Building Services Manager

About the Role

The manager will lead Mechanical and Electrical Services consultants and sub‑contractors through design, installation, testing and commissioning, while ensuring the highest health and safety standards on site and fostering a positive H&S culture measured monthly. They will also develop and maintain safety and quality plans in line with the Galliford Try Business Management System and SHE standards, and ensure all work complies with drawings and specifications. • Manage outsourced design production and direct service design/installation to meet time, cost, and quality targets. • Lead Mechanical and Electrical Services consultants and sub‑contractors through design, installation, testing, and commissioning. • Achieve and measure the highest health & safety standards on site, fostering a positive H&S culture. • Develop and maintain safety and quality plans in line with Galliford Try’s BMS and SHE standards. • Oversee sub‑contractors to produce detailed programme schedules and weekly labour, plant, and material returns. • Promote a ‘Best Quality’ culture, enforcing high workmanship standards and rejecting inferior work. • Maintain professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders via agreed PR procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸design production
• ▸service installation
• ▸m&e coordination
• ▸testing commissioning
• ▸safety management
• ▸quality planning

What You Bring

Candidates should hold a recognised Building Services qualification to HNC or degree level and have experience working for a main contractor in a building services role. Full knowledge of health and safety legislation, basic sub‑contract processes, and practical project‑management skills such as programming, cash‑flow analysis and resource planning are required. • Hold a recognised Building Services qualification to HNC/Degree level. • Experience in a main contractor building services role (advantageous). • Full knowledge of health and safety legislation, including the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and CDM 2015. • Basic understanding of sub‑contract processes, contract and commercial aspects. • Familiarity with project management techniques such as programming, cash‑flow analysis, and resource planning.

Requirements

• ▸building services
• ▸hnc/degree
• ▸main contractor
• ▸safety legislation
• ▸sub‑contract
• ▸project management

Benefits

Galliford Try offers the chance to work on a £4.1 billion order book of high‑profile UK projects, providing stability and opportunities for career progression. Employees benefit from a supportive ‘Be Well’ wellbeing programme, high‑quality training, a structured career‑path initiative, and an Agile Working programme that offers flexible working arrangements. The benefits package includes a competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement with purchase options, corporate discounts, a Cycle‑to‑Work scheme, a comprehensive pension, a Save‑as‑You‑Earn share purchase plan, private medical insurance options, 24/7 employee assistance, and paid membership to a relevant professional association. The company welcomes full‑time, reduced‑hours or flexible working arrangements and encourages candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply, even if they do not meet every requirement. As a Disability Confident employer, Galliford Try will offer an interview to candidates with long‑term health conditions or disabilities who meet the essential criteria and will discuss any necessary adjustments. • Competitive salary with generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service and purchase options. • Wide range of corporate discounts and a Cycle‑to‑Work scheme. • Comprehensive pension scheme and regular Save‑as‑You‑Earn share purchase plan. • Private medical insurance options and 24/7 employee assistance programme. • Paid membership to a relevant professional association.

Work Environment

Onsite