Technical Services Manager

Technical Services Manager – MEP Contractor
Location: Buckinghamshire ([town]), covering projects across [region]
Salary: £[80,000 – 90,000] + package
Type: Permanent, full time

Linea Recruitment is working with a well-known, established MEP contractor in Buckinghamshire to recruit a Technical Services Manager. With a strong reputation for delivering high-quality mechanical and electrical services across commercial, education, healthcare, residential and mission-critical projects, the business is continuing to grow and is looking for a technically strong leader to own MEP design and technical delivery across its project portfolio.

This is a key role, sitting between pre-construction, design and operations. You’ll be the technical lead from tender through to handover, making sure projects are designed, coordinated and commissioned properly.

The role

* Lead MEP technical and design management from tender stage through to handover

* Review Employer’s Requirements, consultant designs and specifications, identifying risks, gaps and value engineering opportunities

* Manage the design process, including in-house and subcontract designers, coordinating mechanical, electrical, public health and controls packages

* Review and approve technical submittals, RFIs, drawings and calculations

* Support the pre-construction team with technical input on bids, cost and risk

* Oversee BMS and controls strategies, testing and commissioning, and witnessing

* Ensure compliance with Building Regulations, CIBSE guidance, the Building Safety Act and client standards

* Manage O&M manuals, as-built information and handover documentation

* Mentor engineers and support project teams across multiple live projects

About you

* Strong MEP background with a mechanical or electrical bias, gained within a contractor or design-and-build environment

* Proven experience as a Technical Services Manager, MEP Design Manager or Senior Building Services Engineer

* Sound understanding of HVAC, public health, electrical and controls systems

* Experience managing design from RIBA Stage 3/4 through to construction and commissioning

* Confident communicator, comfortable leading meetings with clients, consultants and main contractors

* Degree or HNC/HND in Building Services or a related discipline; CIBSE membership desirable

* SMSTS and CSCS card desirable