Project Manager (MEP)

 

Manchester

 

Permanent

 

Role

NG Bailey has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Project Manager to form part of the delivery team of a large and exciting scheme in the centre of Manchester.

 

We are looking for someone with an electrical bias that is client facing and can work through PCSA, precon and delivery phases and has strong leadership skills.

 

This is a great opportunity to join a team on a prestigious project but also to be part of NG Bailey and work on some of the countries most important schemes.

 

Key responsibilities in this role

Operational leadership

• Take overall responsibility for the operational delivery of a portfolio of engineering projects.
• Coordinate offsite manufacturing operations to ensure programmes, quality and commercial outcomes are achieved.
• Lead teams in line with company values, creating a high‑performance, collaborative culture.

Health & Safety

• Provide visible, proactive Health & Safety leadership.
• Embed a “safety first” culture across all activities and teams.

Work winning & pre‑commencement

• Support bid and work‑winning activities to ensure commercially robust, deliverable and profitable solutions.
• Lead and contribute to pre‑commencement activities, ensuring designs are manufacturable, fully coordinated and accurately programmed.
• Ensure design information is complete, accurate and suitable for manufacturing execution.

Risk, commercial & financial control

• Work closely with Senior Project Managers to identify, manage and mitigate project risks and opportunities.
• Maintain accurate monthly forecasts and ensure robust cost, programme and commercial control.
• Lead monthly project reviews, providing senior management with clear visibility of project performance and financial status.
• Contribute to business planning and budgeting, supporting delivery against agreed profit and performance targets.

Supply chain & quality

• Lead the effective management of appointed specialists and suppliers.
• Ensure manufacturing and installation meet internal standards, client specifications and statutory requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement across products, processes and quality outcomes.

Customer relationships

• Build and maintain strong, long‑term customer relationships.
• Ensure project objectives are clearly defined and consistently delivered, achieving high levels of customer satisfaction.

Project completion

• Ensure projects are successfully closed out in line with agreed quality, commercial and programme requirements.
• Manage full project close‑out, including financial alignment and lessons learned.

 

What we’re looking for

• Proven experience leading multi‑project engineering or manufacturing operations.
• Strong commercial and financial awareness with a track record of improving profitability.
• Experience of offsite manufacturing or engineered solutions (desirable).
• Excellent leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and develop high‑performing teams.
• Strong understanding of Health & Safety, compliance and risk management.
• Confident stakeholder manager, capable of working with customers, suppliers and senior leaders.

  

Benefits

• 25 days holiday
• day per annum, plus bank holidays
• Pension with leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution
• Private healthcare
• Free 24/7 365 Employee assistance program to support mental health and wellbeing (including counselling sessions and legal advice)
• Discounts
• Personal development programme
• Flexible Benefits
• Car/Car allowance

 

Next Steps: 

 

As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.  

 

We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met. 

 

About Us: 

We are one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training. 

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward-thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies. 

Progression is something we value, and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be. 

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