Technical Services Manager – Fit-Out – London

Overview

As Technical Services Manager, you lead technical direction across London’s high-value fit-out projects, ensuring buildability and compliance. You’ll bridge design, delivery, and site teams to resolve issues and safeguard program and cost targets. You influence innovation, value engineering, and standard-setting across projects, shaping technical delivery in a dynamic contractor environment. This role offers visibility on major schemes and the chance to drive quality across a portfolio.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package

Responsibilities

• Lead technical oversight across multiple high-value fit-out projects in London
• Review designs, drawings, and specifications for buildability, compliance, and risk
• Coordinate with design teams, project managers, and subcontractors to resolve technical issues
• Drive innovation, value engineering, and efficient solutions on complex interiors projects
• Ensure compliance with industry standards, client requirements, and best practice
• Support site teams with technical guidance and proactive problem-solving
• Maintain documentation, technical registers, and reporting for all projects
• Contribute to continuous improvement in processes, standards, and technical delivery

Key requirements

• Proven experience in technical management within fit-out, interiors, or commercial construction (ideally with a main contractor)
• Track record on projects between 5m–50m
• Strong knowledge of construction methods, materials, MEP interfaces, and finishes
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Proactive, problem-solving mindset with the ability to manage competing priorities
• Ambitious, seeking career growth in a dynamic contractor environment

• Excellent communication
• Leadership
• Proactive problem-solving
• Buildability review of designs
• Compliance and risk assessment
• Coordination of design, project management and subcontractors

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