Senior MEP Project Manager
Job type:Contract
Town/City:Newmarket
County:Cambridgeshire
Discipline:Supervision & Technical
Job ref:AW-29
Post Date:17. 09. 2026
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Meet Our Recruiter
Anna-Marie Warren
Consultant | Construction & Building Services
About the Role
Senior MEP Project Manager
Newmarket
Contract
1st Step Solutions are supporting a leading Tier 1 M&E Contractor who have an opportunity for a Senior MEP Project Manager to be based on a commercial project in Newmarket.
To be successful in this role, you will have a proven track record in project management, particularly within the commercial sector or similar related projects with values between £30 - £40mil. Ideally, you will have experience of demonstrating responsibility for full Contract Management at this level.
Responsibilities:
- Develop, control, and ensure delivery against the project budgets including profit, preliminaries and procurements.
- Implement detailed programmes and schedules which allow accurate monitoring and reporting of progress
- Secure and manage the appropriate resources to deliver the project / scheme effectively and efficiently in a professional manner to ensure successful delivery within project constraints.
- Implement and manage the development of the Project Quality Plan, Trade Quality Plans, and Defect rectification procedures
- Ensure there is a successful and smooth handover of the project, including support to customer/ end user throughout the handover process.
Requirements:
- CSCS/SMSTS.
- Mechanical or electrical bias.
- HNC/HND in Building Services Engineering desirable.
- Experience of working at a senior level on M&E projects, as well as ideally having had responsibility for full contract management.
- Effective communicator at all levels.
- Capability to accept responsibilities and accomplish project objectives in a timely manner.
- Good computer skills especially with Microsoft Office.
- Be aware of health and safety requirements and the continual assessment/control of risk.
- Able to develop and maintain good working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
Newmarket
Contract
1st Step Solutions are supporting a leading Tier 1 M&E Contractor who have an opportunity for a Senior MEP Project Manager to be based on a commercial project in Newmarket.
To be successful in this role, you will have a proven track record in project management, particularly within the commercial sector or similar related projects with values between £30 - £40mil. Ideally, you will have experience of demonstrating responsibility for full Contract Management at this level.
Responsibilities:
- Develop, control, and ensure delivery against the project budgets including profit, preliminaries and procurements.
- Implement detailed programmes and schedules which allow accurate monitoring and reporting of progress
- Secure and manage the appropriate resources to deliver the project / scheme effectively and efficiently in a professional manner to ensure successful delivery within project constraints.
- Implement and manage the development of the Project Quality Plan, Trade Quality Plans, and Defect rectification procedures
- Ensure there is a successful and smooth handover of the project, including support to customer/ end user throughout the handover process.
Requirements:
- CSCS/SMSTS.
- Mechanical or electrical bias.
- HNC/HND in Building Services Engineering desirable.
- Experience of working at a senior level on M&E projects, as well as ideally having had responsibility for full contract management.
- Effective communicator at all levels.
- Capability to accept responsibilities and accomplish project objectives in a timely manner.
- Good computer skills especially with Microsoft Office.
- Be aware of health and safety requirements and the continual assessment/control of risk.
- Able to develop and maintain good working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
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