Building Services Manager – Freelance Role

Randstad Construction & Property; Reading; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company is recruiting a freelance Building Services Manager near Reading. The role involves taking full responsibility for service packages across multiple projects, managing subcontractors, and ensuring quality delivery from inception through to handover. Ideal candidates will have experience in both mechanical and electrical services, and a degree is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in both mechanical and electrical services.
• Background from main contractor or specialist subcontractor.
• Ability to manage subcontractors and technical issues.

Responsibilities

• Oversee service packages across various projects.
• Manage subcontractors during installation processes.
• Handle technical queries from commissioning to handover.

Skills

Mechanical Services

Electrical Services

Project Management

Communication

Education

Degree in Building Services or related 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.

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