Commercial Gas Project Manager

Position: Project Manager

Location: Peterborough and Surrounding areas

Salary: £50,000 to £60,000

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Commercial Plumbing & Heating Project Manager required for our client, an established engineering and facilities management company providing mechanical, electrical, refurbishment, and building maintenance services across the industrial and commercial sectors.

The Commercial Plumbing & Heating Project Manager will be responsible for managing planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance contracts across manufacturing, commercial office, and educational sites. The role will involve overseeing engineering teams and subcontractors, coordinating workloads, managing contract budgets, ensuring statutory compliance, and maintaining strong client relationships. The successful candidate will be based within commutable distance of Peterborough, with travel to client sites across the region. This will be a range of multiple smaller projects at any one time. The Client would also consider an experienced commercial gas supervisor, who may be interested in moving into a project managers role.

Commercial Plumbing & Heating Project Manager Position Overview

Commercial Plumbing & Heating Project Manager required to oversee maintenance contracts across multiple commercial and industrial sites, managing engineering teams, subcontractors, budgets, and client relationships. Responsibilities will include coordinating PPM and reactive works, carrying out site inspections and surveys, preparing estimates, and ensuring all works are completed safely, efficiently, and in line with relevant industry standards.

Commercial Plumbing & Heating Project Manager Position Requirements

• Proven experience as a Project Manager, Contracts Manager, or Supervisor within commercial heating.
• Strong technical knowledge of commercial plumbing, heating, and associated M&E systems
• Experience managing maintenance contracts within manufacturing, food production, commercial office, or educational environments
• Experience managing engineers, subcontractors, and site-based teams
• Understanding of health and safety legislation, CDM regulations, and safe systems of work
• Experience using CAFM systems for job scheduling, PPM planning, and reactive maintenance
• Experience carrying out site surveys and preparing estimates
• Experience managing budgets, quotations, variations, and invoicing
• Strong client-facing, communication, and leadership skills
• Ability to prepare RAMS, reports, and compliance documentation
• Full UK Driving Licence
• NVQ Level 3 in Plumbing & Heating or equivalent, SMSTS or SSSTS qualification and Commercial Gas Safe qualifications all desirable

Commercial Plumbing & Heating Project Manager Position Remuneration

• Salary £50,000 to £60,000 depending on experience
• Company vehicle
• 22 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• 3% employer pension contribution
• Three months' full salary for long-term sickness within any 12-month period
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and access to a mental wellbeing app
• Company bonus scheme
• Ongoing training and career development opportunities
• Full package discussed at interview

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.
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