Assistant Building Services Manager

Willmott Dixon; Oldham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Willmott Dixon seeks an Assistant Building Services Manager to enhance construction operations in the North West. The successful candidate will engage in MEP compliance, team support, and client discussions, ensuring quality and efficiency in service delivery. Experience in building services and strong managerial skills are essential.

Benefits

Enhanced pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Incentive bonus

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Valid driving licence required.
• Experience in a Building Services role or supervisory role in M&E discipline.
• Working towards MCIOB / MCIBSE / MIET.

Responsibilities

• Review MEP installations for compliance against designs and regulations.
• Lead commissioning phase, ensuring proper delivery.
• Support site teams with technical queries and solutions.

Skills

Managerial experience

Technical problem solving

Relationship building

Education

Relevant Degree or Equivalent Qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity to recruit an Assistant Building Services Manager (Assistant M&E Manager) to support our high-performing construction teams across the North West. Willmott Dixon is driven by quality and customer service and to this day we remain family-owned and take pride in our core values.

Responsibilities

• Delivery
• Peer review MEP packages during the handover from the Preconstruction Teams.
• Providing support to our Operational Teams.
• Visiting sites during construction on a daily basis.
• Reviewing the MEP installations for compliance against the designs, contract requirements, relevant standards/regulation and our quality requirements.
• Assisting the site teams with any technical queries finding solutions to challenges.
• Supporting to develop installation and commissioning programmes.
• Maintaining and developing relationships with our MEP Supply Chain.
• Attending and leading M&E discussions within Design Team Meetings, Customer Meetings, progress and commissioning meetings.
• 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.
• Maintain lessons learnt into the business and Preconstruction Teams.
• Maintain the feedback loop into Preconstruction Teams on Supply Chain performance.
• Collaborate with the wider business in relation to MEP services as well as across our supply chain.
• Actively support the building services department to deliver on their strategic aims.
• Provide assistance to the quality & customer care team and find resolution to any emerging issues.

Essential and Desirable Criteria

• Valid driving licence
• Appropriate managerial experience in the services sector
• Experience in a Building Services role or supervisory role in an M&E discipline for Operational Delivery
• Understanding of all relevant M&E and services legislation
• Proficient use of and Microsoft suite of Office programmes; inc. Excel, Word, Outlook.
• Experience on a variety of M&E projects in a wide range of sectors
• Relevant Degree or Equivalent Qualification
• Working towards MCIOB / MCIBSE /MIET

Additional Information

In return for your hard work, we offer a competitive package that includes flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes an enhanced pension scheme, discounted or full private medical, life assurance and Incentive Bonus.

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.

About Us

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.

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