Mechanical Technical Manager

BOUYGUES UK; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26-30 days annual leave

Paid volunteering days

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Private medical insurance

Share scheme

Lifestyle benefits option

Job summary

BOUYGUES UK seeks an experienced MEP Technical (Mechanical) Manager to lead design and engineering for various projects, including Healthcare and Data Centres. This role involves strategic contributions to the MEP Unbundled strategy and requires strong technical knowledge and excellent people management skills.

The ideal candidate will manage relationships with MEP designers and BIM Coordinators, ensuring successful project delivery and adherence to health and safety standards.

The position offers great benefits, including up to 30 days of annual leave, private medical insurance, and a pension scheme.

Qualifications

• Significant experience collaborating with contractors.
• In-depth technical knowledge of Mechanical MEP Services.
• Strong people management and mentoring capability.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to MEP Unbundled Strategy team and planning.
• Manage customer and consultant relationships.
• Oversee design and engineering management.

Skills

Collaboration with main contractor

Mechanical degree or equivalent experience

Technical knowledge of Mechanical MEP Services

People management experience

Analytical skills

Organizational abilities

Effective communication skills

Health and Safety advocacy

Commercial acumen

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Job description

At Bouygues UK, we seek a MEP Technical (Mechanical) Manager to support our MEP Unbundled strategy. This approach will reduce our reliance on the external market supply, aiming to ensure better quality, safety, and control over project timelines. You will provide overall design & engineering leadership/management for the business region(s), with responsibility for the delivery of design information. Our MEP project values typically ranging from £5M - £130M; from prequalification to completion with emphasis on work winning and preconstruction. You will build and lead effective relationships with MEP designers & BIM Coordinators to maximise value/opportunity and mitigate risk. Projects are based in London and the Southeast (including Jersey which will be supported remotely) and cover various sectors Healthcare, Residential Regeneration, Schools and Data Centres.

Skills Profile

• Substantial experience collaborating with a main contractor or large subcontractor
• Degrees in Mechanical subject are preferable but we’d also consider people qualified by experience
• Proven in depth technical knowledge of Mechanical MEP Services
• Proven people management (including mentoring) experience of managing/developing teams
• An effective analytical person
• Initiative-taking, with proven organisational ability and the drive to meet deadlines
• Client-driven with effective communication skills
• Advocate for Health and Safety
• Commercially astute

Main Accountabilities

• Member of the MEP Unbundled Strategy Core Team involved and contributing to strategic planning, business decisions, and overall performance of the business region
• Ownership of key customer/consultant relationships, ensuring where possible mutually positive outcomes
• Ownership & implementation of key activities & accountabilities for Self and Engineering Management Team
• Design & Engineering Management
• Resource Management
• Customer Management
• Designers
• Work Winning/Bid Management
• Safety/Environment
• Drive Zero Harm and exemplary health, safety, wellbeing, and environmental performance
• Guiding Framework/Our Behaviours
• Promote the BYUK policies and Key Values and function as a role model in demonstrating behaviours
• Regional Responsibility

Benefits

• 26 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days
• 2 paid volunteering days a year
• Pension scheme
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Generous share scheme
• BY Extra – opt into lifestyle benefits

We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.