MEP Manager / TSM - High End Residential

Bigblue Search Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Bigblue Search Ltd. is seeking an MEP Manager / Technical Services Manager for luxury London refurbishments. You will own specialist MEP packages, coordinating design development, procurement, installation, commissioning and handover across live projects up to £30m in value.

You’ll work closely with the Head of MEP, joining a smaller team where your expertise directly influences project delivery. The role combines office and site-based work across London, with significant exposure to bespoke

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in MEP / Building Services management within the construction industry.
• Ideally a background working with Tier 1 or established main contractors on technically complex projects.
• Strong technical understanding of both mechanical and electrical building services.
• Clear understanding of RIBA Stages 3-5, particularly design coordination, technical development and construction delivery.
• Experience managing specialist MEP subcontractors and coordinating complex services packages.
• Confident reviewing technical information and working with consultants, design teams and site management to resolve issues.
• Good understanding of programme management, procurement and the commercial implications of MEP delivery.
• Organised, proactive and comfortable taking ownership of your own packages.
• An interest in moving into the Super Prime Residential market and working on highly bespoke projects across London.

Responsibilities

• Managing specialist MEP packages worth up to £6m on Super Prime Residential projects valued up to £30m.
• Working directly alongside the Head of MEP to coordinate mechanical and electrical services across live projects.
• Managing MEP subcontractors and ensuring works are delivered to programme, specification and the highest quality standards.
• Overseeing MEP design development and coordination through RIBA Stages 3-5.
• Working with Project Managers, architects, consultants and design teams to resolve technical challenges.
• Reviewing technical drawings, specifications, design information and subcontractor submissions.
• Supporting procurement, programme management and commercial tracking of MEP packages.
• Overseeing installation quality, testing, commissioning and final handover.
• Ensuring MEP installations are properly coordinated with the structural and architectural elements of these complex refurbishments.

Job description

MEP Manager / Technical Services Manager - Super Prime Residential

London

£70,000 - £85,000 + Package

Have you spent years delivering complex MEP packages for Tier 1 contractors? How would you fancy taking that experience into some of London's most exclusive private homes, where your input actually carries some weight?

This is an opportunity to join a highly respected Super Prime Residential contractor, delivering bespoke refurbishments of some seriously impressive private properties across London, with project values reaching £30m and MEP packages worth up to £6m.

We're talking one-off residences for UHNW private clients, where the mechanical and electrical installations are anything but straightforward. Complex building services, fully integrated systems, specialist installations and an extraordinary level of detail throughout.

The business recently appointed a new Head of MEP, someone with extensive experience in the sector, who's now looking to bring an experienced MEP Manager / Technical Services Manager into the team as the projects and packages become increasingly complex.

You will work closely alongside him, taking ownership of specialist MEP packages and helping coordinate their delivery through design development, procurement, installation, commissioning and handover.

Unlike working for a large Tier 1 contractor, where you might be one of several MEP Managers overseeing different packages, this is a smaller team where you will have much greater involvement in the overall project.

You will split your time between the office and live sites across London, working alongside Project Managers, specialist subcontractors, consultants and design teams to ensure everything comes together as it should.

What makes this particularly interesting is the opportunity to work directly with an experienced Head of MEP, while having the freedom to make decisions and genuinely influence how projects are delivered.

What you’ll be doing:

• Managing specialist MEP packages worth up to £6m on Super Prime Residential projects valued up to £30m
• Working directly alongside the Head of MEP to coordinate mechanical and electrical services across live projects
• Managing MEP subcontractors and ensuring works are delivered to programme, specification and the highest quality standards
• Overseeing MEP design development and coordination through RIBA Stages 3-5
• Working with Project Managers, architects, consultants and design teams to resolve technical challenges
• Reviewing technical drawings, specifications, design information and subcontractor submissions
• Supporting procurement, programme management and commercial tracking of MEP packages
• Overseeing installation quality, testing, commissioning and final handover
• Ensuring MEP installations are properly coordinated with the structural and architectural elements of these complex refurbishments

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years' experience in MEP / Building Services management within the construction industry
• Ideally a background working with Tier 1 or established main contractors on technically complex projects
• Strong technical understanding of both mechanical and electrical building services
• Clear understanding of RIBA Stages 3-5, particularly design coordination, technical development and construction delivery
• Experience managing specialist MEP subcontractors and coordinating complex services packages
• Confident reviewing technical information and working with consultants, design teams and site management to resolve issues
• Good understanding of programme management, procurement and the commercial implications of MEP delivery
• Organised, proactive and comfortable taking ownership of your own packages
• An interest in moving into the Super Prime Residential market and working on highly bespoke projects across London

What's on offer:

• £70,000 - £85,000 salary + package
• Opportunity to work on some of London's most exclusive private residences, with projects valued up to £30m
• Responsibility for technically challenging MEP packages worth up to £6m
• Direct access to an experienced Head of MEP who you'll work closely alongside
• A smaller, more personal team where your input and experience genuinely make a difference
• Involvement across both design and delivery, rather than being limited to one stage of the project
• Exposure to highly bespoke mechanical and electrical installations that you wouldn't typically encounter on standard commercial projects
• A mixture of office and site-based working across London
• The opportunity to take on greater responsibility and develop your career within a respected Super Prime Residential contractor

If you've built your MEP experience with a larger main contractor but fancy something a little different, with more ownership, closer involvement in the projects and the chance to work on some extraordinary private homes, this one's definitely worth a conversation.

Note: Due to the high number of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We appreciate your understanding