Building Services Manager

AltsWire; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier is seeking a Building Services Manager to join the Scotland team, based in Stepps/Dalkeith on a hybrid basis. You will provide essential building services expertise across tender through to delivery and commissioning.

You'll act as the in-house SME for MEP, coordinating with design and project teams to ensure compliance, quality, and successful delivery of services. Experience in main contracting and managing specialist subcontractors is essential.

Qualifications

• Qualified in Mechanical or Electrical discipline at Degree level or equivalent.
• SMSTS 5 Day Cert and CSCS Card held.
• Full driving licence.
• Experience in main contracting environment delivering building services.
• Proven track record across full project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise to bids, pre-construction, and on-site delivery teams.
• Select, appoint, and manage specialist subcontractors to Kier standards.
• Coordinate with design teams to manage M&E packages on site.
• Manage commissioning and ensure compliant as-built manuals.
• Review submittals and verify installation quality by subcontractors.

Skills

M&E design

HVAC systems

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Subcontractor management

Project lifecycle

Education

Mechanical or Electrical Degree

Tools

SMSTS

CSCS Card

Full driving licence

Job description

We're looking for a Building Services Manager to join our Scotland team based in Stepps/Dalkeith on a hybrid basis.

Location: Scotland - Stepps/Dalkeith - Hybrid
Hours: 40 hours per week - 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.

Join our Scotland team as a Building Services Manager, where you'll provide essential building services expertise across projects from tender through to delivery and commissioning. You'll act as our in-house subject matter expert, working collaboratively with project teams and stakeholders to ensure compliance, quality, and successful delivery of MEP elements across varied projects.

What will you be responsible for?

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

• Providing technical expertise and advice to bids, pre-construction, and onsite delivery teams
• Selecting, appointing, and managing specialist subcontractors to deliver against Kier standards
• Working closely with design teams to manage M&E packages and coordinate services on site
• Managing the commissioning process and ensuring compliance of as-built and maintenance manuals
• Reviewing technical submittals and checking quality of installations by subcontractors

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 have demonstrable experience working in a main contracting environment, managing specialist subcontract partners
• You have proven experience delivering substantial building services packages and working throughout the full project lifecycle
• You're qualified in a Mechanical or Electrical Discipline at Degree level or equivalent (NVQ/HND/HNC/CIBSE)
• 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!

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.

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