M&E Commissioning Specialist for Major Office Estates

Resourcing Group; Stockport; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is recruiting a Commissioning Specialist (M&E) for a 5-month Inside IR35 contract across multiple UK sites, including Sheffield, Leeds, Manchester and more. You’ll lead commissioning, witness contractor activities, review plans, and drive issue resolution to ensure clean handovers into FM contracts.

You will review designs, manage defects, monitor progress, and ensure regulatory compliance while coordinating with project teams and stakeholders to deliver

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of Asset Management principles and asset lifecycle management.
• Extensive experience commissioning and testing M&E systems within large commercial buildings.
• Proven experience managing commissioning handovers for major office developments.
• Significant knowledge of Mechanical, Electrical or Building Services Engineering.
• Strong knowledge of HVAC systems and electrical infrastructure.
• Ability to review and interpret engineering designs, drawings and specifications.
• Understanding of engineering standards, codes of practice and statutory compliance requirements.
• Experience in root cause analysis, fault finding and problem resolution.
• Significant experience within Hard FM, technical facilities management or building services engineering.
• Experience managing complex M&E projects in occupied operational environments.
• Experience working across large estates portfolios within public or private sector organisations.
• Proven experience managing defects, snagging and close-out activities.
• Experience using digital commissioning and handover platforms such as CxAlloy, BIM360/Autodesk Construction Cloud, Dalux, Asite, Viewpoint, CEMAR, PlanGrid or similar systems.
• Experience reviewing O&M manuals, commissioning documentation and compliance records.

Responsibilities

• Represent DWP Estates throughout the commissioning, testing and handover process of major office developments.
• Witness and verify commissioning activities carried out by contractors and specialist suppliers.
• Review commissioning plans, procedures, test scripts and associated documentation.
• Challenge commissioning results where required standards have not been achieved and drive resolution of issues.
• Manage the smooth transition of M&E systems from construction teams into Facilities Management maintenance contracts.
• Conduct inspections of building services systems and identify defects, non-conformities and commissioning issues.
• Review engineering designs, technical specifications and commissioning strategies.
• Monitor and report on commissioning progress, risks, defects and outstanding actions.
• Review O&M manuals, asset information and statutory compliance documentation.
• Ensure all assets are handed over with complete and accurate records to support lifecycle management and maintenance activities.
• Oversee snagging and defect rectification processes throughout handover and post-occupancy periods.
• Support Soft Landings, seasonal commissioning and performance optimisation activities.
• Liaise with contractors, consultants, facilities managers and multidisciplinary project teams to achieve successful project delivery.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, engineering standards and industry best practice.

Skills

Asset management

M&E commissioning

HVAC knowledge

Electrical infrastructure

Fault finding

Building services engineering

Defects management

Education

Degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Building Services

Tools

CxAlloy

BIM360/Autodesk Construction Cloud

Dalux

PlanGrid

Job description

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is recruiting a Commissioning Specialist (M&E) for a 5-month Inside IR35 contract across multiple UK sites, including Sheffield, Leeds, Manchester and more. You’ll lead commissioning, witness contractor activities, review plans, and drive issue resolution to ensure clean handovers into FM contracts.

You will review designs, manage defects, monitor progress, and ensure regulatory compliance while coordinating with project teams and stakeholders to deliver