MEP Pre-Construction Manager
Posted on Jul 24, 2026 by CV-Library
Lambeth, Greater London, United Kingdom
Construction
Immediate Start
£60k - £75k Annual
Full-Time
MEP Pre-Construction Manager
Padstone require a sharp, commercially minded MEP Pre-Construction Manager to join a well known M&E clients London team.
Manager to complete ownership of the MEP pre-construction phase for washroom packages. This is not a standard, generic fit-out role. You will specialise in high-density services, ensuring that complex public health drainage, hot/cold water distribution, specialise extract ventilation, Electrical services and smart lighting systems are perfectly coordinated, budgeted, and procured before site works commence.
Key Responsibilities
Washroom Design Coordination & BIM Review
Interrogate layouts: Review architectural concepts to ensure MEP services can physically fit within tight ceiling voids, IPS panel cavities, and vanity units. (Rudwall Systems)
Lead spatial coordination: Use BIM software to map out complex public health drainage gradients and manifold systems, eliminating clashes before manufacturing.
Manage client variations: Fast-track technical revisions when clients request high-end modifications to brassware, sensor technologies, or branding.
Interrogate documentation and specifications to ensure project compliance.
Attend design meetings taking lead where necessary with coordination and resolving issues
Liaise with external design consultants to understand how specifications and timelines are managed.
Track deliverables and following up on outstanding design items
Manage the flow of updated drawings and maintain drawing registers where needed.
Prepare technical and sample submittals for review by senior engineers.
Check compliance with project standards and manufacturer specifications.
Effectively communicate and collaborate within multidisciplinary teams.
Manage design and scope changes.
Attend Factory Witness Tests (FATs) and Mock-up reviews when appropriate to observe and understand performance verification procedures.
Estimating & Value Engineering
Assist the commercial Team with the following.
Assist in tracking project changes and variations in collaboration with the QS and engineering team.
Build precise cost models: Produce accurate MEP estimates specifically tailored to fast-track, high-finish commercial washroom projects.
Drive value engineering: Suggest smart alternatives for plant equipment and sanitaryware systems to optimize budgets without losing premium aesthetic appeal.
Assess infrastructure: Review existing landlord services and incoming utility capacities to verify they can support the new washroom configurations.
Procurement & Subcontractor Tendering
Scope turnkey packages: Define precise packages of work for specialized MEP subcontractors (such as public health plumbers, commercial electricians, and commissioning engineers).
Level trade tenders: Execute strict like for like comparisons for commercial and technical reviews of all subcontractor returns.
Source long-lead items: Secure early procurement for critical, long-lead items like specialized sensor-tap control blocks, bespoke vanity lighting, and commercial booster pumps.Candidate Requirements-
Essential Experience & Qualifications
London fit-out track record: Minimum 3-5+ years of pre-construction, estimating, or design coordination experience within the London fit-out sector (washroom, commercial CAT B, or hospitality experience is highly advantageous).
Technical background: Strong foundation in Building Services Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Public Health/Plumbing bias).
Fast-track delivery knowledge: Deep understanding of turnkey, fast-paced project environments where pre-construction accuracy directly dictates on-site speed.Technical & Software Skills
BIM / CAD capability: Confident navigating, interrogating, and marking up 2D drawings and 3D models (Navisworks/Revit/AutoCAD).
Applicant to have existing skills and knowledge of Excel, Word and Bluebeam.
Previous knowledge/Experience of Asite, Aconex and/or Viewpoint, BIMcollab and Revizto
Regulations expert: Thorough knowledge of UK Building Regulations (specifically Part G for sanitation, Part L for conservation of fuel and power, and Part F for ventilation).If available and experienced in M&E site and project management please send a cv and call (phone number removed) now
Padstone require a sharp, commercially minded MEP Pre-Construction Manager to join a well known M&E clients London team.
Manager to complete ownership of the MEP pre-construction phase for washroom packages. This is not a standard, generic fit-out role. You will specialise in high-density services, ensuring that complex public health drainage, hot/cold water distribution, specialise extract ventilation, Electrical services and smart lighting systems are perfectly coordinated, budgeted, and procured before site works commence.
Key Responsibilities
Washroom Design Coordination & BIM Review
Interrogate layouts: Review architectural concepts to ensure MEP services can physically fit within tight ceiling voids, IPS panel cavities, and vanity units. (Rudwall Systems)
Lead spatial coordination: Use BIM software to map out complex public health drainage gradients and manifold systems, eliminating clashes before manufacturing.
Manage client variations: Fast-track technical revisions when clients request high-end modifications to brassware, sensor technologies, or branding.
Interrogate documentation and specifications to ensure project compliance.
Attend design meetings taking lead where necessary with coordination and resolving issues
Liaise with external design consultants to understand how specifications and timelines are managed.
