Senior Project Manager – Mechanical/MEP Delivery (Leeds)

NG Bailey Engineering; Leeds; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday per annum

Pension with leading provider and up-8

Private healthcare

Employee assistance program

Discounts

Personal development programme

Flexible Benefits

Car/Car Allowance

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Job summary

NG Bailey Engineering is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead a central Leeds project. The role emphasizes safety, technical delivery, and commercial performance, with a preference for a mechanical bias but openness to electrical backgrounds.

You will oversee the project lifecycle from bid through completion, ensuring profitability and strong client relationships while coordinating teams and subcontractors. This is a permanent Leeds-based role.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable mechanical or electrical (MEP) building services experience in a construction environment.
• Experience in full lifecycle management of high value projects.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the overall operational delivery of the project through bid to completion with safety and quality as top priorities.
• Drive profitability and performance by leading the project team and coordinating support functions.
• Lead pre-commencement activities and engage in business strategy and communications.
• Develop and maintain positive long-term customer relationships and manage risks throughout the project lifecycle.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Contract management

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Job description

Senior Project Manager

Leeds based permanent position

Competitive Salary + Car/Car Allowance + Flexible Benefits

Summary

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Senior Project Manager to join our team based on our project in central Leeds. Ideally we are looking for Mechanically biased, however will also be open to someone from an electrical background.

In this role you will control the overall operational delivery of a project (or part thereof), taking account of the safety, technical, commercial and managerial requirements through the whole life cycle of the project through bid and pre-commencement to successful completion. You will ensure that profitability is maintained or improved through effective leadership and management of the support functions, and high quality customer relationships.

This is a permanent staff position with NG Bailey.

Key deliverables in this role are:

• Ensuring that our safety first and foremost message is visible and alive through all activities on the project
• Participate in bid activities to ensure a professional, profitable, successful bid which meets customer expectations
• Lead pre-commencement activities
• Maximise opportunities, efficiency and profitability in the delivery phase of the project
• Ensure precise provision of customer requirements by effectively reviewing the scope of works and installation methods.
• Identify and manage risks
• Lead the team, including specialist sub-contractors, through all stages of the project through to successful completion
• Engage in business strategy and support company communications
• Lead contract reviews, including preparation and submission of reports and any project related data.
• Prepare and update business plans with the Commercial Director
• Develop and maintain positive long-term customer relationships

Requirements

To be successful in this role you will have demonstrable mechanical or electrical (MEP) building services experience in a similar role within a construction environment, with previous experience in the full lifecycle management of high value projects.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays
• Pension with leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution
• Private healthcare
• Free 24/7 365 Employee assistance program to support mental health and wellbeing (including counselling sessions and legal advice)
• Discounts
• Personal development programme
• Flexible Benefits
• Car/Car Allowance
• Salary sacrifice car scheme available

If this is of interest, please apply with an up to date CV, and your salary/package expectations.

Next Steps:

As a business, we're on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.

We'll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

About Us:

We are one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward-thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies.

Progression is something we value, and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.

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