Building Services Manager

Construction, Property and Engineering; Richmond; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad CPE is recruiting a Building Services Manager to be based in Richmond, North Yorkshire. The role offers a competitive pay rate of £500 per day PAYE, Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week, 07:30 - 16:30, on a long-term 12-month contract.

You will analyse tender documentation and surveys to identify MEP risks, lead bid strategy with design teams, and coordinate MEP design, procurement, installation, testing and commissioning across the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Degree in Building Services, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• CSCS Card and SMSTS required.
• Member of CIBSE, IET, or IMechE preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyse tender documents, 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

Project leadership

MEP commissioning

Multidisciplinary coordination

Safety systems

Education

Building Services / Mechanical / Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

Randstad C&P are working with a national client to onbaord a Building Services Manager based in Richmond, North Yorkshire.

The Package

• Competitive pay rate of £500 per day PAYE
• Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week, 07:30 - 16:30
• Long term 12 months contract

The Duties

• 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.

The Requirements

• 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.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.