Senior Project Manager - MEP

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About the role

Location: North of Scotland (Inverness/Nairn desirable)

Experience: Complex builds / Major Projects Education / Healthcare / Prisons

Shape a career to be proud of as part of an award-winning team.

Our team shapes projects that connect communities and impact daily life for millions. Join our Regional Scotland BBK team as a Senior Project Manager (MEP) to build new futures.

Own your career, and you can build something to be proud of at Balfour Beatty. By joining our well-established construction teams working on our significant future pipeline of large-scale MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing) projects in the North of Scotland (Inverness / Nairn) you will work with true experts wholl share their knowledge and provide support, encouragement and invaluable feedback so you never stop learning.

Bring us your capability, and well help you take it much, much further.

What you'll be doing

You will have experience as a Senior Project Manager leading the Project management team with the planning and daily execution of the MEP Services on a construction project. You will be responsible for maintaining all aspects of the project schedule, by managing the process of submittal approvals, coordinating the timely delivery of materials, maintaining schedules and budgets. You will also liaise with Customer and Construction Team.

Who we're looking for

As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead the project management team in planning and executing MEP services on construction projects. Your responsibilities include:

• Project Oversight: Manage all aspects of the project, including scope of work, bid package development, and overseeing subcontractors and suppliers.
• Schedule Management: Maintain project schedules by coordinating submittal approvals, timely delivery of materials, and adherence to budgets.
• Quality Control: Ensure quality standards by conducting preconstruction and progress meetings, verifying subcontractor deliveries, and administering project submittals.
• Client Liaison: Collaborate with clients, architects, engineers, and owner representatives, assisting in the preparation of progress reports and meeting minutes.
• Documentation: Handle proposal changes, RFIs, and update as-built drawings, ensuring all changes are fully coordinated with supervision and subcontractors.

What Were Looking For:

• Experience: Proven experience as a Senior Project Manager leading major projects up to 15 million within the education sector, prisons, or complex structures.
• Technical Skills: Strong knowledge of MEP systems, with the ability to manage the process of submittal approvals and project schedules.
• Qualifications: MEP Building Services or have experience in a related field position.
• Commitment to Quality: Dedication to evaluating and improving project-related processes to meet/exceed customer expectations.
• Integrity: High levels of integrity with a focus on meeting/exceeding customer requirements and supporting company values.
• Education Build experience desirable

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UKs most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasnt rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package thats right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more

About us

From Dunfermlines tramways in 1909 to highland hospitals today, Balfour Beatty has been trusted for over a century to deliver the complex and critical infrastructure and iconic buildings Scotland relies on.

We have the people, knowledge and experience to safely deliver projects right first time, maximising value for money and ensuring a positive social impact and inclusive economic growth for local communities.

Our award-winning sustainable projects, including active travel, Passivhaus and retrofit, demonstrate our commitment to supporting Scotlands transition towards net zero in the built environment.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com

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