Construction Assurance Manager (MEP)

Overview

In this role, you will provide construction assurance and technical oversight of MEP works across shafts, headhouses, and portal buildings. You will ensure works align with approved designs, specifications, and project requirements, while reviewing ITPs, commissioning plans, and QA documentation. You’ll monitor contractor performance, manage interfaces between disciplines, and support system handovers. You’ll collaborate with Design, Construction, Commercial, and Project Controls to drive quality and safety. This is a site-based opportunity to help deliver complex infrastructure with a focus on reliability and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Provide construction assurance and technical oversight of MEP works across shafts, headhouses, and portal buildings
• Ensure compliance with approved designs, specifications, standards, and project requirements
• Review and assure installation methodologies, ITPs, commissioning plans, and quality documentation
• Monitor contractor performance and verify contractual and regulatory compliance
• Manage interfaces between civil, structural, architectural, and MEP disciplines
• Conduct site inspections, audits, and assurance reviews across construction and commissioning
• Identify and escalate technical, quality, safety, or programme-related issues
• Support testing, commissioning, and system handovers
• Collaborate with Design, Construction, Commercial, and Project Controls teams
• Participate in risk and change management processes and assist in resolving issues
• Produce construction assurance reports for project leadership

Key requirements

• Proven experience in Construction Assurance Manager, Construction Manager, Site Manager, or Project Engineer roles
• Strong background in MEP delivery within large-scale infrastructure projects
• Experience assuring installation and commissioning of mechanical, electrical, and public health and life safety systems
• Understanding of technical assurance, inspection, and commissioning protocols
• Competent in multidisciplinary coordination and stakeholder engagement
• Strong communication and reporting skills
• Desirable: experience on HS2 or similar rail/tunnelling projects
• Desirable: experience on shafts, tunnels, portals, or headhouse projects
• Desirable: Degree or HNC/HND in Mechanical, Electrical, Building Services or Construction Engineering
• Desirable: familiarity with NEC contracts and quality management practices

• Stakeholder engagement
• Strong communication and reporting
• Problem-solving
• MEP delivery
• Installation assurance and commissioning
• ITPs and commissioning planning

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