Track deliverables and following up on outstanding design items
Manage the flow of updated drawings and maintain drawing registers where needed.
Prepare technical and sample submittals for review by senior engineers.
Check compliance with project standards and manufacturer specifications.
Effectively communicate and collaborate within multidisciplinary teams.
Manage design and scope changes.
Attend Factory Witness Tests (FATs) and Mock-up reviews when appropriate to observe and understand performance verification procedures.
Estimating & Value Engineering
Assist the commercial Team with the following.
Assist in tracking project changes and variations in collaboration with the QS and engineering team.
Build precise cost models: Produce accurate MEP estimates specifically tailored to fast-track, high-finish commercial washroom projects.
Drive value engineering: Suggest smart alternatives for plant equipment and sanitaryware systems to optimize budgets without losing premium aesthetic appeal.
Assess infrastructure: Review existing landlord services and incoming utility capacities to verify they can support the new washroom configurations.
Procurement & Subcontractor Tendering
Scope turnkey packages: Define precise packages of work for specialized MEP subcontractors (such as public health plumbers, commercial electricians, and commissioning engineers).
Level trade tenders: Execute strict like for like comparisons for commercial and technical reviews of all subcontractor returns.
Source long-lead items: Secure early procurement for critical, long-lead items like specialized sensor-tap control blocks, bespoke vanity lighting, and commercial booster pumps.Candidate Requirements-
Essential Experience & Qualifications
London fit-out track record: Minimum 3-5+ years of pre-construction, estimating, or design coordination experience within the London fit-out sector (washroom, commercial CAT B, or hospitality experience is highly advantageous).
Technical background: Strong foundation in Building Services Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Public Health/Plumbing bias).
Fast-track delivery knowledge: Deep understanding of turnkey, fast-paced project environments where pre-construction accuracy directly dictates on-site speed.Technical & Software Skills
BIM / CAD capability: Confident navigating, interrogating, and marking up 2D drawings and 3D models (Navisworks/Revit/AutoCAD).
Applicant to have existing skills and knowledge of Excel, Word and Bluebeam.
Previous knowledge/Experience of Asite, Aconex and/or Viewpoint, BIMcollab and Revizto
Regulations expert: Thorough knowledge of UK Building Regulations (specifically Part G for sanitation, Part L for conservation of fuel and power, and Part F for ventilation).If available and experienced in M&E site and project management please send a cv and call (phone number removed) now
Reference: 225413972
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MEP Pre-Construction Manager
Posted on Jul 24, 2026 by CV-Library
Lambeth, Greater London, United Kingdom
Construction
Immediate Start
£60k - £75k Annual
Full-Time
MEP Pre-Construction Manager
Padstone require a sharp, commercially minded MEP Pre-Construction Manager to join a well known M&E clients London team.
Manager to complete ownership of the MEP pre-construction phase for washroom packages. This is not a standard, generic fit-out role. You will specialise in high-density services, ensuring that complex public health drainage, hot/cold water distribution, specialise extract ventilation, Electrical services and smart lighting systems are perfectly coordinated, budgeted, and procured before site works commence.
Key Responsibilities
Washroom Design Coordination & BIM Review
Interrogate layouts: Review architectural concepts to ensure MEP services can physically fit within tight ceiling voids, IPS panel cavities, and vanity units. (Rudwall Systems)
Lead spatial coordination: Use BIM software to map out complex public health drainage gradients and manifold systems, eliminating clashes before manufacturing.
Manage client variations: Fast-track technical revisions when clients request high-end modifications to brassware, sensor technologies, or branding.
Interrogate documentation and specifications to ensure project compliance.
Attend design meetings taking lead where necessary with coordination and resolving issues
Liaise with external design consultants to understand how specifications and timelines are managed.
Track deliverables and following up on outstanding design items
Manage the flow of updated drawings and maintain drawing registers where needed.
Prepare technical and sample submittals for review by senior engineers.
Check compliance with project standards and manufacturer specifications.
Effectively communicate and collaborate within multidisciplinary teams.
Manage design and scope changes.
Attend Factory Witness Tests (FATs) and Mock-up reviews when appropriate to observe and understand performance verification procedures.
Estimating & Value Engineering
Assist the commercial Team with the following.
Assist in tracking project changes and variations in collaboration with the QS and engineering team.
Build precise cost models: Produce accurate MEP estimates specifically tailored to fast-track, high-finish commercial washroom projects.
Drive value engineering: Suggest smart alternatives for plant equipment and sanitaryware systems to optimize budgets without losing premium aesthetic appeal.
Assess infrastructure: Review existing landlord services and incoming utility capacities to verify they can support the new washroom configurations.
Procurement & Subcontractor Tendering
Scope turnkey packages: Define precise packages of work for specialized MEP subcontractors (such as public health plumbers, commercial electricians, and commissioning engineers).
Level trade tenders: Execute strict like for like comparisons for commercial and technical reviews of all subcontractor returns.
Source long-lead items: Secure early procurement for critical, long-lead items like specialized sensor-tap control blocks, bespoke vanity lighting, and commercial booster pumps.Candidate Requirements-
Essential Experience & Qualifications
London fit-out track record: Minimum 3-5+ years of pre-construction, estimating, or design coordination experience within the London fit-out sector (washroom, commercial CAT B, or hospitality experience is highly advantageous).
Technical background: Strong foundation in Building Services Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Public Health/Plumbing bias).
Fast-track delivery knowledge: Deep understanding of turnkey, fast-paced project environments where pre-construction accuracy directly dictates on-site speed.Technical & Software Skills
BIM / CAD capability: Confident navigating, interrogating, and marking up 2D drawings and 3D models (Navisworks/Revit/AutoCAD).
Applicant to have existing skills and knowledge of Excel, Word and Bluebeam.
Previous knowledge/Experience of Asite, Aconex and/or Viewpoint, BIMcollab and Revizto
Regulations expert: Thorough knowledge of UK Building Regulations (specifically Part G for sanitation, Part L for conservation of fuel and power, and Part F for ventilation).If available and experienced in M&E site and project management please send a cv and call (phone number removed) now
Padstone require a sharp, commercially minded MEP Pre-Construction Manager to join a well known M&E clients London team.
Manager to complete ownership of the MEP pre-construction phase for washroom packages. This is not a standard, generic fit-out role. You will specialise in high-density services, ensuring that complex public health drainage, hot/cold water distribution, specialise extract ventilation, Electrical services and smart lighting systems are perfectly coordinated, budgeted, and procured before site works commence.
Key Responsibilities
Washroom Design Coordination & BIM Review
Interrogate layouts: Review architectural concepts to ensure MEP services can physically fit within tight ceiling voids, IPS panel cavities, and vanity units. (Rudwall Systems)
Lead spatial coordination: Use BIM software to map out complex public health drainage gradients and manifold systems, eliminating clashes before manufacturing.
Manage client variations: Fast-track technical revisions when clients request high-end modifications to brassware, sensor technologies, or branding.
Interrogate documentation and specifications to ensure project compliance.
Attend design meetings taking lead where necessary with coordination and resolving issues
Liaise with external design consultants to understand how specifications and timelines are managed.
Track deliverables and following up on outstanding design items
Manage the flow of updated drawings and maintain drawing registers where needed.
Prepare technical and sample submittals for review by senior engineers.
Check compliance with project standards and manufacturer specifications.
Effectively communicate and collaborate within multidisciplinary teams.
Manage design and scope changes.
Attend Factory Witness Tests (FATs) and Mock-up reviews when appropriate to observe and understand performance verification procedures.
Estimating & Value Engineering
Assist the commercial Team with the following.
Assist in tracking project changes and variations in collaboration with the QS and engineering team.
Build precise cost models: Produce accurate MEP estimates specifically tailored to fast-track, high-finish commercial washroom projects.
Drive value engineering: Suggest smart alternatives for plant equipment and sanitaryware systems to optimize budgets without losing premium aesthetic appeal.
Assess infrastructure: Review existing landlord services and incoming utility capacities to verify they can support the new washroom configurations.
Procurement & Subcontractor Tendering
Scope turnkey packages: Define precise packages of work for specialized MEP subcontractors (such as public health plumbers, commercial electricians, and commissioning engineers).
Level trade tenders: Execute strict like for like comparisons for commercial and technical reviews of all subcontractor returns.
Source long-lead items: Secure early procurement for critical, long-lead items like specialized sensor-tap control blocks, bespoke vanity lighting, and commercial booster pumps.Candidate Requirements-
Essential Experience & Qualifications
London fit-out track record: Minimum 3-5+ years of pre-construction, estimating, or design coordination experience within the London fit-out sector (washroom, commercial CAT B, or hospitality experience is highly advantageous).
Technical background: Strong foundation in Building Services Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Public Health/Plumbing bias).
Fast-track delivery knowledge: Deep understanding of turnkey, fast-paced project environments where pre-construction accuracy directly dictates on-site speed.Technical & Software Skills
BIM / CAD capability: Confident navigating, interrogating, and marking up 2D drawings and 3D models (Navisworks/Revit/AutoCAD).
Applicant to have existing skills and knowledge of Excel, Word and Bluebeam.
Previous knowledge/Experience of Asite, Aconex and/or Viewpoint, BIMcollab and Revizto
Regulations expert: Thorough knowledge of UK Building Regulations (specifically Part G for sanitation, Part L for conservation of fuel and power, and Part F for ventilation).If available and experienced in M&E site and project management please send a cv and call (phone number removed) now
Reference: 225413972
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