MEP Preconstruction Manager

V7 Recruitment Ltd; Wigan; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car Allowance

Electric car vehicle scheme

Bonus scheme

Enhanced holidays+ bank holidays

Enhanced pension contribution

Healthcare

Life Assurance

Job summary

V7 Recruitment is recruiting for a MEP Preconstruction Manager on behalf of a leading North West construction client. The role focuses on preconstruction, leading technical coordination from bid through to award, ensuring buildable, compliant and commercially viable MEP designs aligned with programme objectives.

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years in Building Services, experience on £30m+ projects, strong BIM/ISO 19650 knowledge and a degree in MEP Engineering.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' Building Services experience would be beneficial.
• Experience on £30m+ complex projects.
• Strong BIM / ISO 19650 knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead MEP design management from tender through contract award.
• Act as the key interface between MEP, consultants, clients, subcontractors and construction teams.
• Review tender information and develop Contractor's Proposals, design strategies and programmes.
• Ensure MEP designs are coordinated, compliant, buildable and commercially viable.
• Manage consultants and specialist subcontractors, including design development and technical deliverables.
• Lead BIM, multidisciplinary coordination, design reviews and technical workshops.
• Manage integration of MEP and specialist/life-safety systems.
• Identify and mitigate technical, design and commercial risks.
• Support estimating, procurement, value engineering and subcontractor negotiations.
• Ensure compliance with Building Regulations, British Standards, CIBSE, BSRIA, CDM and client requirements.
• Drive buildability, MMC, standardisation, sustainability and design efficiency.
• Lead design handover to the construction team.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Commercial awareness

BIM coordination

Education

Degree/HNC/HND in MEP, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Chartered/working towards Chartership

Tools

Revit

Navisworks

AutoCAD

Job description

Our client are a leading construction company who focus on large scale commercial and residential projects across the North West. We are recruiting for a MEP Preconstruction Manager to join their team focusing on projects during the preconstruction stage. The role provides technical leadership throughout the pre-construction phase, from bid through to project award, ensuring building services designs are fully coordinated, compliant, commercially viable, buildable and aligned with programme objectives.

In return they are offering:

• Competitive salary
• Car Allowance
• Electric car vehicle scheme
• Bonus scheme
• Enhanced holidays+ bank holidays
• Enhanced pension contribution
• Healthcare
• Life Assurance

Ideal Candidate

• Mechanically biased.
• Prior experience working on projects during the preconstruction stage.
• 10+ years' Building Services experience would be beneficial.
• Main Contractor or Tier 1 MEP Contractor background.
• Experience on £30m+ complex projects.
• Strong Design & Build experience.
• Experienced in consultant/subcontractor design management.
• Strong BIM / ISO 19650knowledge.
• Degree/HNC/HND in MEP, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• SMSTS, CSCSand ideally Chartered/working towards Chartership.
• Strong communicator, technically confident, commercially aware andsolutions-focused.

Duties include

• Lead MEP design management from tender through contract award.
• Act as the key interface between MEP, consultants, clients, subcontractors and construction teams.
• Review tender information and develop Contractor's Proposals, design strategies and programmes.
• Ensure MEP designs are coordinated, compliant, buildable and commercially viable.
• Manage consultants and specialist subcontractors, including design development and technical deliverables.
• Lead BIM, multidisciplinary coordination, design reviews and technical workshops.
• Manage integration of MEP and specialist/life-safety systems.
• Identify and mitigate technical, design and commercial risks.
• Support estimating, procurement, value engineering and subcontractor negotiations.
• Ensure compliance with Building Regulations, British Standards, CIBSE, BSRIA, CDM and client requirements.
• Drive buildability, MMC, standardisation, sustainability and design efficiency.
• Lead design handover to the construction team, ensuring risks, assumptions and requirements are clearly communicated.
• Support builders' work coordination and associated MEP requirements.

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