Role - Mechanical Contracts Manager — Major Carbon Neutral Transition Project

Location: Gatwick Airport
Salary: Excellent package, including lodge and travel expenses, bonus, car or car allowance + long-term project commitment (5 years)

About the Opportunity

Mech Electrics Ltd are proud to be the retained recruitment partner for the UK's leading specialist in delivering complex, high-value energy infrastructure and decarbonisation projects.

We are recruiting for a Mechanical Contracts Manager to work on a landmark, multi-phase infrastructure and energy project.
This transformative programme will transition all property assets across the estate to carbon neutral operation by 2030 — a high-profile, nationally significant undertaking.

The Project

At the heart of this £250M programme is the construction of a £75M Major Energy Centre, incorporating:

* Air Source and Heat Source Pumps

* District Heating Network covering the entire airport estate

* Comprehensive Energy Upgrades to existing and new buildings

* Complete Electrical Infrastructure Overhaul — enabling a fully electric campus, with infrastructure to support plant, machinery, vehicles, and EV charging networks

This is a complex, multi-disciplinary project that will shape the future of sustainable infrastructure delivery in the UK.

The Role

* Relevant qualification & experience within building services/renewable energy sector

* The management of multiple projects simultaneously, by liaising with individual project managers across the site on their progress to programme

* Any airport experience is highly desirable

* Sizeable project experience and proven Project Management background

* Management and delivery of Client expectations

* Project reporting

* Management of directly employed resources including cost plan/bonus schemes

* Understanding of commercial practices and ordering of materials

* Delivery of projects with complex/sectional programmes

* Management of specialist subcontract packages

* Good computer skills

* Motivated, driven and able to manage own time

* Good communication skills & ability to manage teams

Candidate Profile

We're looking for a senior, proven leader with:

* Experience of complex MEP projects — ideally incorporating Energy Centres, District Heating, and Electrical Infrastructure

* A strong understanding of carbon reduction technologies, modern infrastructure systems, and airport or estate-wide projects

* Experience driving a project from 'cradle to grave'

* A collaborative, forward-thinking, and pragmatic leadership style

Benefits

* Be part of a high-profile, nationally significant project that will garner major public attention

* Join the UK's leading specialist contractor in sustainable infrastructure — with in-house design, commercial, pre-construction, and operational delivery expertise

* Enjoy a long-term, 5-year role on a complex, flagship programme

* Enhance your CV with a career-defining project in the decarbonisation and infrastructure sector

All applications will be handled in strict confidence