Building Services Manager
| Posting date: | 29 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £50,000 to £75,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 May 2026 |
| Location: | CF10 3QN |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | O'Neill & Brennan |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1404206462-10787 |
Summary
Building Services Manager (£55K - £75K + car + bonus + benefits package)
O’Neill and Brennan have an excellent opportunity for a Building Services Manager (M&E) to join a leading main contractor in the South Wales region to be based from their Cardiff office
You will lead and coordinate the MEP process from project inception through to post-completion using commercial, contractual, programme/time awareness and technical expertise.
Reporting to their Head of Building Services, you will work alongside the preconstruction and delivery teams to carry out technical reviews of tender documents, liaise with the estimating team and supply chain partners and adjust designs accordingly as and when required.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Manage the complete qualitative, technical and commercial appraisal of services tenders across the team, in conjunction with other team members.
• Identify equal and approved services solutions for inclusion in tenders.
• Ensure technical appraisals of the services design to ensure compliance
• Design gap analysis (Building Services).
• Maintaining and developing relationships with their MEP Supply Chain.
• Supply Chain Coordination.
• Visiting sites during construction as required.
• Attend meetings such as tender launch meetings, mid tender reviews/interviews and tender adjudications.
• Reviewing the MEP installations for compliance against the designs, contract requirements, relevant standards/regulation and their quality requirements.
• Constantly reinforce and deliver their customer first ethic.
• Work closely with the Design Manager and project team to ensure an integrated MEP design across multiple build elements.
• Support the operations teams in the delivery of M&E systems once the package has been handed over from the preconstruction team.
• Leading the commissioning phase, ensuring it is delivered correctly with the use of the supply chains commissioning management or independent commissioning managers. Undertake witnessing and signing off the systems as complete
Essential Criteria
• Understand the appropriate M&E and service legislation.
• Able to control costs, timing, quality in line with targets.
• Able to interpret project documentations and develop appropriate strategies.
• Full Driving Licence.
• Proficient use of Microsoft programmes.
• Proficient use of and Microsoft suite of Office programmes; inc. Excel, Word, Outlook.
• Minimum relevant level 4 qualification (HNC / NVQ4 etc).
• Appropriate CSCS card.
Desirable Criteria
• Relevant Degree or Equivalent Qualification.
• Working towards MCIOB / MCIBSE /MIET.
You will be rewarded generously with a competitive package that gives you flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes but is not limited to, an enhanced pension scheme, discounted or full private medical, life assurance, incentive bonus and a EV car scheme which makes them a market leader in sustainable company travel. Applicable roles will benefit from a motoring expenditure allowance (MEA) and everyone can access a new generation of low carbon and electric cars via the leasing scheme.
The client will provide an inclusive and flexible working environment for people to thrive in and they are happy to support agile working wherever possible
To apply contact please forward an up to date CV and covering letter to Ben Willis, highlighting your previous roles and level of experience
O’Neill and Brennan values diversity and promotes equality, All individuals will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation