Large Projects Manager in Sheffield

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.

Our award-winning Concerto IWMS platform, together with mobile solutions from Mobiess and energy analytics from InMetriks, enables smart, data-led estate management at scale.

As a Large Projects Manager with Bellrock, you’ll do it by:

• Leading the performance and management of large-scale critical engineering project accounts, ensuring safe, resilient and compliant delivery in live and mission-critical environments.
• Ensuring the delivery of a professional, resilient and exceptional service to clients operating within critical environments where uptime, safety and compliance are paramount.
• Successfully leading and managing large single or multiple critical engineering projects up to the value of £5m, ensuring delivery meets customer requirements, company standards and all legislative and regulatory obligations.
• Driving sustainable growth, statutory and regulatory compliance, operational performance, governance, and the development and retention of employees within the Critical Engineering discipline.
• Leading, managing and developing employees, ensuring Bellrock culture, values and behaviours are demonstrated consistently across all projects.
• Working with senior management to support continued growth within the Critical Engineering marketplace, including cross-selling and framework opportunities.
• Proactively developing and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders including clients, account principals, consultants, designers, subcontractors and specialist suppliers operating within critical environments.
• Leading and contributing to tender submissions, pre-qualification questionnaires and client presentations for critical engineering projects.
• Acting as the primary point of contact for clients on all critical engineering project matters.
• Ensuring buildability and safe sequencing of works within live and operational critical environments.
• Managing the design process, ensuring technical assurance, coordination of M&E systems and delivery of value engineering solutions without compromising resilience or compliance.
• Owning and managing the master programme, resource planning and forecasting for all assigned projects.
• Maintaining full visibility of project status at all times and escalating any risks relating to safety, programme, cost, resilience or service continuity.
• Leading dispute resolution on site, particularly where works impact live operations.
• Ensuring timely, accurate and transparent reporting internally and to clients.
• Understanding the commercial position of projects and working closely with the Commercial team to protect Bellrock’s contractual and financial position.
• Making informed site-based decisions that may have commercial or operational impact, particularly in high-risk environments.
• Ensuring valuations, applications for payment and variations are tracked and communicated in line with agreed schedules.
• Ensuring delivery teams attend all key package pre-let, technical and commercial meetings.
• Ensuring appropriate technical representation is present at final account and close-out meetings.
• Ensuring project teams are appropriately resourced with suitably qualified and authorised personnel.
• Line managing and motivating direct reports, including performance management, capability development and succession planning.
• Ensuring continuous development through performance reviews, training, coaching and mentoring, supporting the development of junior and emerging talent.
• Managing effective communication of technical, operational and safety-critical information.
• Ensuring full compliance with company policies, ISO accreditations and critical engineering governance frameworks.
• Fulfilling responsibilities within the Project Management System.
• Ensuring daily site inspections, permit controls and assurance activities are completed and actions closed promptly.
• Demonstrating strong leadership in live environments, setting the standard for safety, professionalism and behaviour.
• Planning projects effectively, allocating responsibilities and ensuring clarity of roles.
• Leading the procurement strategy, ensuring competent and experienced critical engineering suppliers are selected.
• Reducing the risk of project failure through early identification and engagement of specialist subcontractors and suppliers.
• Ensuring all subcontract orders, warranties, testing and commissioning documentation are placed in line with contract and programme requirements.

What does it take?

• HND/HNC in Building Services Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Foundation Degree or equivalent in Building Services or Engineering.
• Proven experience delivering projects within critical or regulated environments (e.g. data centres, healthcare, utilities, infrastructure).
• Holds SMSTS (Site Manager Safety Training Scheme), CDM 2015, and CSCS Card.
• Agile/Prince2 qualification, IOSH Managing Safely, and Temporary Works Coordinator (CITB) are desirable.
• Ability to lead others through change, motivating and empowering teams to achieve organisational goals.
• Relevant knowledge of contractual & procurement Frameworks e.g. JCT/NEC.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, with the ability to manage cost and value.
• Structured risk management ability through quantitative risk analysis, and change control governance.
• Strong strategic thinking capability, translating strategy into actionable delivery plans.
• Ability to challenge conventional thinking and introduce innovative approaches to project delivery.
• High levels of personal motivation, commitment and professional integrity.
• Commitment to full accountability for decisions, actions and outcomes.
• Demonstrates passion for excellence, safety and continuous improvement.
• Highly organised with strong time management skills.
• Adapts communication style to suit different audiences and environments.
• Actively collaborates, shares knowledge and supports colleagues.
• Acts as a role model with high personal and professional standards.
• Communicates clear expectations and addresses issues decisively.
• Invests in developing others through coaching, mentoring and opportunity.