Building Services Contracts Manager

Building Services Contracts Manager – Permanent
📍 Location: Birmingham (projects across the West Midlands)
🏗️ Contractor: Tier 2 Midlands Main Contractor
💰 Salary: Competitive + benefits
🚀 Massive opportunity for career progression
We are seeking a proactive and driven Building Services Contracts Manager to join a growing Tier 2 Midlands-based main contractor. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead on M&E packages up to £20m in value, across a diverse portfolio of projects including high-rise residential, industrial, and logistics schemes.
As Services Contracts Manager, you will oversee 2–3 projects at a time, with M&E Project Managers (both in-house and subcontracted) reporting directly to you. Some projects will be delivered via complete in-house self-delivery of mechanical packages, while others will be subcontracted. You will report directly into the Regional Building Services Director, with strong prospects for growth and career development.
Key Responsibilities
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Lead, manage, and coordinate building services across multiple projects, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and to high standards.
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Oversee procurement, commercial reporting, and subcontractor engagement.
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Drive quality assurance, health & safety, and environmental compliance across all schemes.
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Monitor and ensure contractual compliance, including NEC contracts, Early Warning, and Compensation Event processes.
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Produce and analyse progress reports, costs, and forecasts, taking corrective action where required.
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Consult closely with the site construction team Conversant and ability to manage specialist MEP trades, BMS Systems, Smoke Ventilation, Sprinklers, etc,
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Chair and attend internal and client meetings, ensuring clear communication and accurate reporting.
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Manage risk registers, forecasts, and project close-out reviews.
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Provide strong leadership, mentoring, and coaching to M&E teams.
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Represent the company professionally at client meetings, presentations, and consultations.
What We’re Looking For
Skills & Experience
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Demonstrable experience managing multiple large-scale M&E/construction projects – happy to have someone from a mechanical subcontractor background.
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Strong technical knowledge of mechanical and electrical building services, including self-delivery and subcontract management.
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Excellent working knowledge of NEC contracts.
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Strong IT skills (MS Office, project planning software such as PowerProject).
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Relevant qualifications: HNC/HND/Degree in Construction or Building Services.
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SMSTS, CSCS Manager’s Black Card, IOSH (essential).
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MCIOB/MICE membership and NEBOSH Construction Certificate (desirable).
Personal Attributes
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Excellent leadership and people management skills.
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Strong communicator and negotiator, able to build long-term relationships with clients and stakeholders.
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Collaborative and solutions-focused, with a proactive approach to problem solving.
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Ambitious, with the drive to progress within a growing business.
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Previous Mechanical subcontract experience.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to join a well-established contractor with a strong project pipeline, where you will have the autonomy to make a real impact and the support to develop into a senior leadership position.
Please apply below and get in touch with Heather Duncan for more information