Senior M&E Project Manager

Bellrock is the trusted challenger in UK property services. Driven by insights, powered by technology, and delivered by talented people, we are redefining how real estate is managed. Since 2003, our people-first and technology-led approach has helped organisations across the UK transform their estates into high-performance, sustainable environments. Through our integrated service model—spanning Technologies, Consulting, Critical Engineering & Jordon, and Intelligent Asset Care—we deliver compliance, quality, and operational excellence while reducing cost and carbon impact.

Your Purpose

• To lead the performance and management of Project client accounts including operations teams.
• This incorporates driving sustainable growth, statutory compliance, Operational performance, governance, the management and development of employees and the continual retention and development of our client base.
• Lead the management and development of employees, ensuring that the company culture and behaviours are displayed at all times throughout our delivery.
• Ensure the delivery of a professional and exceptional service to clients in all ventures.
• Successfully lead and manage Accounts, larger single or multiple projects, ensuring project delivery fully satisfies customer and Company requirements and in line with legislative requirements.
• Work with senior management to support continual active growth in marketplace and cross sell opportunities.

Our Expectations

• Work with Senior Management Team to support with the drive and implementation of new processes within the overall projects team.
• Pro-actively develop and maintain close relationships with Account principals, external professionals, clients, consultants, sub-contractors and suppliers to continuously improve the customer experience.
• Input and lead tender bids and pre-qualification proposals and represent the Company at Client presentations.
• Point of contact with the client on all account/project matters.
• Overall responsibility for delivery and quality in line with customer and company expectations.
• Ensures the build ability of the project.
• Manages the design process and offers value engineering solutions.
• Responsible for the master programme and forecasting.
• Understands the status of the project at all times and escalates any significant delivery risks.
• Dispute resolution on site.
• Ensures timely and accurate reporting internally and to the client.
• Understands the commercial position of the project(s) and actively engages with the Commercial team to ensure the Company’s position is protected at all times.
• Responsible for decision making on site that may have a commercial impact.
• Manages the interaction between commercial and delivery to ensure a balance is achieved which does not compromise standards and key stakeholder relationships.
• Ensures valuations and payments are tracked and communicated in line with agreed schedule and escalates to Commercial Manager if these dates are at risk.
• Ensures the delivery team are present in all significant package pre-let meetings with the Commercial team.
• Ensures the appropriate delivery team member is present at either customer or sub-contract final account meetings to assist in clarifying or demonstrating specific challenges or queries.
• To ensure the project teams are adequately resourced with the right people and skills.
• To line manage and motivate direct reports.
• Responsibilities include developing skills and capabilities and performance management.
• To ensure continuous development takes place through performance reviews, training and coaching and to assist where possible the development of more junior staff.
• To manage the communication of all necessary information.
• To ensure full compliance with all Company policies and ISO accreditations.
• To fulfil responsibilities within the Project Management System.
• To ensure daily inspections are carried out and actions closed in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Ensure the site team display the values expected of them by demonstrating strong site leadership.
• Responsible for planning the project and allocating responsibilities.
• Ensure our health, safety, environment and quality standards, operating processes, company policies and all legislative requirements are understood, implemented and adhered to throughout the team at all times.
• Lead the procurement schedule ensuring appropriate suppliers are selected for the project.
• Remove the risk of project delivery failure by identifying and selecting experienced suppliers to carry out the work.
• Engaged in procurement to ensure all sub-contract orders/warranties and professional appointments are placed in line with the Contract and programme.
• Ensure the site team are aware of proposed deliveries and that the site is ready to receive them.
• Promote the ‘Bellrock’ culture within the business.

What does it take?

• HND/HNC in building studies or building engineering.
• Foundation degree in building studies or building engineering.
• Lead others through change, motivating and empowering them to reach organisational goals.
• Understands and applies commercial and financial principles.
• Strong strategic thinking abilities.
• Demonstrates a broad-based view of issues, events and activities and a perception of the longer term impact and wider implications.
• Creates new and imaginative approaches to work related issues.
• Personal motivation – commits self to work hard towards goals.

Commitment

• Must be able to take full accountability for their role, actions, judgements and decisions.
• Must be passionate about work, committed to excellence and continuous improvement.

Planning & Organisation

• Able to delegate effectively.
• Must be organised and prioritise own work to deliver on time through managing time effectively.

Communicating & Influencing

• Must be able to use a range of communication skills and adapt these as necessary.
• Use facts and data to influence an outcome.

Team Working

• Must be able to participate, share knowledge and actively support colleagues.
• Must be able to recognise own strengths and weaknesses and draw on the strengths of different people.

Leadership

• Must act as a role model, setting high personal standards.
• Must be able to adapt management style to suit different individuals and situations.
• Must be approachable and able to offer advice and support to others when required.
• Able to communicate clear expectations of performance and behaviour and act quickly to resolve issues.
• Must be able to articulate a clear purpose to others and encourage a maximum buy in and commitment from them.
• Must take an active interest in developing others by providing opportunities for others to reach their full potential.
• Must be able to give fair, accurate and regular feedback on performance, which builds capability and confidence.

Working arrangements

We embrace smarter working practices which offer our employees the opportunity to work their hours flexibly and remotely where their roles and business needs allow. In this role, the successful candidate would be required to work from the Bellrock office, Chichester and working pattern example two days a week with the team and the rest of the week can be worked from home.

What can we offer you?

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays + 1 additional day as a thank you.
• Salary exchange pension scheme.
• Life cover.
• Paid sick leave.
• Health Assured employee assistance and wellness program.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• Salary sacrifice schemes: Cycle to work.
• Holiday purchase scheme of additional 5 days per year.
• Offers and discount scheme designed to save money on everyday shopping and essentials.
• Healthcare Cashplan.
• MotorSave Scheme.
• Refer a friend.
• Liftshare.
• Virtual GP.

Helping you to shine

We’ve always encouraged new and different perspectives - and that also means making ours a workplace that encourages diverse and unique voices. Where everyone feels welcome, included, and supported to be themselves and achieve more. Ready to start shining? Our people are our passion, so we’re all about helping them to shine. That means putting everything in place for you to have a rewarding career with us. So you can go far in your career, with us behind you. And our business will grow, too. So, if you’re ready to start your career journey with Bellrock, we’re ready to welcome you. It’s a great place to be - the light, the energy, the solution. You. Apply today.