At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage building services across exciting projects from education to retail and NHS.
- Company: Join a top-tier contractor with a stellar reputation and a focus on staff engagement.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, career development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Diverse workplace that values your input and promotes equality.
- Why this job: Be part of innovative projects and see your ideas come to life on site.
- Qualifications: Experience in mechanical and electrical services; degree preferred but not essential.
We are working with a Tier 1 contractor based near Reading to recruit a new Building Services/Technical Manager for the business.
The company are a national brand with an excellent reputation in their chosen marketplace and have excellent long term relationships with clients, subcontractors and the wider supply chain and have a forward thinking approach to staff engagement and there are opportunities to grow and develop your career with them.
The regional office is based near Slough but the geographical area covers the M4 Corridor, Thames Valley and Oxfordshire and they target work in the education, public sector, retail, leisure and commercial marketplaces on negotiated and framework opportunities. Turnover for 2025 and 2026 has been secured.
Current live projects include new build Higher Education, Primary Schools, Leisure and Retail developments, local authority schemes as well as NHS projects all won on a 2 stage process through a range of frameworks such as SCF, Pagabo and DFE and values are from Β£20 to Β£90 million.
The role is to take full responsibility for the services packages across a range of the projects and you will be involved with the bid and estimating teams at preconstruction stage to look at the feasibility, programme times and buildability of the scheme. You will work with the design and commercial teams and subcontractors to establish best practice, price and procedure for the schemes and your input is essential to the successful delivery of the wider project.
Upon contract award you will work with the wider site delivery team to oversee the services packages on site and help manage the subcontractors through the install process dealing with all related technical queries all the way through to commissioning and handover - this is a real opportunity to work cradle to grave on schemes and see your ideas and plans come to life on site.
They are flexible on how and where you to choose to work and operate a hybrid model where you can work in the office, hotdesk at the nearest project, work on live sites or work from home if needed and take a grown up and pragmatic approach to how you work and look to find the best way for you to achieve your goals alongside a work/life balance.
The role would ideally suit someone from a either a main contractor or specialist subcontractor with experience of both mechanical and electrical services and experience of precon and delivery would be an advantage. Ideally degree qualified but they are also keen to look at individuals who have worked their way up off the tools.
This is fantastic opportunity to join a growing business who will value your opinion and listen to your expertise and in return offer you the chance to develop your career in whatever direction you want to take it so get in touch for a more detailed conversation.
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
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