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Mechanical Contracts Manager

Operational

Mechanical Contracts Manager jobs in the North‑West

Permanent Mechanical Contracts Manager roles with M&E building services contractors across the North‑West.

ravensearch is a specialist M&E recruitment agency working only on permanent roles in mechanical and electrical building services. We are based in Wigan and the contractors we work with are spread across the region, from Liverpool and Warrington through Manchester and out to Leeds.

The step up from project manager to contracts manager is the point where you stop running one job well and start being accountable for several at once, including ones that are going badly. Contractors are careful about who they give it to, which is why the roles are worth having.

What the work involves

Portfolio delivery
Several mechanical contracts running at once, at different stages, with the resource planning that keeps them all staffed.
Commercial accountability
Owning the margin across the portfolio, not just the programme on any single job.
Managing managers
Supporting project managers and supervisors, and stepping in on the contracts that need it.
Winning repeat work
Keeping clients close enough that the next job comes back without a full tender.

The projects behind these roles

Commercial, industrial, healthcare, education and retail, delivered regionally or in some cases nationwide from a North‑West base. Portfolio values vary enormously between contractors, from packages in the tens of thousands up to multi‑million pound contracts.

What it pays

Permanent Mechanical Contracts Manager roles we have handled recently have paid between £60,000 and £70,000, with a car or allowance and package on top.

What sits behind the number is usually the size of the portfolio and whether you carry the margin for it. Two roles with the same title can be quite different jobs, so ask.

Every role here is permanent. We do not handle freelance or contract work, so nothing on this page is a day rate.

Ready to talk?

Speak to Mike

One conversation, no obligation, and a straight answer on what is available and what it pays. Mike handles every role we take, so you are not being passed around.

West Yorkshire

M&E jobs in Leeds

Leeds sits at the eastern edge of where we work, so roles here are occasional rather than regular.

Leeds has one of the strongest regional construction pipelines outside London, with commercial, mixed use and public sector development driving consistent demand for building services professionals across West Yorkshire. The market is genuinely busy.

Our own client base, though, is concentrated on the North‑West side of the Pennines, so what we can offer in Leeds is narrower than what the city itself supports. We would rather be straight about that. If you are in West Yorkshire and open to roles on the Manchester side of the M62, that is where we can genuinely help.

What we recruit here

Operational
Project Managers, Contracts Managers, Site Managers, Small Works Managers.
Commercial
Quantity Surveyors, Senior Quantity Surveyors, Commercial Managers.
Pre‑Construction
Estimators, Design Managers, Design Engineers, Pre‑Construction Managers.

Every role is permanent. We do not handle freelance or contract work.

Ready to talk?

Speak to Mike

One conversation, no obligation, and a straight answer on what is available locally and what it pays. Mike handles every role we take, so you are not being passed around.

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