Building Services Manager – Freelance Role

Randstad Construction & Property; Reading; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm near Reading is seeking a freelance Building Services Manager to oversee mechanical and electrical services across various projects. You will be responsible for managing subcontractors and ensuring quality from installation to commissioning. The role is suited for those with experience from main contractors or sub-contractors. The position is inside IR35, offering an opportunity to contribute significantly to the delivery of key projects with potential long-term career development.

Qualifications

• Experience with mechanical and electrical services.
• Background from main contractor or specialist subcontractor.
• Experience in preconstruction and delivery phases.

Responsibilities

• Oversee services packages on various construction projects.
• Manage subcontractors through install process.
• Handle technical queries until commissioning.

Skills

Mechanical services experience

Electrical services experience

Project management

Technical query resolution

Education

Degree in relevant field

Job description

We are working with a Tier 1 contractor based near Reading to recruit a freelance Building Services Manager for the business.

The company are a national brand with an excellent reputation in their chosen marketplace and have excellent long term relationships with clients, subcontractors and the wider supply chain and have a forward thinking approach to staff engagement and the are opportunties to grow and develop your career with them. The regional office is based near Reading but the geographical area covers the M4 Corridor down to the South Coast and they target work in the education, public sector, retail, leisure and commercial marketplaces with a mix of negotiated and framework opportunties. Turnover for 2022, 2023 has been secured and 2024 is almost there so they are now in a position to be highly selective about what type of work they look at.

Current live projects include new build SEN schools, Primary Schools. Leisure Centre refurbishments, Blue Light schemes and 2no. new build RC frame office developments.

The role is to take full responsibility for the services packages across a range of the projects and you will work with the wider site delivery team to oversee the services packages on site and help manage the subcontractors through the install process dealing with all related technical queries all the way through to commissioning and handover – this is a real opportunity to work cradle to grave on schemes and see your ideas and plans come to life on site.

The role would ideally suit someone from a either a main contractor or specialist subcontrctor with experience of both mechanical and electrical services and experience of precon and delivery would be an advantage. Ideally degree qualified but they are also keen to look at individuals who have worked their way up off the tools.

The role is inside scope of IR35 so is PAYE or Umbrella only and duration is expected gto be until December 2025.

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.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.