Building Services Manager

BOUYGUES UK; Barry; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave (increasing to 30

2 paid volunteering days a year

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Private medical insurance

Generous share scheme

BY Extra – lifestyle benefits

Job summary

Bouygues UK is seeking a Building Services Manager (or Senior Building Services Manager) to lead MEP coordination on a £119M education project at Cardiff & the Vale College, located in Barry.

Ideally from an electrically biased background, you will manage on-site MEP installation, safety, quality, and programme, coordinating with contractors and sub-contractors to deliver the project on time and to budget.

Qualifications

• Relevant MEP qualifications and experience (electrical background preferred).
• Ability and experience delivering large scope and managing large teams.
• Strong communicator with ability to coordinate across multiple stakeholders.
• Attention to health, safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead weekly meetings with MEP Contractors to review progress and plan activities.
• Oversee contractor design, programme and progress.
• Monitor procurement and labour schedules.
• Review method statements, risk assessments and health & safety plans.
• Manage testing, commissioning and related documentation (RFI).
• Coordinate management of Statutory Services Providers (Electricity, Gas, Water, Telecoms).

Skills

MEP coordination

Electrical background

Team leadership

Communication skills

Health & safety compliance

Education

MEP qualifications

Job description

Bouygues UK is a leading construction and property development company in the United Kingdom. It is part of Bouygues Construction which employs 35,600 people around the world, all driven by the greatest and most exciting responsibility of all – building for life.

We have an exciting opportunity available here at Bouygues UK for a Building Services Manager (or Senior Building Services Manager) to work on a large-scale education project. The project is Cardiff & the Vale College, a £119M scheme comprising of 2 campuses based in Barry.

Ideally we are looking for someone from an electrically biased background.

Job Purpose & Scope

To coordinate and control the installation of Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health (MEP) services including their specialist engineering sub-contractors, providing input at every phase of the project. Take responsibility for ensuring that MEP works undertaken on site are completed safely maintaining quality, programme and cost.

Accountabilities & Key Tasks

• Carry out weekly meetings with MEP Contractors, to review progress and schedule forthcoming activities.
• Contractors design, programme and progress.
• Monitor and report on Contractors Procurement and Labour schedules.
• Review Method / Risk / Health and Safety statements.
• Testing and commissioning programme and process.
• RFI schedules and progress.
• Quality Management of MEP installation instigating Test and Inspection Plan.
• Commissioning management.
• Management of Statutory Services Providers, Electricity, Gas, Water and Telecoms.

About You

• Relevant MEP qualifications and experience (electrical background preferred)
• Ability and experience in delivering large scope and managing large teams
• Strong communicator
• Attention to health, safety and quality standards.

Why Bouygues

Our teams deploy technically innovative solutions for a diverse range of challenging projects throughout the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Day in day out our teams deliver some of the most technically innovative and challenging projects across the UK and the world. With a strong corporate culture our values reflect how we operate with Respect, Commitment, Pioneering, Sharing.

We offer competitive basic salaries coupled with generous company benefits including:

• 26 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days
• 2 paid volunteering days a year
• Pension scheme
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Generous share scheme
• BY Extra – opt into lifestyle benefits

Bouygues UK

is part of the Bouygues Group, a diverse global business which operates in the construction, engineering, energy, media and telecommunications markets. With annual sales of over €56,900 billon (December 2025) and operates in 80 countries, the financial strength of our group is a key differentiator in these challenging economic times.

Be Yourself!

Here at Bouygues Group we value the creativity and innovation that our diverse workforce brings, encouraging people from all backgrounds, particularly those from under represented communities to apply. By joining us, you will be inspired to bring your full self to the workplace, speak up and share your unique ideas. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.