Overview

Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick (BBK) is looking for a Mechanical Project Manager to join our growing UK Construction Services team in the South East. You’ll lead the delivery of high-value, complex projects, manage large mechanical work packages and ensure the highest standards of quality, safety and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Leading and managing mechanical work packages or full-project delivery.
• Overseeing subcontractors, ensuring installation quality, compliance, and safe delivery.
• Driving programme delivery, short-term planning and progress reporting.
• Working closely with construction, commercial, logistics, design and safety teams.
• Leading pre-start meetings and ensuring smooth supply chain mobilisation.
• Setting and maintaining high standards of health, safety, environment and sustainability, with a strong focus on Net Zero goals.
• Taking ownership of site logistics, plant, lifting and access requirements.
• Establishing and enforcing quality standards, with a particular focus on building safety and fire safety strategies.

What we\'re looking for

• An experienced Project Manager with a strong background in mechanical trades.
• Proven ability to manage large-scale work packages or full-project delivery (£20m+).
• Confident in leading project engineers and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical standards, regulations, and technical compliance.
• A collaborative leader who can engage effectively with clients, consultants, supply chain partners and governing bodies.

Benefits

• Smart working, with flexible start/finish times and up to 40% remote working where role allows.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Family-friendly policies including 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partner leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and more.

About Us

Operating across England and Wales, our buildings teams create places where people live, are cared for, work, learn, meet and have fun, with a focus on aviation, health, defence, education and development sectors.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we grow our diverse workforce and develop an inclusive culture where everyone thrives, regardless of identity or background. For more, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion. We are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020 we signed open letters demonstrating our commitment to Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum requirements. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

Recruitment contact

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and welcome feedback at candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com.

Job details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Project Management and Information Technology
• Industries: Construction

Location

Byfleet, England, United Kingdom