Our client is looking for an experienced Mechanical Project Manager to join their growing mechanical division. This is a brilliant opportunity for a professional to manage a range of commercial projects across South Wales and the wider UK, from concept design through to completion and post-handover.
The Role
The successful candidate will be overall responsible for ensuring projects are completed in accordance with specifications and drawings, to a high standard, within the allocated time schedule, and within budget. You will work collaboratively with the team to maintain strong relationships with contractors, clients, and colleagues.
📋 Key Responsibilities
- Full Project Lifecycle Management: Managing all aspects of commercial projects from estimation and concept design to final commissioning and handover.
- Health & Safety Leadership: Writing and managing risk assessments, method statements (RAMS), and safe systems of work.
- Team & Subcontractor Management: Supervising internal operatives and managing subcontractors to ensure installations are compliant with drawings and specifications.
- Procurement: Handling the timely procurement of plant and materials within allocated budgets while ensuring specification compliance.
- Quality Assurance: Utilizing internal QA procedures to record and track the quality of workmanship throughout the project.
- Progress Reporting: Monitoring site progress and supporting customers by attending various site meetings.
- Financial Tracking: Working closely with the Quantity Surveyor to track the project’s financial performance.
✅ Candidate Requirements
- Experience: Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Mechanical Building Services Project Manager on large-scale new build and refurbishment commercial projects.
- Qualifications: HNC/HND or Degree in Building Services is required.
- Leadership: Strong people management and leadership skills with the ability to motivate others.
- Technical Skills: Overall knowledge of a wide variety of mechanical systems and their installation methods; high level of IT literacy (Microsoft Office).
- Driving License: Must hold a full UK driving license.
- Travel: Must be willing to manage projects that require overnight stays across the UK.
📅 Typical Working Week
- Hours: 40 hours per week (8 AM – 5 PM Monday to Thursday; 8 AM – 4 PM Friday).
- Overtime: Occasional weekend work or overtime may be required.
- Salary: Dependent on experience (discussed at interview).
🛡 Responsible Recruitment & JSL Compliance Notice
In response to the UK’s shifting labour enforcement landscape and the introduction of Joint & Several Liability (JSL) in April 2026, our agency operates to the highest possible compliance standards to protect our clients from unbudgeted tax liabilities.
- Eliminating the “Connected” Risk: Under JSL rules, a client becomes directly liable for unpaid taxes if their agency is financially connected to the umbrella company used. We have no financial or structural ties to any umbrella provider, ensuring an independent and compliant supply chain.
- High-Risk Sector Protection: HMRC has identified Construction as a primary target for enforcement. We mitigate this risk by providing full, real-time audit trails for every worker.
- Real-Time Auditing (SafeRec): We utilize SafeRec to provide monthly, independent audits of all payslips. This ensures that PAYE and NICs are calculated correctly and that “due diligence” is backed by actual data.
- Defence Against Liability: The new legislation states that “having undertaken due diligence” is not a valid defence against liability. Our systems are designed to provide the proven compliance that HMRC demands to protect your business.
- Single-Supplier Transparency: We operate a transparent, non-subcontracted supply chain, ensuring that every worker on your site is fully traceable.