Technical Services Manager

I am searching for two experienced Technical Services Managers on behalf of a Leading City Main Contractor to oversee M&E packages on Commercial office Cat A, Cat B and Refurb Projects up to £10mill + within the London area.

If you have experience in Managing MEP packages on Cat A and Cat B Fit out projects in London and the SE for either a Main Contractor or a MEP Sub Contractor and would be interested in hearing more, please contact me on

Basic Salary to £80k plus Car Allowance + package.

Key accountabilities

• To assist in the responsibility from Tender to Completion of a construction project in varying value, up to £10m+
• To identify problems and offer solutions.
• To suggest trade contractors, systems and manufacturers for team appraisal.
• To review design and shop drawings, the project programme and contribute where necessary.
• To offer high level strategic thinking at project level (lower level strategic input only is required for the skills area).
• To contribute information to the proposal team, when required.
• To carry out a champion role, if required, including publication of ‘champion papers’, as appropriate.
• To be aware of the existence of marketing relationships with external professionals and clients.
• To actively promote Interior philosophy and culture.
• To produce precise and succinct project / lookahead reports.
• To take responsibility for strategic control of the programme.
• To offer buildability advice and value engineering solutions.
• Be aware of element costings and costs/ft2
• Thorough understanding of M&E systems.
• Promote and implement Zero Defects & Absolute Completion Initiative.
• To implement Best Practice Manual.
• To manage the design process including the production and review of design and shop drawings.
• To monitor the design against cost plan.

Skills & experience

• Industry experience. Track record of successful projects either internally or externally.
• Understands the pre-construction process. Can organise and manage the design phase of a project. Help prepare

and maintain the client decision matrix.

• In-depth knowledge of the construction process, preferably fit-out/refurbishment based
• Has a good political awareness.
• Able to collate information from the team to prepare and present the project report.
• Has been involved in medium (£10m+) and preferably at least one large (£20m+) project.
• Understanding of how to comply with a Health & Safety policy and Health & Safety management system
• Sensitive to political situations – good relationship builder
• Decision maker
• Good delegator and manage the outcome of that delegation
• Good communicator
• Prepared to be innovative
• Training and mentoring of team members
• A good organiser/system implementer
• Able to apply and operate a safe system of works
• have experience in negotiating, both internally and externally with customers