M&E Manager

Job Description:

M&E Manager – Main Contractor (Mechanical Bias Preferred)

📍 Location: Rugby (Regional Midlands Travel)
💰 Salary: Up to £70,000 + Package + Bonus
🏗 Project Values: M&E Packages up to £2.5m | Overall Project Values up to £30m
📅 Start Date: ASAP

The Company

We are a well-established and growing regional main contractor delivering high-quality construction projects across the Midlands. Operating across a range of sectors across commercial build, including education, accommodation, care, we deliver schemes up to £30m in value and have built a strong reputation for quality, collaboration and long-term client relationships.

Due to continued project wins and a strong pipeline of secured work, we are looking to appoint an M&E Manager to strengthen our delivery team.

The Role

As M&E Manager, you will take responsibility for managing mechanical and electrical packages across multiple projects, typically overseeing up to four live schemes, with at least one project in pre-construction at any given time.

This role would particularly suit someone with a strong mechanical background, although candidates with balanced M&E experience will also be considered.

You will play a key role in ensuring building services elements are delivered safely, efficiently and in line with programme, cost and quality expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing M&E packages across multiple construction projects across the Midlands

• Overseeing projects from pre-construction through to completion and handover

• Supporting design coordination and technical reviews during pre-construction

• Managing subcontractors and specialist supply chain partners

• Monitoring programme delivery and ensuring services installation aligns with construction progress

• Working closely with project teams to manage costs, variations and technical queries

• Ensuring compliance with health & safety and quality standards

• Acting as the key liaison between design teams, subcontractors and internal project teams

• Supporting commissioning, testing and handover processes

About You

We are looking for a proactive and technically strong M&E professional who enjoys working within a collaborative project environment.

Experience & Skills

• Experience managing M&E packages within construction projects

• Strong mechanical bias or background preferred

• Experience delivering M&E packages up to approximately £2.5m

• Good understanding of building services coordination and installation sequencing

• Strong subcontractor and stakeholder management skills

• Commercial awareness and ability to manage variations and technical challenges

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

Backgrounds Considered

We are open to candidates from:

• Main contracting

• M&E subcontracting (ideal for someone looking to step into main contracting)

What’s On Offer

• Salary up to £70,000

• Competitive benefits package

• Performance-related bonus

• Stable pipeline of secured Midlands-based projects

• Opportunity to join a respected regional contractor

• Clear opportunity for long-term career progression

• Supportive and collaborative working environment

Location & Travel

This role is based from our Rugby office, with travel to sites across the Midlands. Travel is planned and manageable, aligned with regional project delivery.

Please apply below and get in touch with Heather Duncan for more information.