Building Services Lead: MEP Bid, Design & Commissioning

Randstad Construction & Property; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad CPE is recruiting a Building Services Manager for a major project based in Richmond, North Yorkshire. You will analyse tender docs, lead MEP bid strategy, and coordinate design, procurement, installation, testing and commissioning across the full lifecycle.

The role requires a building services degree, CSCS/SMSTS, and professional membership; you will manage multidisciplinary teams and ensure safety, compliance, and energisation readiness on live sites.

Qualifications

• Relevant Degree in Building Services, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering (or equivalent qualification).
• Valid CSCS Card and SMSTS.
• Professional membership or affiliation with CIBSE, IET, or IMechE.
• Hands-on experience and solid technical understanding of building services commissioning protocols and delivery.
• Proven track record leading medium-sized or moderately complex projects from pre-construction through to handover.
• Demonstrated success managing multidisciplinary teams, specialist supply-chain partners, and project controls across various delivery challenges.
• Strong understanding of M&E design responsibilities, statutory compliance, live energisation safety, and safe systems of work.

Responsibilities

• Analyse tender documentation, building services surveys, and utility requirements to identify MEP risks, resource needs, and value-engineering opportunities.
• Lead building services bid strategy, aligning win strategies, design deliverables, procurement plans, and commissioning approaches with commercial and design teams.
• Plan, manage, and coordinate MEP design, procurement, installation, testing, and commissioning activities across the full project lifecycle.
• Maintain building services programmes, proactively mitigating impacts from resequencing, acceleration, or late information while providing clear progress reporting.
• Support Principal Contractor duties, enforcing mechanical/electrical safe systems of work, live-working controls, and energisation readiness.

Skills

M&E design understanding

Project leadership

Multi-disciplinary team management

Procurement & commissioning planning

Live energisation safety knowledge

Education

Degree in Building Services / Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

CSCS Card

SMSTS

CIBSE / IET / IMechE membership

Job description

Randstad CPE is recruiting a Building Services Manager for a major project based in Richmond, North Yorkshire. You will analyse tender docs, lead MEP bid strategy, and coordinate design, procurement, installation, testing and commissioning across the full lifecycle.

The role requires a building services degree, CSCS/SMSTS, and professional membership; you will manage multidisciplinary teams and ensure safety, compliance, and energisation readiness on live sites.