Position
Electrical Project 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 an Electrical Project Manager (we also require a Mechanical Project 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 £250 M programme is the construction of a £75 M 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
* Any airport experience is highly desirable but not essential
* 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 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 or live environments
* 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
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