M&E Building Services Manager

M&E Building Services Manager

We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a M&E Building Services Manager to join our Operations Team. Willmott Dixon is driven by quality and customer service and to this day we remain family owned and take pride in our core values.

You will provide support to our business through Operational Delivery. You will be required to work providing a support service to our projects in the South West.

This is an exciting role which will see you working across several projects simultaneously and also be the go–to MEP expert for your projects.

The preferred candidate would be based in between Bristol and Exeter to cover projects across the subregion.

Key Responsibilities

Delivery

• Peer review MEP packages during the handover from the Preconstruction Teams.
• Providing support to our Operational Teams.
• Visiting sites during construction on a daily basis.
• Reviewing the MEP installations for compliance against the designs, contract requirements, relevant standards/regulation and our quality requirements.
• Assisting the site teams with any technical queries finding solutions to challenges.
• Supporting to develop installation and commissioning programmes.
• Maintaining and developing relationships with our MEP Supply Chain.
• Attending and leading M&E discussions within Design Team Meetings, Customer Meetings, progress and commissioning meetings.
• Leading the commissioning phase, ensuring it is delivered correctly with the use of the supply chains commissioning management or independent commissioning managers. Undertake witnessing and signing off the systems as complete on behalf of WDC.
• Supporting commercial teams.
• Maintain lessons learnt into the business and Preconstruction Teams.
• Maintain the feedback loop into Preconstruction Teams on Supply Chain performance.

Collaboration

• Collaborate with the wider business in relation to MEP services as well as across our supply chain.
• Actively support the building services department to deliver on their strategic aims.
• Mentor junior members of the team and support them to achieve their agreed goals and targets.
• Provide assistance to the quality & customer care team and find resolution to any emerging issues.

Essential and Desirable Criteria

Essential Criteria:

• Appropriate CSCS card
• Valid driving licence
• Appropriate managerial experience in the services sector
• Experience of undertaking a BSM role or supervisory role in an M&E discipline for Operational Delivery
• Understanding of all relevant M&E and services legislation
• Commercial acumen
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office programmes; inc. Excel, Word, Outlook.
• Experience on a variety of M&E projects in a wide range of sectors
• Minimum relevant level 4 qualification (HNC / NVQ4 etc)

Desirable Criteria:

• Relevant Degree or Equivalent Qualification
• Working towards MCIOB / MCIBSE /MIET

Additional Information

In return: We reward our people generously with a competitive package that gives you flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes but is not limited to, an enhanced pension scheme, discounted or full private medical, life assurance, incentive bonus and a car scheme which will make us a market leader in sustainable company travel. Applicable roles will benefit from a motoring expenditure allowance (MEA) and everyone can access a new generation of low carbon and electric cars via the Willmott Dixon run car leasing scheme.

At Willmott Dixon we provide an inclusive and flexible working environment for people to thrive in and we are happy to support agile working wherever possible.

We are a proud member of the Disability Confident Scheme.

About Us

With over 170 years of rich history, Willmott Dixon's purpose is beyond profit; delivering brilliant buildings, transforming lives, strengthening communities and enhancing the environment so our world is fit for future generations. Ensuring that we add lasting value to the neighbourhoods we work in; our values, people, innovation, partnerships and focus on sustainability has allowed us to build a successful and solid privately owned business where our people can thrive. Willmott Dixon was awarded No 1 in the Best "Big" Companies (2022) to work for and the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024 and is the first major contractor and developer to win a King's Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development.