BEMS Project Manager

We revolutionise technology design and delivery in the luxury residential market through innovation, excellence and an unwavering commitment to clients. Our mission is to simplify overly complex home automation, AV, and BMS processes, delivering intuitive, sustainable, and adaptable homes.

Our Core Values

• Simplicity – We deliver clarity in a complex domain and create intuitive, user‑friendly outcomes.
• Integrity – We act with honesty and transparency; do the right thing even when no one’s looking; protect privacy and security.
• Commitment – We see the job through, uphold high standards, and build long‑term partnerships over short‑term gain.
• Innovation – We improve processes and solutions through curiosity, learning and methodical problem‑solving.
• Leading Change – We challenge the status quo, explain change with empathy, and take calculated risks for better outcomes.
• Community – We operate responsibly and sustainably for our people, clients and the wider community.

How We Work

• Customer‑centric – The client experience guides decisions and actions.
• Collaboration & Accountability – Share knowledge, communicate early and clearly, and own outcomes.
• Continuous Improvement – Seek efficiency, adopt best practice, and refine SOPs and checklists.
• Transparency & Communication – Keep information clear and open across teams and levels.
• Professional Growth – Invest in training, mentorship and career development.

Strategic Priorities

• People – Skilled, proud teams with progression and job satisfaction.
• Growth – Win work by marketing our niche capabilities and building strong customer and supplier relationships.
• Brand – Be recognised leaders in integrated technology for the built environment.
• Culture – Create a winning culture: take ownership, put the customer at the centre, and deliver excellence.
• Product – Deliver the Imperium product in every service, solution and interaction.

Role Basics

• Department / Team: BMS Projects Department
• Reports To: BMS Projects Department Manager
• Direct Reports: Install Supervisors, Electricians; may manage/coach Junior PMs and Assistant PMs (as assigned)
• Location & Work Pattern: London & the South‑East; mix of site/office/hybrid depending on stage.
• Contract Type: Full‑time, permanent
• Portfolio (guideline): £1.5m–£2m total contract value across multiple concurrent projects (live value varies by completion).
• Authority (current): PO/work orders up to £50k; variation sign‑off up to £25k (above escalated to Dept Manager/Estimator).
• Commercial cadence: checks payment applications for Junior/Assistant PMs before submission.

Summary

In this role, you independently deliver a significant portfolio of BMS projects, maintaining control of safety, programme, commercial performance, and quality across multiple sites and stakeholders. You lead supervisors, electricians, and subcontractors day‑to‑day while coordinating closely with Principal Technical Engineers and Commissioning Engineers to ensure design intent, installation readiness, and commissioning windows are aligned. You raise the standard of project controls and mentor less experienced PMs so delivery becomes consistently predictable, not dependent on last‑minute recovery. You also strengthen delivery capability by helping recruit, onboard, and develop your project teams so performance becomes consistent and scalable.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end delivery across your portfolio through the Imperium lifecycle (handover, design, install, commissioning, client handover, transition to aftercare), maintaining control of scope, programme, and resourcing.
• Own H&S outcomes on your projects, ensuring RAMS governance, supervision standards, competence assurance, and subcontractor H&S compliance are consistently applied.
• Deliver strong commercial performance by managing procurement within authority, controlling subcontractor scope/performance, maintaining robust variation/change substantiation, and protecting margin and cashflow.
• Manage stakeholder confidence by running a reliable communication rhythm, including weekly project reporting and early escalation of risks, delays, and decisions required.
• Drive technical delivery alignment by partnering with principal engineers and commissioning engineers to ensure projects are designed to scope and commissioning outcomes meet programme and quality requirements.
• Ensure quality and handover excellence by enforcing documentation discipline, verification/testing readiness, commissioning evidence capture, and clean transition into aftercare.
• Line‑manage and develop your team (supervisors/installers) and coach Junior/Assistant PMs by improving project controls, reporting quality, and delivery discipline.
• Identify and implement delivery improvements (templates, checklists, control cadence) to reduce repeat defects, rework, and late‑stage surprises.
• Support recruitment and team building for your delivery teams by identifying capability gaps, contributing to interviews/selection, and onboarding new starters so they become productive quickly and safely.

Duties

• Lead planning and schedule management in simPRO: resourced programmes, plans, constraint management, and recovery plans when needed.
• Run project governance: maintain RAID (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies), change log, decisions log, commercial evidence packs, and weekly reporting cadence across your portfolio.
• Procure and manage subcontractors: scope definition, quotation comparison, appointment within authority, performance management, and issue resolution; ensure RAMS and competence checks are completed before work starts.
• Produce and validate commercial position: cost tracking, variation substantiation, and payment applications; review Junior/Assistant payment applications before submission.
• Coordinate commissioning readiness: manage prerequisites, access, test planning, snag closure strategy, evidence collation, client demonstrations and training notes.
• Lead close‑out and aftercare transition: complete handover packs, confirm defects responsibilities, and ensure aftercare has the information required to support the client.
• Identify resourcing needs across your portfolio (supervisors, electricians, key subcontractors) and raise recruitment requests with clear role requirements and timing.
• Participate in candidate screening/interviews and provide structured feedback to the Department Manager/HR.
• Lead practical onboarding on live projects: expectations, ways of working (simPRO/document control), H&S standards, and “what good looks like” for delivery discipline.

Location & Commitments

• Travel: Client/contractor sites across London & the South East; frequency varies by stage (typically higher during installation/commissioning).
• Hours: Core hours 08:00–17:00; occasional early starts or later finishes during commissioning windows (with notice).
• Practicalities: Reasonable adjustments considered. Driving is helpful for remote sites; pool vehicles or lift‑sharing are available. Occasional lifting of equipment (e.g., laptop/test kit).

Candidate Requirements

• Essential

• Independent portfolio delivery – proven ability to manage multiple concurrent BMS projects with disciplined controls across programme, scope, cost, quality, and risk.
• Commercial management – strong understanding of procurement, subcontract management, variation/change substantiation, and payment application processes; maintains a high‑quality audit trail.
• Stakeholder leadership – able to manage complex stakeholder relationships and handle difficult conversations professionally (delays, changes, access constraints, cert queries).
• Technical coordination – working understanding of BMS installation/commissioning and typical comms standards (IP, BACnet, Modbus, RS485/serial), enabling effective coordination and escalation.
• Document control & quality discipline – maintains robust document systems, handover evidence packs, and quality gates across portfolio.
• People leadership – line‑manages supervisors/electricians; sets expectations, plans resourcing, develops competence, and handles performance issues early.
• Tools – simPRO and MS Office as standard ways of working.
• H&S baseline – SMSTS, First Aid, Asbestos Awareness (or agreed equivalents).
• Compliance – right to work in the UK; DBS/BS7858 where required by project type.
• Evidence of building and developing delivery teams – onboarding, coaching, setting standards, and contributing to recruitment decisions when required.
• Formal PM qualification – PRINCE2/APM/PMP.

• Strong experience in subcontract performance turnaround and recovery planning.
• Strong presentation/report‑writing skill (client‑facing packs, executive summaries).