Building Services Manager in Cardiff

We have an excellent opportunity for a Building Services Manager (M&E) to join our Cardiff office and provide support for our projects in the South Wales region. The successful Building Services Manager will lead and coordinate the MEP process from project inception through to post-completion using commercial, contractual, programme/time awareness and technical expertise.

Reporting to the Head of Building Services, you will work alongside our preconstruction and delivery teams to carry out technical reviews of tender documents, liaise with the estimating team and supply chain partners and adjust designs accordingly as and when required. This is an exciting role that could see you working on several projects at a time across preconstruction and delivery.

You will be responsible for producing, prioritising and reviewing accurate information in line with the agreed specification and project cost. You will be a team player and an excellent motivator, as you will be working collectively with pre-construction and operations teams as well as supply chain partners to enable them to work together to produce a coordinated and complete MEP design.

• Manage the complete qualitative, technical and commercial appraisal of services tenders across the team, in conjunction with other team members.
• Identify equal and approved services solutions for inclusion in tenders.
• Ensure technical appraisals of the services design to ensure compliance on all projects.
• Design gap analysis (Building Services).
• Maintaining and developing relationships with our MEP Supply Chain.
• Supply Chain Coordination.
• Attend meetings such as tender launch meetings, mid tender reviews/interviews and tender adjudications.
• Reviewing the MEP installations for compliance against the designs, contract requirements, relevant standards/regulation and our quality requirements.
• Constantly reinforce and deliver our customer first ethic.
• Work closely with the Design Manager and project team to ensure an integrated MEP design across multiple build elements.
• Support the operations teams in the delivery of M&E systems once the package has been handed over from the preconstruction team.
• Leading the commissioning phase, ensuring it is delivered correctly with the use of the supply chains commissioning management or independent commissioning managers.
• Undertake witnessing and signing off the systems as complete on behalf of WDC.
• Understand the appropriate M&E and service legislation.
• Able to control costs, timing, quality in line with targets.
• Able to interpret project documentations and develop appropriate strategies.
• Full Driving Licence.
• Proficient use of Microsoft programmes.
• Proficient use of and Microsoft suite of Office programmes; inc. Excel, Word, Outlook.
• Appropriate CSCS card.
• Relevant Degree or Equivalent Qualification.
• Working towards MCIOB / MCIBSE / MIET.

In return: We reward our people generously with a competitive package that gives you flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes but is not limited to, an enhanced pension scheme, discounted or full private medical, life assurance, incentive bonus and a car scheme which will make us a market leader in sustainable company travel. Applicable roles will benefit from a motoring expenditure allowance (MEA) and everyone can access a new generation of low carbon and electric cars via the Willmott Dixon run car leasing scheme.

At Willmott Dixon we provide an inclusive and flexible working environment for people to thrive in and we are happy to support agile working wherever possible. We are a proud member of the Disability Confident Scheme.

With over 170 years of rich history, Willmott Dixon’s purpose is beyond profit; delivering brilliant buildings, transforming lives, strengthening communities and enhancing the environment so our world is fit for future generations. Ensuring that we add lasting value to the neighbourhoods we work in; our values, people, innovation, partnerships and focus on sustainability has allowed us to build a successful and solid privately owned business where our people can thrive.

Willmott Dixon was recognised by The Sunday Times as one of the Top 10 "Big" Companies to Work For in 2025, named among the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality in 2024, and ranked in the Top Five of Europe’s 1,000 best workplaces by the Financial Times in 2025. Willmott Dixon is also the first major contractor and developer to win a King's Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development.