Mechanical Project Manager
Posted 2 days ago by Alaska Black
£500 Per day
Outside
Onsite
LS11, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Summary: The Mechanical Project Manager will oversee a £3.8m mechanical services installation project at a hospital, focusing on a de-steam and energy centre upgrade in a live healthcare environment. This site-based role demands strong leadership, technical expertise, and effective client management. The successful candidate will ensure high-quality delivery while adhering to health and safety standards. Immediate start is available for a duration of 7 months, with flexible options for contract type.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the mechanical installation works from site, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality delivery.
- Act as the primary point of contact for the client, managing communication, progress updates, and expectations.
- Oversee and coordinate site teams including mechanical and electrical foremen, direct labour, and subcontractors.
- Ensure all Health & Safety procedures are adhered to, with responsibility for implementing and reviewing RAMS (Risk Assessments & Method Statements).
- Manage and maintain the project programme, identifying risks, coordinating with all trades, and updating timelines as required.
- Price, track, and manage variations with clear documentation and commercial awareness.
- Liaise with and delegate tasks to on-site mechanical and electrical project engineers, each supporting 2 days per week.
- Ensure quality and compliance across all mechanical installations, working to detailed drawings and specifications.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience delivering mechanical services installations, particularly involving plantrooms and large-scale infrastructure projects.
- Previous project management experience in live environments, ideally healthcare.
- Strong technical understanding of mechanical building services.
- Hands-on experience managing Health & Safety, including the preparation and review of RAMS.
- Proficiency in managing and updating project programmes to maintain control of delivery timelines.
- Commercially astute, with experience in variation pricing and change management.
- Excellent leadership and team coordination skills across multiple disciplines.
- Experience with pre-fabricated mechanical services is highly desirable.
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage site issues independently.
Salary (Rate): £500/day
City: Leeds
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
Contract Type: Fixed-term or freelance options available
Start Date: Immediate / Flexible
Duration: 7 Months
Day Rate: £350 - £500 / day
We are seeking an experienced Mechanical Project Manager to lead the delivery of a £3.8m mechanical services installation at a hospital. The project involves a large-scale de-steam and energy centre upgrade, with complex mechanical works carried out in a live healthcare environment. This is a site-based role requiring strong leadership, technical expertise, and client management experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the mechanical installation works from site, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality delivery.
- Act as the primary point of contact for the client, managing communication, progress updates, and expectations.
- Oversee and coordinate site teams including mechanical and electrical foremen, direct labour, and subcontractors.
- Ensure all Health & Safety procedures are adhered to, with responsibility for implementing and reviewing RAMS (Risk Assessments & Method Statements).
- Manage and maintain the project programme, identifying risks, coordinating with all trades, and updating timelines as required.
- Price, track, and manage variations with clear documentation and commercial awareness.
- Liaise with and delegate tasks to on-site mechanical and electrical project engineers, each supporting 2 days per week.
- Ensure quality and compliance across all mechanical installations, working to detailed drawings and specifications.
Requirements:
- Proven experience delivering mechanical services installations, particularly involving plantrooms and large-scale infrastructure projects.
- Previous project management experience in live environments, ideally healthcare.
- Strong technical understanding of mechanical building services.
- Hands-on experience managing Health & Safety, including the preparation and review of RAMS.
- Proficiency in managing and updating project programmes to maintain control of delivery timelines.
- Commercially astute, with experience in variation pricing and change management.
- Excellent leadership and team coordination skills across multiple disciplines.
- Experience with pre-fabricated mechanical services is highly desirable.
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage site issues independently.