Our client is one of the leading Building and Civil Engineering Contractors operating throughout the UK and Ireland.
Thay are now seeking to appoint a Building Services Commercial Manager to take a lead role in the commercial management and procurement of MEP packages across Pre-Construction and delivery.
This role is central to ensuring MEP packages are procured effectively, aligned with programme, and commercially controlled through delivery.
The Role
You will operate across Pre-Construction, Procurement, and Project Delivery, taking ownership of the commercial position of MEP packages from tender through to final account.
Working closely with Pre-Construction, Procurement (Strategic Supply Chain), Operations, and Commercial teams, you will also engage directly with clients, consultants, and the MEP supply chain.
Key Responsibilities
Pre-Construction
- Support MEP estimating, cost planning, and tender submissions
- Engage with Procurement and the supply chain to inform market testing and pricing
- Review design information for compliance, buildability, and commercial risk
- Identify value engineering opportunities across MEP and wider interfaces
- Provide MEP input into construction programmes, including sequencing, commissioning, and handover
- Attend client and tender meetings, representing the MEP commercial position
Procurement (MEP Packages)
- Lead procurement of MEP subcontract packages through to order placement
- Manage tender processes, including enquiry, analysis, and commercial evaluation
- Lead negotiations and agree subcontract terms
- Ensure packages are aligned with programme, scope, and risk allocation
- Work with Strategic Supply Chain to engage appropriate delivery partners
Project Delivery
- Support Operations and Commercial teams in managing MEP packages on live projects
- Review and agree subcontractor quotations, variations, and change events
- Contribute to cost reporting, forecasting, and financial control
- Maintain alignment between MEP commercial activities and the construction programme, including commissioning and handover
- Attend project and client meetings, providing clear commercial input on status, risk, and performance
Integration
- Work across Pre-Construction, Procurement, Commercial, and Operations to ensure a coordinated approach to MEP delivery
- Support development of MEP procurement strategy and supply chain engagement
- Contribute to benchmarking, market intelligence, and continuous improvement
The Individual
- Experience in MEP / Building Services commercial management
- Proven track record in subcontract procurement and package delivery
- Experience across multiple sectors and project stages
- Strong understanding of construction programming and MEP sequencing
- Ability to operate across Pre-Construction and live project environments
- Client-facing experience in meetings and tender processes
- Good working knowledge of standard forms of contract (e.g. JCT contracts and NEC contracts)
- Strong commercial judgement, negotiation, and stakeholder management
Our client is one of the leading Building and Civil Engineering Contractors operating throughout the UK and Ireland.
Thay are now seeking to appoint a Building Services Commercial Manager to take a lead role in the commercial management and procurement of MEP packages across Pre-Construction and delivery.
This role is central to ensuring MEP packages are procured effectively, aligned with programme, and commercially controlled through delivery.
The Role
You will operate across Pre-Construction, Procurement, and Project Delivery, taking ownership of the commercial position of MEP packages from tender through to final account.
Working closely with Pre-Construction, Procurement (Strategic Supply Chain), Operations, and Commercial teams, you will also engage directly with clients, consultants, and the MEP supply chain.
Key Responsibilities
Pre-Construction
- Support MEP estimating, cost planning, and tender submissions
- Engage with Procurement and the supply chain to inform market testing and pricing
- Review design information for compliance, buildability, and commercial risk
- Identify value engineering opportunities across MEP and wider interfaces
- Provide MEP input into construction programmes, including sequencing, commissioning, and handover
- Attend client and tender meetings, representing the MEP commercial position
Procurement (MEP Packages)
- Lead procurement of MEP subcontract packages through to order placement
- Manage tender processes, including enquiry, analysis, and commercial evaluation
- Lead negotiations and agree subcontract terms
- Ensure packages are aligned with programme, scope, and risk allocation
- Work with Strategic Supply Chain to engage appropriate delivery partners
Project Delivery
- Support Operations and Commercial teams in managing MEP packages on live projects
- Review and agree subcontractor quotations, variations, and change events
- Contribute to cost reporting, forecasting, and financial control
- Maintain alignment between MEP commercial activities and the construction programme, including commissioning and handover
- Attend project and client meetings, providing clear commercial input on status, risk, and performance
Integration
- Work across Pre-Construction, Procurement, Commercial, and Operations to ensure a coordinated approach to MEP delivery
- Support development of MEP procurement strategy and supply chain engagement
- Contribute to benchmarking, market intelligence, and continuous improvement
The Individual
- Experience in MEP / Building Services commercial management
- Proven track record in subcontract procurement and package delivery
- Experience across multiple sectors and project stages
- Strong understanding of construction programming and MEP sequencing
- Ability to operate across Pre-Construction and live project environments
- Client-facing experience in meetings and tender processes
- Good working knowledge of standard forms of contract (e.g. JCT contracts and NEC contracts)
- Strong commercial judgement, negotiation, and stakeholder management
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