Technical Project Manager

Technical Project Manager (Facilities Management)

Location: City of London

Salary: Up to 80,000 + bonus

Monday - Friday: 8am - 5pm

The Opportunity

We are a rapidly growing Facilities Management company known for delivering high-quality, complex maintenance and lifecycle projects for prestigious clients. We are seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to join our team, focusing on the delivery of capital expenditure projects derived from our core FM contracts.

You will be instrumental in managing projects ranging in value from 100,000 up to 1.5 million, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest technical standards. This role requires a professional who combines hands-on engineering knowledge with exceptional project delivery skills.

Key Responsibilities

Project Delivery & Management

• Full Project Lifecycle Ownership: Take cradle-to-grave responsibility for multiple concurrent technical projects, including mechanical, electrical, and public health (MEP) refurbishments, plant replacements (e.g., chillers, boilers, AHUs), and major building services upgrades.

• Budget & Finance: Develop detailed project budgets, track expenditure against P&L, manage variations, and ensure all projects achieve or exceed defined commercial margins.

• Planning & Scheduling: Create robust project programmes, managing resource allocation, and coordinating all works with the operational FM teams and building occupants to minimise disruption.

• Procurement: Manage the tender process, procure specialist equipment, and select and manage approved subcontractors, ensuring quality standards are met at all times.

Technical Assurance & Compliance

• Technical Authority: Utilise your electrical or mechanical expertise to review and challenge designs, specifications, and contractor proposals.

• Quality Control: Oversee installation, commissioning, and final handover, ensuring all work is completed to relevant UK legislation, HTMs (where applicable), and industry standards (e.g., BS 7671, SFG20).

• Risk Management: Conduct thorough project risk assessments, proactively identifying technical, health and safety, and financial risks, and developing effective mitigation strategies.

• Health & Safety (H&S): Act as the Principal Designer or Principal Contractor under CDM Regulations (where appropriate), ensuring the project adheres to all H&S legislation.

Stakeholder Management

• Client Liaison: Serve as the professional face of the company for project-related matters, managing client expectations and communicating project progress and status clearly.

• Reporting: Produce timely and accurate project reports on status, finance, and risk for both the client and senior management.

• Team Coordination: Work collaboratively with the site-based maintenance teams, engineers, and Contract Managers to integrate project works seamlessly into the existing operational environment.

What You're Looking For

• Technical Background (Essential): Must possess a formal technical qualification (minimum NVQ Level 3, HNC/HND, or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Building Services.

• Project Experience (Essential): Proven experience successfully managing and delivering multiple concurrent technical projects with individual values typically ranging from 100,000 to 1.5 million.

• Compliance: Strong working knowledge of CDM Regulations, UK building regulations, and relevant statutory compliance.

• Commercial Acumen: Demonstrated experience managing budgets, P&Ls, procurement, and variations.

• Skills: Excellent communication, negotiation, and leadership skills. Proficiency in project management software (e.g., MS Project) and CAFM systems.

If you are a technically minded leader ready to drive project success for a growing, dynamic FM business, we encourage you to apply.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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