project manager.

Job Title: Project Manager

Location: Central London

Salary: Up to £65,000

Contract: Permanent - Monday to Friday: 8am - 5pm

Role Purpose

The Project Manager is a site-based leadership role responsible for the end-to-end scoping, commercial management, and delivery of small-to-medium M&E extra works, plant replacements, and capital fit-out projects across a high-specification corporate estate.

Positioned on-site alongside the operational Technical Services team, you will act as the primary technical bridge between client expectations, operational engineering, and specialist project delivery.

Combining a strong engineering background with proven project management governance, you will ensure all projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and to immaculate, "showroom-standard" quality with zero disruption to daily corporate occupier operations.

Key Responsibilities

1. Project Scoping, Technical Design & Delivery

• Technical Scoping: Partner with client account leads and on-site engineering teams to identify asset deficiency risks, lifecycle replacements, and energy-optimisation opportunities.
• End-to-End Delivery: Manage projects through the full lifecycle-from initial technical site surveys, feasibility studies, and design reviews, through to procurement, installation, commissioning, and final handover.
• MEP Oversight: Provide technical governance over mechanical, electrical, public health (MEP), and BMS upgrades, ensuring designs and installations comply with CIBSE standards, Building Regulations, and site specifications.

2. Commercial & Financial Governance

• Cost Estimation & Proposals: Draft accurate, detailed project proposals, labor estimates, and competitive commercial quotes for client review and approval.
• Budget Ownership: Manage individual project P&Ls, tracking cost variations, Work in Progress (WIP), and supplier billing to maintain target profit margins.
• Supply Chain Procurement: Procure specialist materials and audit third-party specialist contractors, negotiating competitive rates and enforcing strict contractual scopes.

3. Stakeholder Diplomacy & Communication

• On-Site Client Partnership: Act as the daily, visible face of project delivery for Landlord Asset Managers, Tenant Representatives, and Building Operations teams.
• Progress Reporting: Lead regular project update meetings, presenting clear, data-driven reports on milestones, risk matrices, budget status, and scheduled shutdowns.
• Out-of-Hours Execution: Coordinate and occasionally oversee high-risk out-of-hours project activities, critical power shutdowns, or crane lifts to minimise operational disruption.

4. Health, Safety & Compliance

• Safe Systems of Work (SSoW): Author, review, and strictly enforce project-specific Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS) and Construction Phase Plans (CPP).
• Permit Management: Govern the Permit to Work (PTW) system for high-risk activities, including hot works, high-voltage isolations, and working at height.
• Handover Documentation: Collate and deliver comprehensive O&M (Operation & Maintenance) manuals, statutory testing certificates, updated asset registers, and commissioning sign-offs at project completion.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Technical Foundation

• Technical Qualification (Essential): Completed a formal engineering apprenticeship with a minimum NVQ Level 3 (or City & Guilds equivalent) in Electrical Installation, Mechanical Engineering, or Building Services Engineering.
• Project Management Qualification (Desirable): PRINCE2, APM (Association for Project Management), or HNC/D in Building Services / Project Management.
• Safety Accreditation (Essential): SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme), IOSH Managing Safely, or NEBOSH General Certificate.
• Trade Regulations (Desirable): 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS 7671) or relevant mechanical/refrigeration certifications.

Experience & Skills

• Proven Track Record (Essential): Demonstrable experience operating as a Project Manager, Extra Works Supervisor, or Technical Project Engineer delivering M&E / building services projects within commercial office environments.
• Client Polish: Polished, consultative communication skills suitable for interacting with senior corporate executives and workplace leaders.
• Systems Literacy: Proficient with MS Project, Excel, CAFM/CMMS platforms, and AutoCAD / BIM viewer tools.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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