BMS Contracts Manager

SER Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car/allowance

Private healthcare

25 days + bank holidays

Company pension

Company laptop & mobile phone

Ongoing training & development

Business mileage reimbursement

Job summary

SER Limited is seeking a seasoned BMS Contracts Manager in London to lead the delivery and commercial management of building management system contracts across London and surrounding areas.

You will oversee multiple projects from handover to completion, drive programme delivery, budgets, and margins while coordinating Project Managers, engineers and subcontractors to ensure on-time, within-budget delivery and high-quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in BMS/BEMS or building controls.
• Experience delivering BMS projects or contract delivery functions.
• Strong commercial awareness with budget/margin responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for BMS contracts across London and surrounding areas.
• Manage multiple projects from handover to completion.
• Oversee programmes, budgets, margins, resources and commercial performance.
• Lead Project Managers, Engineers and subcontractors.
• Build relationships with clients, consultants and stakeholders.
• Monitor progress, identify risks, and implement delivery solutions.
• Ensure adherence to quality, safety and contractual requirements.
• Support forecasting and business planning with senior management.

Skills

BMS/BEMS knowledge

Contract/project delivery

Budget & margin management

Communication & stakeholder mgmt

Leadership & people management

Tools

Trend

Tridium Niagara

Siemens

Schneider

Job description

BMS Contracts Manager

Location: London

Salary: GBP60,000 - GBP80,000 DOE + Car/Car Allowance + Benefits

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced BMS Contracts Manager to join a growing specialist business delivering intelligent building controls, energy management and decarbonisation solutions across commercial and complex estates.

This is a senior position where you will take responsibility for the successful delivery and commercial management of BMS contracts, working closely with clients, project teams and engineers to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time and within budget.

The Role

• Take overall responsibility for the management and delivery of BMS contracts across London and surrounding areas.
• Manage multiple projects and contracts from handover through to completion.
• Oversee project programmes, budgets, margins, resources and commercial performance.
• Lead and support Project Managers, Engineers, Commissioning Engineers and subcontractors.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants and key stakeholders.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks and implement solutions to maintain delivery.
• Review variations, valuations, applications, costs and contract performance.
• Ensure projects are delivered to agreed quality, specification and contractual requirements.
• Support the development of processes and systems to improve project delivery and profitability.
• Work closely with senior management on forecasting, business planning and future opportunities.
• Ensure appropriate health & safety, compliance and quality standards are maintained.

About You

• Proven experience within BMS/BEMS, building controls or a closely related building services environment.
• Previous experience managing BMS projects, contracts or a project delivery function.
• Strong commercial understanding with experience managing budgets, margins and project performance.
• Good technical understanding of BMS and building controls.
• Experience working with platforms such as Trend, Tridium Niagara, Siemens, Schneider or similar would be advantageous.
• Strong leadership and people-management skills.
• Confident managing clients and senior stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, organisational and problem-solving abilities.
• Commercially minded with the ability to identify and manage project risks.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across London and surrounding areas.

What's on Offer

• GBP60,000 - GBP80,000 salary depending on experience
• Company car or car allowance
• Private healthcare
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Company pension
• Company laptop and mobile phone
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Company expenses and business mileage
• Opportunity to join a growing business operating within the BMS, energy and decarbonisation sector
• Excellent long-term career progression opportunities