Client: My client is one of the UK`s leading independent building services companies that specialises in several sectors including commercial, education, data centres, healthcare and residential. With a traditional engineering mindset and reinvestment into new principals, the business has an annual turnover in excess of £200M, operating nationwide. As a family business, relationship building is central to their culture and values. A huge bulk of their turnover comes from repeat business. This is a standard they strive to maintain by ensuring high standards are upkept across the board.

Role: Mechanical Construction Manager - Central London - £350-£375 per day (CIS Only).

Our client have recently secured a Commercial Office fit-out with a mechanical value in excess of £10M. As a result they are looking for a construction manager, who in conjunction with the project team will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of the fit out project.

Reporting to a Project Manager the successful candidate will be responsible for managing a £1-3M package within their own discipline. Key to this role is managing the project at site level; ensuring it is completed on time, to a high quality and within budget.

Role/Responsibilities:

• Design Review (scope gaps / clashes)
• Short term programming.
• Health & Safety (RAMS).
• Technical Submissions.
• Preparation/issuing all RFI.
• Sub-contractor coordination.
• Benchmarks, Snagging & QA
• Management of commissioning stages
• Liaising with client team, main contractor and sub-contractors
• Progress meetings with sub-contractors, professional teams and client

The ideal candidate: 

• Progressed from a tools background and have good technical knowledge of mechanical services
• Experience working in the commercial sector
• Experience managing projects to a minimum of £2M within your own discipline
• A minimum 5 years’ experience in a management role
• Ideally the candidate will have subcontracted to main contractors such as Sir Robert McAlpine, ISg, Mace, Wates, etc.

In return they offer: 

• A healthy pipeline of work – our client have secured the majority of their turnover for next year.
• Traditional, privately owned contractor with a family feel to it
• Join a family run business who have an excellent staff attrition rate and a team player mindset
• Opportunities for upward career progression into a senior management role
• A very competitive package or day rate