Technical Project Manager

Loweconex; North East; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

LoweConex in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead client projects, integrating our ConexOS platform with client BMS infrastructure. You will manage pre-delivery scope validation through to installation coordination, commissioning support, and handover into support, coordinating stakeholders, contractors and internal teams to deliver safely and to budget.

The role requires proven project management experience in building services or related environments, plus

Qualifications

• Proven project management experience delivering technical, customer-facing projects.
• Ability to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong planning, prioritisation and organisational skills for multiple sites.
• Experience managing budgets, forecasts and supplier costs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects safely, on time and within budget and scope.
• Coordinate BMS, HVAC, energy and facilities stakeholders.
• Maintain governance on scope, cost, risk, and change control.
• Ensure installation, commissioning and handover activities are completed.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Budgeting & forecasting

Multi-site delivery

Excellent communication

Education

PRINCE2 Practitioner

PMP

AgilePM Certified

Tools

MS 365

Job description

At LoweConex, we’re all about empowering sustainable business.

Using Conex OS, our centralised data platform, we make it simple for retailers to observe, analyse and control any building and property asset at scale from one platform.

A multi-award winning cloud-based solution, LoweConex works with brands such as Aldi, Stonegate Group, Co-op franchises and Poundland (but to name a few), implementing innovative energy management techniques and cutting-edge automation software applications to drive significant cost savings industry-wide.

Our technology helps keep assets working round the clock, reducing environmental impact, ensuring compliance and maximising profitability for high street brands worldwide.

If you’re passionate about the future of being part of the future building automation, retail technology and AI, we may just have the perfect opportunity for you.

Purpose of the Job

To manage and deliver LoweConex client projects, integrating our ConexOS platform with client BMS infrastructure. Manage pre-delivery scope validation through to installation coordination, commissioning support, customer acceptance and handover into support. To be accountable for coordinating customer stakeholders, contractors, controls specialists, facilities teams and internal LoweConex functions. To ensure our projects are delivered safely and in line with agreed commercial scope, budget and quality standards.

What do you have to achieve?

• Deliver LoweConex projects safely, on time, within approved budget and to agreed technical scope.
• During the bid process, as part of a cross-functional team, validate project scope, timelines and costs.
• Translate customer requirements, site constraints and survey outputs into clear project plans, milestones, dependencies and acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate BMS, HVAC, controls, energy, refrigeration, metering, connectivity and facilities management stakeholders.
• Maintain clear governance across scope, cost, risk, change control, issue resolution and customer communications.
• Ensure installation, commissioning, optimisation and handover activities are planned, tracked and closed effectively.
• Protect customer confidence by ensuring accurate reporting, proactive escalation, and controlled delivery into business-as-usual support.

What experience & technical knowledge do you need?

• Proven project management experience delivering technical, customer-facing projects ideally within BMS, building services, facilities management, HVAC, energy management, connected estate, IoT or related environments.
• Ability to engage confidently with technical and non-technical stakeholders including customers, FM teams, controls engineers, refrigeration engineers, contractors, suppliers and internal teams.
• Strong planning, prioritisation and organisational capability across multiple concurrent sites or workstreams.
• Commercial awareness with experience managing budgets, forecasts, variations, purchase orders and supplier costs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with clear reporting, escalation and decision tracking.
• Confident use of Microsoft 365 tools for plans, trackers, actions, reporting, document control and collaboration.
• PRINCE2 Practitioner, PMP, AgilePM or equivalent project management qualification.
• Experience with BMS platforms, controls contractors, HVAC control strategies, remote telemetry, E3/Site Supervisor environments, energy monitoring or retail technology deployments.
• Understanding of Operational Technology, secure connectivity, network dependencies and integrated facilities environments.
• Experience delivering multi-site retail or commercial rollouts with phased mobilisation, survey, install, commissioning and optimisation activities.
• Awareness of health and safety expectations, site access controls, contractor governance and customer-specific compliance requirements.

Exceptional candidates who do not meet these criteria may be considered for the role provided they have the necessary skills and experience.

Lowe is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse workforce. We are incredibly selective in our hiring and shortlisting for this vacancy will be completed on the basis of merit. Candidates should tailor their CVs to reflect our essential criteria.