Mechanical Project Manage Peterborough
21 hours ago
Cambridge
Mechanical Project Manager Plumbing & Heating Location: Peterborough, with travel to client sites across Cambridgeshire Salary: £48k - £56k PA Job Type: Full-time, Permanent Start Date: Ideally by the end of September 2026 The Opportunity An established building services and maintenance business is looking for a Mechanical Project Manager to join its Peterborough team, with a strong focus on commercial plumbing and heating maintenance. This is a great opportunity for an experienced Senior Mechanical Supervisor, Contracts Supervisor, Mechanical Engineer or similar who is ready to take the next step into a project/contract management position. The role is approximately 70% office-based and 30% client/site-based, giving you responsibility for coordinating engineering resources, planning works, dealing directly with clients and attending sites across the Cambridgeshire region. You will oversee a team of up to eight engineers, coordinating approximately 5060 planned maintenance jobs throughout the year. The workload is predominantly planned preventative maintenance, with a smaller reactive maintenance element. This is a hands-on management role where your technical knowledge of commercial heating and plumbing will be important. Key Responsibilities • Coordinate and manage a team of up to eight mechanical/plumbing and heating engineers., • Plan and oversee approximately 5060 planned maintenance and project works throughout the year., • Manage predominantly planned preventative maintenance (PPM), alongside reactive maintenance requirements., • Allocate engineers to jobs and ensure works are completed efficiently and within agreed timescales., • Coordinate workloads, materials, access requirements and client expectations., • Act as a key point of contact for clients across the Cambridgeshire region., • Attend client sites to carry out surveys, inspect works, discuss requirements and provide technical support., • Review and prepare quotations, variations and estimates where required., • Monitor the progress, quality and commercial performance of works., • Manage subcontractors where required and ensure works are completed safely and to specification., • Ensure all works comply with relevant health & safety legislation, company procedures and industry standards., • Produce and review RAMS, reports, quotations and other project documentation., • Identify additional works and opportunities while attending client sites., • Support engineers with technical queries and provide practical guidance when required., • Maintain accurate records of planned and reactive works using the company's CAFM/job management systems., • Take ownership of customer issues and ensure they are followed through to completion., • Support the ongoing development, training and performance of the engineering team.Essential Experience, • Strong background in commercial plumbing and heating., • Experience within mechanical building services, facilities management, maintenance or service environments., • Previous responsibility for supervising or coordinating engineers., • Experience managing planned preventative maintenance and/or reactive maintenance., • Good understanding of commercial heating, plumbing and associated mechanical systems., • Confident dealing directly with clients and site representatives., • Able to organise multiple jobs and engineering resources effectively., • Good understanding of RAMS, safe systems of work and construction/maintenance health & safety requirements., • Commercial awareness, including quotations, variations and basic budget control., • Comfortable using job management/CAFM software., • Full UK driving licence.Desirable, • NVQ Level 3 in Plumbing & Heating or a relevant mechanical qualification., • SSSTS/SMSTS., • Gas Safe, ACS, OFTEC or other relevant industry qualifications., • Experience working to SFG20 planned maintenance standards., • Previous experience working across manufacturing, commercial, education or industrial environments., • Experience managing a 24/7 or emergency callout function., • The business currently uses Service Life for job and maintenance management, with a planned move to Joblogic. What You'll Get • Company vehicle., • Monthly bonus scheme: where the monthly target is exceeded by £10,000, a bonus equivalent to 1% of basic salary is payable., • 22 days' holiday plus bank holidays., • 3% employer pension contribution., • Healthcare Cash Plan., • Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support., • Long-term sickness provision., • Ongoing training and development., • Stable pipeline of long-term maintenance work., • Supportive working environment., • Predominantly office-based role with regular client/site visits across Cambridgeshire., • Opportunity to progress from a senior supervisory position into a broader project/contract management role. JBRP1_UKTJ