Job Description

Building Services Manager – Blanchardstown, Dublin 15

Tier 1 Main Contractor

Package:

• Competitive senior management salary

• Career progression with a Tier 1 contractor

• Involvement in high-profile, complex construction projects

We are seeking an experienced Building Services Manager to join a Tier 1 main contractor delivering large-scale construction projects. This is a senior management role with responsibility for leading building services engineering.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the review of building services design for buildability, coordination, and commercial optimisation.

• Manage and maintain design issue schedules and RFIs, ensuring timely resolution in line with programme.

• Ensure projects are resourced with appropriate engineering and technical capability; lead and develop services engineering teams.

• Manage technical submissions, approvals, and inspections in line with programme and quality requirements.

• Oversee dimensional control, setting out assurance, and robust checking procedures.

• Lead coordination of MEP services, temporary works (within scope), and BIM-driven clash resolution.

• Chair or contribute to regular services and design coordination meetings, providing clear reporting on risks, design status, and programme impacts.

• Manage method statements, risk assessments, and ensure safe systems of work across all services packages.

• Oversee quality assurance, ITPs, inspections, NCRs, and snagging through to handover.

• Support procurement by defining scopes, reviewing subcontract packages, and assisting with subcontractor selection and compliance.

• Monitor package values and report commercial or programme risks to the Project/Contracts Manager.

• Drive lessons learned, continuous improvement, and close-out of subcontract accounts.

• Ensure full compliance with company policies, quality systems, and health & safety legislation.

Requirements:

• Proven experience in a senior Building Services / MEP management role with a main contractor.

• Strong leadership and people management capability.

• Excellent understanding of design coordination, buildability, BIM, and services integration.

• Strong commercial and programme awareness.

• Experience managing quality systems, inspections, and handover processes.

• Relevant engineering qualification (Building Services, Mechanical, Electrical, or similar).

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