Mechanical Project Manager
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Occupation Type
Engineering project managers and project engineers
Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled
Sponsorship Salary Threshold
£51,900
(£26.62 per hour)
Occupation rate applies
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Description
LOCATION: Belfast
SHIFT PATTERN: Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week
SALARY: Competitive
Job Purpose
The Projects Manager is responsible for the safe, compliant, and efficient delivery of multi-disciplinary capital and lifecycle projects within a live industrial environment and Facilities Management discipline. Acting as a key client facing representative for ABM, the role oversees the full project lifecycle from feasibility and design through to commissioning and handover.
The position involves managing an on-site PMO team and coordinating external consultants, contractors and statutory bodies as appropriate to deliver building, civil, electrical, and mechanical projects, ensuring minimal disruption to live operational facilities while meeting quality, cost, and programme requirements.
Core Responsibilities
Project Lifecycle Management:
SHIFT PATTERN: Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week
SALARY: Competitive
Job Purpose
The Projects Manager is responsible for the safe, compliant, and efficient delivery of multi-disciplinary capital and lifecycle projects within a live industrial environment and Facilities Management discipline. Acting as a key client facing representative for ABM, the role oversees the full project lifecycle from feasibility and design through to commissioning and handover.
The position involves managing an on-site PMO team and coordinating external consultants, contractors and statutory bodies as appropriate to deliver building, civil, electrical, and mechanical projects, ensuring minimal disruption to live operational facilities while meeting quality, cost, and programme requirements.
Core Responsibilities
Project Lifecycle Management:
- Lead and manage projects from initial feasibility, design and business case development through procurement, installation, commissioning, and final handover
- Deliver multiple concurrent projects across industrial sites
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, Gantt charts and schedules
- Monitoring progress against key milestones, identifying and addressing deviations
- Chair and lead regular project progress and coordination meetings
- Prepare and manage project budgets, cost plans, and forecasts
- Control project expenditure, variations, and formal change management processes
- Support procurement and appointment of contractors, consultants, and specialist suppliers
- Review and manage contractor contracts, performance, and payment applications
- Maintain a comprehensive project register and reporting dashboard covering various aspects of projects such as financial, work in progress, work completed status, etc. (advanced proficiency of Microsoft Excel is essential)
- Provide technical oversight of building fabric, civil works, electrical systems, and mechanical services project works, ensuring installations meet design specifications, quality standards, and industry regulations
- Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams, including site teams, subcontractors, suppliers, internal and external engineering departments
- Monitor contractor performance against safety, quality, and programme and commercial KPIs
- Provide leadership, guidance and mentoring to junior project and facilities staff
- Act as the main point of contact for clients and internal stakeholders, providing clear, structured progress reports and managing expectations
- Coordinate works with facilities, maintenance, and production teams to minimise operational disruption
- Proactively identify potential project risks, delays, and interface issues, implementing mitigation measures to maintain delivery objectives
- Implement and manage the client Management of Change (MOC) process, ensuring formal approval and documentation and reporting to client representatives
- Ensure full compliance with health, safety, environmental, and statutory requirements across all projects
- Enforce effective control of RAMS, permits to work, isolations, and contractor activities within live industrial environments
- Ensure compliance with relevant legislation and standards (e.g. CDM Regulations, building regulations, electrical safety standards)
- Actively promote and embed a strong safety-first culture across all project activities
- Manage the site Risk Register, identifying, prioritising and shortlisting major risks to the client business
- Strong multi-disciplinary project management capability within industrial environments
- Broad technical understanding of building, civil, electrical, and mechanical systems
- Excellent planning, organisational, and risk management skills
- Strong commercial and contract management awareness
- Effective communication, reporting and stakeholder engagement skills
- Ability to manage projects in live, safety-critical industrial environments
Qualifications & Experience
- Degree / HND / HNC in Engineering, Construction, Building Services, or related discipline
- Minimum of 8 years proven experience delivering projects within industrial or Facilities Management environments with a strong emphasis on Mechanical systems
- Project Management qualification (APM, PRINCE2, PMP, or equivalent)
- Mechanical engineering background
- IOSH / NEBOSH qualification
- Experience working under CDM Regulations (where applicable)
- Proactive, accountable and delivery focused
- Calm and decisive under pressure
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail
- Flexible and responsive to changing operational and client priorities