M&E Contracts Manager

Overview

Lead M&E delivery for £30m commercial project, managing teams, budgets, and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• m&e delivery
• cost control
• team management
• client meetings
• safety compliance

Tasks

-Oversee the full M&E delivery of the project from pre-construction through to handover -Lead client and stakeholder meetings, providing regular progress updates and resolving issues proactively -Manage multiple project teams, ensuring works are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards -Take full commercial responsibility for M&E packages, including cost control, forecasting, and variation management -Support project managers and engineers, driving performance and continuous improvement across the team -Ensure health, safety, and compliance standards are maintained across all operations

Requirements

• m&e contracts
• project management
• leadership
• commercial
• technical
• large-scale

What You Bring

We’re looking for an experienced Senior M&E Contracts Manager to take full ownership of a large-scale £30 million commercial project in the heart of Newcastle. This role requires strong leadership, commercial awareness, and technical expertise across all building services disciplines. -Proven experience as an M&E Contracts Manager on large-scale commercial projects (£10m+) -Demonstrable ability to manage complex M&E projects to successful completion -Excellent communication, leadership, and negotiation skills -Strong technical and commercial background in building services

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Benefits

Rate: £450–£500 per day (negotiable) -Available for an immediate start

About Vertical Recruitment

-Vertical Recruitment quickly carved out a name for quality and insight. -From its Manchester roots, the agency has forged deep partnerships across the UK, becoming a trusted talent bridge for top architecture, engineering and infrastructure firms. -Specialising in permanent, contract and executive placements, it has steadily grown its financial performance through repeat business and long-term engagements. -Its consultants bring sector focus—spanning architecture, MEP, structural and civil engineering—to serve complex projects in commercial, residential, utilities and energy sectors. -Vertical has earned industry awards and regional acclaim for its consultative approach and market intelligence, often renewing supplier agreements with global enterprises. -Typical assignments range from placing RIBA-qualified architects to senior quantity surveyors and fire engineers on high-profile property and infrastructure developments. -Operating at both national and regional levels, the firm supports projects in energy, utilities, transport, water and infrastructure, adapting to diverse technical environments. -A standout trait: the founders’ hands-on backgrounds drive a first-person understanding of technical roles, making the recruitment process unusually precise and context-aware.

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