Building Services Manager

Join Willmott Dixon as a Building Services Manager (M&E Manager) and play a key role in delivering high-quality MEP solutions across major construction projects in the North West region. We’re a family-owned business driven by quality, customer focus, and a commitment to making a positive impact.

What you’ll do:

• Coordinate and integrate mechanical, electrical & public health (MEP) systems in major projects.
• Oversee M&E supply chain partners to deliver works on time, to budget, and to the highest standards.
• Review designs, drawings, technical submissions, and carry out value engineering.
• Monitor compliance with H&S, CDM, and technical requirements.
• Provide on-site support, resolve technical issues, and attend coordination meetings.
• Lead and support commissioning, handover, and close-out of building services packages.
• Work across multiple projects, maintaining strong relationships with site teams, consultants, and supply chain.
• Feed lessons learnt and performance feedback into preconstruction teams.

What we’re looking for:

Essential Criteria:

• Valid driving licence
• Appropriate managerial experience in the services sector
• Experience in a Building Services role or supervisory role in an M&E discipline for Operational Delivery
• Understanding of all relevant M&E and services legislation
• Commercial acumen
• Proficient use of and Microsoft suite of Office programmes; inc. Excel, Word, Outlook.
• Experience on a variety of M&E projects in a wide range of sectors
• Minimum relevant level 4 qualification (HNC / NVQ4 etc)

Desirable Criteria:

• Relevant Degree or Equivalent Qualification
• Working towards MCIOB / MCIBSE /MIET

Whether you have experience in a supervisory or relevant role within a specialist M&E contractor or you're operating as a Building Services Manager already, we encourage you to apply.

Why Willmott Dixon?

We offer a competitive package including enhanced pension, medical cover, life assurance, and bonus scheme, plus flexible and inclusive working arrangements.

Additional Information

In return for your hard work, we offer a competitive package that includes flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes an enhanced pension scheme, discounted or full private medical, life assurance and Incentive Bonus.

At Willmott Dixon we provide an inclusive and flexible working environment for people to thrive in and we are happy to support agile working wherever possible.

We are a proud member of the Disability Confident Scheme.

About Us

With over 170 years of rich history, Willmott Dixon’s purpose is beyond profit; delivering brilliant buildings, transforming lives, strengthening communities and enhancing the environment so our world is fit for future generations. Ensuring that we add lasting value to the neighbourhoods we work in; our values, people, innovation, partnerships and focus on sustainability has allowed us to build a successful and solid privately owned business where our people can thrive. Willmott Dixon was recognised by The Sunday Times as one of the Top 10 "Big" Companies to Work For in 2025, named among the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality in 2024, and ranked in the Top Five of Europe’s 1,000 best workplaces by the Financial Times in 2025. Willmott Dixon is also the first major contractor and developer to win a King's Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development.