Overview In this role you lead mechanical projects from pre-construction to handover for a building services contractor. You will coordinate design, procurement, installation and commissioning, ensuring safety, program, budget and quality targets are met. You’ll work closely with clients, consultants and site teams to deliver compliant, buildable mechanical solutions on commercial projects. The position offers exposure to a growing pipeline and opportunities to advance within the contractor. This role suits an experiencedMEP professional who shapes delivery and performance across multiple projects.
Responsibilities - Take full ownership of mechanical projects from pre-construction through to handover
- Oversee the full project lifecycle: planning, design coordination, procurement, installation, testing and commissioning
- Coordinate mechanical subcontractors, engineers, supervisors and site teams
- Manage project programmes and ensure milestones are achieved
- Coordinate with design teams to ensure fully developed, buildable designs
- Procure mechanical equipment, materials and subcontract packages
- Monitor costs, budgets, variations, valuations and financial performance
- Identify and manage commercial risks throughout the project
- Liaise with clients, consultants and main contractors
- Chair progress, design, technical and subcontractor meetings
- Manage RFIs, technical queries, design changes and project documentation
- Ensure works align with drawings, specifications and standards
- Coordinate with other trades (electrical, architectural, structural)
- Oversee testing, commissioning, snagging and final handover
- Monitor subcontractor performance, programme and quality
- Maintain RAMS, permits and site documentation
- Uphold health and safety standards and CDM compliance
- Provide regular progress and commercial reports to senior management
- Support forecasting and cost/value reporting
- Solve technical, commercial and programme issues proactively
Key requirements - Proven Mechanical Project Manager experience within M&E/building services
- Strong mechanical building services background
- Experience delivering commercial fit-out and refurbishment
- Experience with design & build schemes
- Strong understanding of mechanical installation and project delivery
- Experience managing mechanical subcontractors and site teams
- Strong programme and procurement management skills
- Commercial awareness with budgets, variations and cost control
- Strong client and stakeholder management
- Good understanding of UK construction practices, H&S and CDM
- SMSTS
- CSCS
- Mechanical qualification (HNC/HND/Degree or equivalent) advantageous
- Based within a commutable distance to Milton Keynes or willing to travel
- stakeholder management
- communication
- problem-solving
- HVAC installations
- chilled water systems
- LTHW systems
