Mechanical Project Manager

Overview

In this role you will lead mechanical project delivery from pre-construction to handover for multiple schemes in education and healthcare environments. You will work directly with schools, universities, and hospitals to manage boiler upgrades and decarbonisation installations, ensuring on-schedule, on-budget delivery. The position combines client-facing liaison with hands-on project coordination across North West sites, supporting a growing decarbonisation-focused business. This is an opportunity to shape impactful, multi-site projects and contribute to sustainable building upgrades.

Pay / Benefits

• Salary up to 60,000 (DOE)
• Discretionary bonus
• Direct-to-client project exposure
• Stable pipeline of secured work
• Growing decarbonisation-focused business
• Long-term career progression opportunities

Responsibilities

• Full lifecycle management of mechanical installations
• Manage boiler room upgrades and heat pump decarbonisation schemes
• Coordinate subcontractors and site teams
• Programme management and on-time delivery
• Control project costs and budgets
• Procurement of materials and subcontract packages
• Client liaison and stakeholder management
• Ensure health & safety compliance
• Oversee multiple live projects (up to £1m)

Key requirements

• Mechanical bias/background (essential)
• Experience managing commercial mechanical projects
• Experience in education or healthcare environments (desirable)
• Strong understanding of boiler plant and pipework systems
• Exposure to heat pumps or decarbonisation projects advantageous
• Ability to manage project costs and budgets
• Strong communication and client-facing skills
• Ability to manage multiple live sites across the North West

• Strong communication
• Client-facing skills
• Stakeholder management
• Mechanical systems expertise (boiler plant, pipework)
• Heat pump decarbonisation knowledge
• Programme management

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