Building Services Manager

The Vacancy

Wates have an opportunity for a Building Services Manager to join our Smartspace team in Warrington or London.

To be successful in the role you will be a methodical and an effective communicator with a positive and engaging approach. Work with the Client and understand requirements and challenge technically to add value. Liaise with Subcontractors and reach out to specialist suppliers/manufacturers for information.

We are looking for a Building Services Manager who has solid experience managing both mechanical and electrical Projects in the UK, as well as experience within fast-track Cat A & Cat B fit out sector.

As our Building Services Manager, you will:

• Assist the Bid Team to manage the production of the Contractors Proposals, ensuring they are complete, unambiguous, have been reviewed by the bid team, and have been updated to include all post tender negotiations.
• Review the design information, raise RFI’s and discuss with the suppliers and get into the detail of the design release programme including coordination and manage that in a week by week basis.
• Manage the services issues on site with the assistance of other site-based resource by implementing the management procedures to ensure the timely production of information is issued, within budget, fully coordinated and buildable.
• Ensure the services design has been reviewed on all projects with respect to mitigating Health and Safety issues prior to construction and ensure that hazards are noted on all drawings at each stage of their production.
• Understand the commissioning requirements and plans the detail of how that will be managed with the subcontractor and takes an interest in and leads on the subcontractors QA process.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary & bonus
• Flexible working
• Car Allowance / Company Car
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
• Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.
• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.