
• Procurement Tracking Reports
• Inspection and Testing Records
• Commissioning Schedules
• Snag and Defect Closure Reports
• As-Built Documentation
• Operation & Maintenance Manual Coordination

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Higher National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, or related discipline.
• Professional membership of a recognized engineering institution is desirable.

Experience

• Minimum 5–8 years of experience in building services coordination.
• Experience on high-rise residential, hospitality, mixed-use, or commercial developments.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating multiple MEP subcontractors.
• Familiarity with testing, commissioning, and project handover processes.

Technical Skills

• Ability to interpret architectural, structural, and MEP drawings.
• Strong understanding of HVAC, Plumbing, Fire Protection, Electrical, and ELV systems.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and Microsoft Office.
• Familiarity with BIM/Revit coordination processes is preferred.
• Strong planning, scheduling, and reporting skills.

Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• MEP works delivered in accordance with approved programme.
• Number of unresolved MEP coordination clashes.
• Quality inspection pass rate.
• Timely closure of defects and punch-list items.
• Commissioning activities completed on schedule.
• Compliance with project safety requirements.
• Accuracy and timeliness of reporting.

Location: Accra

Salary: Attractive