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Fawkes & Reece; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Fawkes & Reece is recruiting a Mechanical Supervisor to lead on a Ministry of Justice project. The role requires supervising on-site mechanical works, coordinating trades, and ensuring delivery to programme, budget and quality targets while maintaining strict health and safety standards.

The candidate should have extensive experience in commercial construction, facilities management or refurbishment, with proven ability to manage subcontractors and lead site teams on complex or

Qualifications

• Experience supervising mechanical installations and subcontractors.
• Strong understanding of mechanical regulations and site procedures.
• Excellent communication, organisational and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise mechanical works on site and coordinate with other trades.
• Oversee mechanical subcontractors and site teams to ensure on‑programme delivery.
• Monitor progress and ensure compliance with health and safety regulations, specifications and project requirements.

Skills

Site supervision

Mechanical installations

Health & safety

Leadership

Education

Mechanical qualifications

Job description

Our client is a UK-based commercial construction and property services company, founded in 2017. The business delivers renovation and refurbishment, planned and reactive maintenance, and project management services across the commercial, education, custodial, defence and public sectors.

The client has particular experience working within highly regulated and security-sensitive environments, alongside a strong track-record delivering projects for universities, hospitality venues, offices and custodial facilities.

The role:

Mechanical Supervisor to join our client on a Ministry of Justice (MoJ) project. The successful candidate will be responsible for supervising mechanical works on site, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and to the required quality standards. You will oversee mechanical subcontractors and site teams, coordinate works with other trades, monitor progress and ensure compliance with relevant health & safety regulations, specifications and project requirements. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Mechanical Supervisor with a strong construction background and previous experience working on large-scale, complex or security-sensitive projects.

The ideal candidate:

The ideal candidate will be an experienced

Mechanical Supervisor with a strong background in commercial construction, facilities management or refurbishment projects. You will have proven experience supervising mechanical installations and subcontractors, coordinating works on site and ensuring projects are delivered safely, on programme and to a high standard. Previous experience working on MoJ, government, custodial, defence or other security-sensitive projects would be highly advantageous. A strong understanding of mechanical regulations, health & safety requirements and site procedures is essential, alongside excellent communication, organisational and leadership skills. Relevant mechanical qualifications and a recognised