Package Manager

Skanska UK Plc; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company is seeking a proactive Package Manager for a high-profile project in Westminster. The role involves managing in-house teams and subcontractors, ensuring compliance with safety standards, and delivering exceptional service. Interested applicants should have relevant experience and qualifications in mechanical or electrical disciplines, as well as strong leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in FM or building services, ideally in a critical environment.
• Strong understanding of BMS systems.
• IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH certification.

Responsibilities

• Oversee health and performance of critical systems and manage maintenance activities.
• Ensure compliance with statutory and safety standards.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients and stakeholders.

Skills

Health & Safety knowledge

Communication skills

Process improvement

Education

City & Guilds Level 2 or NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical or Electrical discipline

Job description

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an

inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

We are seeking a proactive and experienced Package Manager to help to lead the effective and safe delivery of hard FM services within a high-profile MoD building in Westminster. This role involves managing both in-house teams and specialist subcontractors, ensuring all engineering services meet statutory, mandatory, and contractual requirements.

What you’ll do:

• Oversee the health and performance of critical building systems, including analysis of subcontractor reports and routine operational checks.
• Monitor site resilience and implement corrective actions where necessary.
• Manage planned and reactive maintenance activities, ensuring high standards from both internal staff and subcontractors.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant statutory, regulatory, and safety standards.
• Manage and deliver additional works and small-scale projects through both lifecycle and unplanned streams.
• Identify and implement process improvements to drive operational efficiency and cost savings.
• Apply strong knowledge of Health & Safety and environmental procedures, maintaining Safe Systems of Work (SSOW) as required.
• Act as the first responder for all contract-related incidents, including accidents, near misses, and technical failures.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and key stakeholders to ensure service excellence and contract satisfaction.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Minimum of City & Guilds Level 2 or NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical or Electrical discipline.
• Demonstrated experience within FM or building services, ideally in a critical environment.
• Strong understanding of BMS systems and critical infrastructure.
• IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH certification.
• Proven experience managing and leading a team of 2 or more direct reports.
• Authorised Person (AP) qualification(s) – JSP375 desirable.
• Experience managing client and subcontractor relationships.
• Project management experience on small works and lifecycle projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear and concise reports

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using [e-mail] if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: [e-mail]

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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