Senior Project Manager - Building Services in Birmingham

Bovis builds enduring partnerships, bringing together the right expertise, the right capabilities and the right resources to deliver the most complex projects. We know from decades of experience that successful delivery of multi-year complex projects requires close working relationships and collaboration through the supply chain. That’s why we share risk and invest in people and relationships at every level. We make things happen, anticipating challenges before they arise. Drawing on our highly experienced, multi-disciplinary teams, we bring a fresh perspective, tailoring our approach to the specific demands of the project, helping to simplify complexity and minimise risk.

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Project Manager - Building Services for a major MoD construction project located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire. The Senior Building Services Manager is responsible for providing leadership, management, and excellence across all engineering services. This role ensures that mechanical and electrical (M&E) services are delivered safely, efficiently, on time, to cost, and to the high standards required by the business and associated stakeholders. You will integrate with multi-disciplinary project teams throughout the project lifecycle—from procurement and construction through to completion and close-out.

Key responsibilities

• This role is responsible for oversight and management of the Building Services function, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, compliant M&E systems across the business unit or region.
• The Senior Building Services Manager manages and mentors the Building Services team, and ensures that all construction operations adhere to safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• They drive continuous improvement in commissioning and handover processes, coordinate with commercial teams to manage cost control, value engineering, and potential disputes related to M&E scope, and review all major subcontractor technical submissions, samples, and mock-ups before client presentation.
• The role further includes managing and maintaining key relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, including the client, design team, and supply chain at a strategic level.
• They attend and contribute to executive-level reporting processes (e.g., Project in Delivery, or PID), communicate lessons learned to the projects and the wider business to enhance future performance, and ensure that appropriate, talented resources are available by actively recruiting and managing talent within the Building Services discipline.
• This position demonstrates leadership in promoting an Incident and Injury Free climate and actively contributes to the business's Safety, Health, and Environmental Leadership Team (SHELT).

Essential Credentials

• Appropriate CSCS card for the role.
• Preferably qualified with a degree in building services, or mechanical or electrical engineering; will consider relevant HNC or HND qualifications.
• Professional memberships; CIOB, RICS, CIBSE or similar affiliation.

Desirable Credentials

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Recognised disciplines include Civil engineering, Architecture, Quantity Surveying or similar building related studies.

Skills, Knowledge, Experience, Behaviours

Essential Skills

• Leadership in developing and implementing M&E strategy.
• Highly developed ability to influence internal and external stakeholders.

Essential Knowledge

• Knowledge of design principles and experience in project delivery.
• Commercial and financial understanding in the above context – ability to contribute to value engineering as part of the design process.

Essential Experience

• Background in design, construction & delivery process including design management experience with a main contractor on projects above £30m in value, including a sound knowledge of Construction methodology, process and sequence.
• Experience of User group interface and stakeholder engagement.

Desirable Experience

• Experience in delivering NABERS, SMART, BREEAM OUTSTANDING commercial-spec office buildings.

Essential Behaviours

• Established skills and traits in managing people to get the best out of them.
• Leadership.
• Motivational and proactive.
• Skill in managing disputes and finding solutions.

Desirable Behaviours

• Mentoring of junior staff.

We will provide

• Car allowance.
• Up to 10% employer pension contribution.
• Private medical health benefit.
• Life assurance.
• 25 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell additional days.
• 3 days wellbeing leave in addition to annual leave.
• Health and wellbeing support and initiatives.
• 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme including direct access to Talking Therapies and Coaching services.
• Discounted gym membership to over 2,500 gyms nationwide.
• Industry leading parental leave.

Please note that due to the nature of this role, national security vetting procedures apply and a full UK security check will be carried out for the successful candidate. Further details about national security vetting can be found here: United Kingdom Security Vetting: Applicant - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Belong at Bovis

We offer workplaces that unite diverse minds; where respect, equal treatment and equal opportunity are just the norm. We are a disability inclusive employer. If you need any adjustment or changes to the process, email us to let us know if you have a preferred communication method. We build careers, develop skills, and invest in people. Imagine what more you can do here. Bovis is committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer of choice by engaging, enabling and empowering our people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. Inclusion sets us all up for success and we particularly encourage applications from currently under-represented groups in our industry including those who self-identify as women, black, Asian, minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or disabled.