Senior Project Manager - Mechanical

Skilled Careers; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading project management firm in London seeks a Senior Project Manager (Mechanical) to lead large-scale commercial developments. In this role, you will take charge of all phases from design to delivery, ensuring compliance and managing financial aspects. Ideal candidates will have significant experience with MEP contracts and strong leadership skills. This permanent, full-time position offers a competitive salary package up to £95,000 and the opportunity to impact the built environment significantly.

Qualifications

• Experience leading project teams in major commercial developments.
• Strong capability in managing complex sequences and interfaces.
• Successful track record of delivering large-scale MEP contracts on time.

Responsibilities

• Ensure full compliance across all design and construction activities.
• Manage commercial and contractual aspects of the project.
• Create strategies that support profit improvement.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Compliance management

Design process improvement

Financial forecasting

Job description

Senior Project Manager - Mechanical

Location: London, 51 Moorgate

Contract: Permanent, Full-time (40 hours per week)

Salary: Up to £95,000 + Package

About the Opportunity

Step into a leadership role where your expertise shapes some of London's most ambitious commercial developments. As a Senior Project Manager (Mechanical), you will take charge of delivering large-scale, multi-disciplinary building projects and oversee every phase, including design, procurement, installation, logistics, compliance, commissioning and handover.

This opportunity is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, excels at leading collaborative teams and is motivated by delivering exceptional results. You will guide projects from concept to completion, ensuring that quality, performance and client expectations are met at every stage. If you want to elevate your career while making a lasting impact on the built environment, this role offers that platform.

What You Will Do

• Ensure full compliance across all design, engineering, construction and commissioning activities.
• Add value to the design process by challenging methods and proposing improvements that enhance buildability, efficiency and whole-life performance.
• Develop, implement and maintain effective project controls to support successful delivery.
• Lead the collection and communication of lessons learned to strengthen future project outcomes.
• Shape, oversee and drive the entire project programme, including the establishment of milestones, tracking of deliverables and preparation of contingency plans.
• Manage the commercial and contractual aspects of the project, contributing to financial forecasting and reviewing CVRs.
• Create and implement strategies that support profit improvement and commercial performance.

What You Will Bring

• Experience leading project teams on major commercial developments in London or similar metropolitan environments, ideally with package responsibilities of approximately £25 million.
• Strong capability in coordinating multiple disciplines and managing complex sequencing and interfaces.
• A successful track record of delivering large-scale MEP contracts on time and within commercial objectives.
• Formal health and safety training, with a minimum of SMSTS certification