Salary: £55000 – £60000/annum car, 25 hols, pen, health
Permanent – Full Time
Construction
Chichester, West Sussex
date posted: 2026-07-27 10:02:01
Project Manager Mechanical Utilities
c£60k+, plus car, 25 days hols, private health
Reporting to the Operations Manager, this role is for a focused and dedicated person who will be responsible for looking after the company’s onsite project work, operating throughout Hampshire and West Sussex. This includes, but is not limited to, site survey, technical specification, quoting, delivery and commissioning.
All aspects of onsite health and safety are to be adhered to ensuring the company meets its requirements and objectives within the policies and procedures for quality (ISO 9001), the environment (ISO 14001) and health safety (ISO 45001).
The successful candidate will be required to:
Attend site and liaise with clients to survey new and existing client enquiries and jobs
When surveying work, interpret the full client requirements, and build a specification, detailing all site survey information and taking photographs
Enter all site survey information, including photos, onto our company job costing system for full transparency to the rest of the business
Liaise with suppliers and specialist sub-contractors to produce all pricing for the job/project, including company man hours, and produce/issue a detailed scope and pricing document for our tendering department
Upon award from the client, procure all materials, liaise with specialist sub-contractors, by requesting PO’s to be raised by the Planning Co-Ordinator/Administrator
Compile and issue job/project specific RAMS and any specific client health and safety paperwork
Prior to or during the sitework, attend any necessary onsite client meetings
Where required, kick start the job/project with the sitework team
Project Manage the job, ensuring the site team follow the RAMS and adhering to both company and the clients onsite policies/procedures
Ensure all specialist sub-contractors issue their RAMS, approve them, and ensure that they adhere to them when working onsite under the company’s instruction
Where necessary assist with onsite commissioning and, if required, produce any QA packs or commissioning documents
When projects incur any workshop activities, liaise with the Operations Manager to oversee the workshop work as per the specification and pricing model for each job/project
Ideal Skills, Training Qualifications
An engineering background, with Water Utilities and/or Power Industry experience
Full UK driving licence
Experience of, or a good understanding of, onsite health and safety rules regulations
Water Hygiene trained or a good understanding of sewerage/clean water hygiene training can be provided
Confined space trained or a good understanding of confined spaces training can be provided
An excellent communicator for both client meetings and site team instructions
Good organisational skills with a strong ability to multi-task
This role is an exciting opportunity to join a growing company, with a solid customer base, and a vision for the future which includes promotion and new roles.
The position is full time (40 hours per week), and includes 25 days annual leave plus the statutory bank holidays. The pay is very competitive, with an immediate enrolment within the company pension scheme, and the position includes a company vehicle, mobile phone, laptop etc.
