Project Manager

Metropolitan Services; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee-Owned Trust (EOT)

Private Healthcare

Private Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Pension Scheme

Length of Service reward scheme

Tradepoint discount scheme

Private Financial Advice

Project Performance Bonus

Job summary

Group Metropolitan is seeking an experienced MEP Lead to ensure the safe, commercially successful, and timely delivery of assigned projects from estimating handover through to final completion and client sign-off. You will lead the project team, manage design, procurement strategy, programme delivery, and governance on site.

The role requires delivering complex construction or engineering projects, with data centre/critical facilities experience and electrical qualifications.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering complex construction or engineering projects.
• Data Centre / Critical Facilities experience required.
• Electrical relevant qualifications.
• Mechanical knowledge desirable.
• SMSTS.
• CSCS Managers Card.
• NVQ Level 6 Construction Site Management or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead overall project delivery in line with programme milestones.
• Monitors site progress, quality & productivity through regular site engagement.
• Chair project progress meetings with clients, consultants & subcontractors.
• Coordinate the project team to ensure efficient delivery of construction activities.
• Manage commissioning activities and ensure all testing and verification is completed.
• Develop and maintain procurements schedule aligned with programme milestones.
• Lead procurement of subcontractor packages and major equipment.
• Review and approve subcontractor and supplier quotations.
• Negotiate commercial terms to achieve best value procurement.
• Support QS with valuations, cost reporting and forecasting.
• Lead variation identification, justification and submission to the client.
• Monitor project cost performance and labour allocation.
• Protect project margin and manage commercial risk.
• Maintain accurate project documentation and reporting systems.
• Manage practical completion and client sign-off process.
• Manage subcontractor performance and supply chain relationships.
• Support business development activities including client engagement and tenders support.
• Lead estimating handover meetings and review all tender information.
• Obtain detailed understanding of project scope, specifications, ERs and commercial allowances.
• Manage the RFI process and design clarifications.
• Coordinate with the design team to ensure all design deliverables align with programme requirements.
• Review technical submittals and manage approval process with the client team.
• Ensure all pre-construction documentation is completed prior to site commencement.

Skills

Construction delivery

Data Centre/critical facilities

Electrical qualifications

Mechanical knowledge

SMSTS

CSCS Managers Card

NVQ Level 6 ACM or equivalent

Education

NVQ Level 6 Construction Site Management or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Group Metropolitan was founded in 1985 as an electrical contractor carrying out small moves and changes projects for a select few clients. Over the past 35 years, we have grown into a turnkey Principal Contractor offering in-house tradespeople, with a projected turnover of £80M. This has been achieved by working collaboratively with our clients to understand their needs and become an extension of their business,’ expanding our service offerings and geography to meet the expectations required. Whilst the business has seen organic growth over the years, our core values of Safety, Quality, Integrity and People, remain the same.

About The Role

The MEP Lead is responsible and accountable for the safe, commercially successful, and timely delivery of assigned projects from estimating handover through to final completion and client sign-off. The role manages the project lifecycle including design management, procurement strategy, programme delivery, commercial performance, stakeholder engagement, and project governance. The MEP Lead will lead the project team including Assistant Project Managers, Site Managers, subcontractors, and the wider supply chain to ensure alignment with company standards, contractual obligations, and client expectations.

Type of contract: Permanent

Department: Projects

Hours: 7am-4pm

Location: SiteBased.

Salary: DOE

Requirements

• Experience delivering complex construction or engineering projects.


• Data Centre / Critical Facilities experience required.


• Electrical relevant qualifications.


• Mechanical knowledge desirable.


• SMSTS.


• CSCS Managers Card.


• NVQ Level 6 Construction Site Management or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Leadoverallprojectdeliveryinlinewithprogrammemilestones.


• Monitorsiteprogress,qualityandproductivitythroughregularsiteengagement.


• Chairprojectprogressmeetingswithclients,consultantsandsubcontractors.


• Coordinatetheprojectteamtoensureefficientdeliveryofconstructionactivities.


• Managecommissioningactivitiesandensurealltestingandverificationiscompleted.


• Developandmaintainprocurementschedulealignedwithprogrammemilestones.


• Leadprocurementofsubcontractorpackagesandmajorequipment.


• Reviewandapprovesubcontractorandsupplierquotations.


• Negotiatecommercialtermstoachievebestvalueprocurement.


• SupportQSwithvaluations,costreportingandforecasting.


• Leadvariationidentification,justificationandsubmissiontotheclient.


• Monitorprojectcostperformanceandlabourallocation.


• Protectprojectmarginandmanagecommercialrisk.


• Maintainaccurateprojectdocumentationandreportingsystems.


• Managepracticalcompletionandclientsign-offprocess.


• Managesubcontractorperformanceandsupplychainrelationships.


• Supportbusinessdevelopmentactivitiesincludingclientengagementandtendersupport.


• Leadestimatinghandovermeetingsandreviewalltenderinformation.


• Obtaindetailedunderstandingofprojectscope,specifications,ERsandcommercialallowances.


• ManagetheRFIprocessanddesignclarifications.


• Coordinatewiththedesignteamtoensurealldesigndeliverablesalignwithprogrammerequirements.


• Reviewtechnicalsubmittalsandmanageapprovalprocesswiththeclientteam.


• Ensure all pre-construction documentation is completed prior to site commencement.


• he project.

Benefits

• Following 12 months of continuous employment, you are entitled to become a beneficiary of the Employee-Owned Trust (EOT) scheme.


• Private Healthcare.


• Private Dental Insurance.


• Life Insurance.


• Pension Scheme.


• Length of Service reward scheme.


• Tradepoint discount scheme.


• Private Financial Advice.


• Project Performance Bonus

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