Building Services Manager

Kier Group; Waterbeach; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group in Waterbeach, Cambridge, is seeking a Building Services Manager to provide expert technical guidance across multi-project delivery from tender to handover.

You will lead on M&E design and installations, coordinate with design teams, manage subcontractors, and ensure quality and compliance of installations, commissioning, and as-built manuals.

The role requires SMSTS, CSCS and a full driving licence, with strong experience in a main contracting environment.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of M&E design and installations and HVAC systems.
• Degree-level qualification in Mechanical or Electrical discipline (or equivalent).
• Experience in main contracting environments managing specialist sub-contractors.
• Experience across full lifecycle from tender through handover to delivery.
• SMSTS 5 Day Cert, CSCS Card and a full driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with selection of sub-contractors and reviewing technical submittals for bids.
• Coordinate M&E packages with design teams and site services.
• Check installation quality by sub-contractors against design/specifications.
• Manage commissioning and ensure as-built and maintenance manuals are compliant.
• Provide technical advice and support to project teams during build.

Skills

M&E design & installations knowledge

Main contracting environment

Full driving licence

SMSTS 5 Day Cert

CSCS Card

Education

Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Discipline (NVQ/HND/HNC/CIBSE)

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

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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