Building Services Manager

Kier Group; Cambourne; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group in Waterbeach, Cambridge is seeking a Building Services Manager to lead M&E delivery across multiple projects. You'll provide technical guidance from tender through to handover, coordinating with design teams and site teams to drive quality and efficiency.

The role requires strong M&E knowledge, a relevant degree, SMSTS/CSCS, and a proven track record with main contracting.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical or Electrical discipline (NVQ/HND/HNC/CIBSE) or equivalent.
• Experience in main contracting environment with sub-contractors.
• SMSTS 5 Day Cert, CSCS Card and full driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Assist with sub-contractor selection and review technical submittals.
• Coordinate M&E packages with Design Teams on site.
• Check installation quality against design and specs.
• Manage commissioning and as-built/maintenance manuals.
• Provide technical advice to project teams during build.

Skills

M&E knowledge

Project management

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Mechanical or Electrical discipline

Job description

We're looking for a Building Services Manager to join our team based in Waterbeach, Cambridge.

Location: Waterbeach, Cambridge
Hours: Full time - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

We're looking for a Building Services Manager to join our team and provide expert technical guidance across our projects. You'll be the go-to person for building services expertise, working collaboratively with teams from tender stage right through to delivery and handover. This is a brilliant opportunity to make a real impact across multiple projects, supporting teams with your knowledge and helping to shape successful outcomes.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Building Services Manager, you'll be working within the team, supporting them in delivering high-quality building services across varied projects. Your day to day will include:

• Assisting with the selection of sub-contractors and reviewing technical submittals to support bids and pre-construction phases
• Working closely with Design Teams to manage specific M&E packages and coordinate services on site
• Checking the quality of installations by sub-contractors to ensure compliance with design and specifications
• Managing the commissioning process and ensuring compliance of as-built and maintenance manuals
• Providing technical advice and support to project teams, finding solutions to challenges during the build phase

What are we looking for?

This role of Building Services Manager is great for you if:

• You have strong technical knowledge of M&E Design and Installations with a good understanding of modern Mechanical, Electrical and HVAC systems
• You're qualified in Mechanical or Electrical Discipline at Degree level or equivalent (NVQ/HND/HNC/CIBSE)
• You have experience working within a main contracting environment, managing specialist sub-contract partners
• You have demonstrable experience of working throughout the full project lifecycle from tender through to delivery and handover
• You hold SMSTS 5 Day Cert, CSCS Card and a Full driving licence

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here .

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here . As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.