Building Services Manager

Company: Willmott Dixon
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Location: Hitchin
Job Description:

Overview

As M&E Building Services Manager, you will lead MEP activities from preconstruction through operational delivery across multiple Exeter-area projects. You’ll act as the MEP expert for projects, collaborating with design, preconstruction and site teams to ensure compliant, commercially robust schemes. You’ll manage commissioning, witness sign-off, and maintain strong relationships with the MEP supply chain while driving improvements and lessons learned across the business.

Pay / Benefits

  • enhanced pension scheme
  • private medical
  • life assurance
  • incentive bonus
  • car scheme
  • car leasing scheme

Responsibilities

  • Lead MEP packages during Preconstruction to deliver compliant, robust schemes
  • Support operational delivery and site teams; visit sites as required
  • Review MEP installations for compliance with designs, standards, and quality requirements
  • Resolve technical queries and support problem solving on site
  • Develop installation and commissioning programmes
  • Maintain and develop relationships with MEP supply chain
  • Lead M&E discussions in design, customer, progress and commissioning meetings
  • Oversee commissioning activities and responsible for sign-off with supply chain or independent commissioning managers
  • Support commercial teams; contribute to lessons learned and feedback loops to Preconstruction
  • Collaborate across the business on MEP services and supply chain; mentor junior staff
  • Contribute to quality and customer care by resolving emerging issues

Key requirements

  • CSCS card
  • Valid driving licence
  • Managerial experience in the services sector
  • Experience in a BSM or supervisory role in an M&E discipline for Operational Delivery
  • Understanding of M&E legislation
  • Commercial acumen
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
  • Experience on a variety of M&E projects across sectors
  • Minimum Level 4 qualification (HNC/NVQ4)
  • collaboration with cross-functional teams
  • mentoring and coaching junior staff
  • problem solving and technical query resolution
  • MEP design, installation and commissioning knowledge
  • MEP project delivery and site supervision
  • commissioning management and witnessing

Posted: September 14th, 2026