Small Works Manager

Small Works Manager | London | Up to £65,000 + £6,825 Car Allowance + Bonus

Ready to move beyond delivering the work and start shaping how it is delivered? This could be your next step if you are a BMS Service Engineer who has become the person trusted with small works, extra works, remedial or upgrade projects, or a Project Engineer or Project Manager who wants to lead a dedicated small works function.

You will have ownership of T&M and small works delivery, with the authority to organise engineers, manage customers and protect the commercial performance of each job. Your contribution will be visible, and there is genuine scope to build your career through promotion or lateral movement across a larger organisation.

Why this could beat your current role

You will be using your technical BMS knowledge without spending every day on the tools. Instead, you will take control of the full delivery process, from labour planning and logistics through to customer communication, invoicing and final handover. You will be trusted to make decisions, solve problems and set a consistent standard for the work delivered.

You will also receive a package that goes well beyond the basic salary:

Up to £65,000 basic salary
£6,825 annual car allowance
Company performance bonus scheme
Public transport expenses covered
25 days’ holiday, increasing with service
Option to buy or sell additional holiday
Pension starting at 7.5%, increasing with service
Private healthcare and competitive sick pay
EV salary sacrifice and EV charger loan schemes
Cycle to work and interest-free smart technology schemes
Retail, travel, leisure and entertainment discountsThe wider organisation also gives you room to move. That could mean earning a promotion, broadening your experience through a lateral move or taking your BMS and operational knowledge into another part of the business.

What you will be doing

You will lead the successful delivery of T&M and small works, making sure jobs are completed on time and at the margin agreed when they were sold.

Your work will include:

Planning engineers, subcontractors, materials and site logistics
Owning customer escalations and seeing them through to a proper conclusion
Managing H&S requirements, including risk assessments, method statements and CDM compliance
Monitoring labour, overtime, supplier costs, warranty issues and project backlog
Producing accurate order, revenue and labour forecasts
Making sure commissioning reports, O&M information and invoicing details are issued on time
Supporting delivery across BMS platforms, including Trend, Tridium, Siemens and DistechYou will work closely with operations, finance, administration, sales, procurement and the helpdesk, giving you a much broader view of how the business operates than a purely site-based engineering role.

What you will bring

You will need:

Strong technical experience with BMS controls and building automation systems
Experience delivering small projects, extra works or BMS project packages
The confidence to manage customers, engineers, suppliers and commercial priorities
A practical understanding of H&S, project documentation and successful job handoverYou do not need to have held the Small Works Manager title already. This role could suit an experienced Service Engineer ready to step up, provided you have already taken ownership of extra works or smaller projects.

The honest challenge

There will be competing priorities. You may be balancing customer escalations, engineer availability, commercial targets and urgent site requirements at the same time.

You will need to stay organised and make clear decisions under pressure. The upside is that you will have the visibility and ownership to show exactly what you can do.

Apply today.

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