M&E Manager
CV-LibraryReading, BerkshirepermanentPosted: 2 October 2026
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Location: Reading area
Salary: £85,000-£90,000 + travel + pension + healthcare
We are recruiting for a mechanically biased M&E Manager to join a main contractor specialising in life science projects with M&E values of up to £50m.
Based on a project in the Reading area, due to run for the next two years, you will oversee M&E delivery from design through to practical completion. This opportunity would suit an experienced Mechanical Project Manager from an M&E contractor background looking to move into main contracting, or an M&E Manager with existing main contractor experience.
The Role
Manage the M&E works throughout design, procurement, installation, commissioning and handover.
Review designs for coordination, buildability and compliance with project requirements.
Coordinate M&E subcontractors, consultants and the wider construction team.
Monitor progress against the programme, resolving technical and delivery issues.
Oversee quality and health and safety across the M&E works.
Manage commissioning and close-out activities to achieve practical completion.
Requirements
A relevant mechanical qualification.
A minimum of five years' experience as a Mechanical Project Manager with an M&E contractor.
Experience taking projects from design stage through to practical completion.
A valid SMSTS qualification.
Strong technical knowledge of mechanical building services and the ability to coordinate wider M&E packages.
Experience delivering life science or pharmaceutical projects is preferable.
Previous main contractor experience is preferable.
Package
£85,000-£90,000 salary.
Travel.
Pension.
Healthcare.
A two-year project programme in the Reading area
Location: Reading area
Salary: £85,000-£90,000 + travel + pension + healthcare
We are recruiting for a mechanically biased M&E Manager to join a main contractor specialising in life science projects with M&E values of up to £50m.
Based on a project in the Reading area, due to run for the next two years, you will oversee M&E delivery from design through to practical completion. This opportunity would suit an experienced Mechanical Project Manager from an M&E contractor background looking to move into main contracting, or an M&E Manager with existing main contractor experience.
The Role
Manage the M&E works throughout design, procurement, installation, commissioning and handover.
Review designs for coordination, buildability and compliance with project requirements.
Coordinate M&E subcontractors, consultants and the wider construction team.
Monitor progress against the programme, resolving technical and delivery issues.
Oversee quality and health and safety across the M&E works.
Manage commissioning and close-out activities to achieve practical completion.
Requirements
A relevant mechanical qualification.
A minimum of five years' experience as a Mechanical Project Manager with an M&E contractor.
Experience taking projects from design stage through to practical completion.
A valid SMSTS qualification.
Strong technical knowledge of mechanical building services and the ability to coordinate wider M&E packages.
Experience delivering life science or pharmaceutical projects is preferable.
Previous main contractor experience is preferable.
Package
£85,000-£90,000 salary.
Travel.
Pension.
Healthcare.
A two-year project programme in the Reading area