Technical Services Manager in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire

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