Technical Project Manager

Full time
Monday to Friday, 08:30 – 17:00 - Hybrid Working3 days on site and 2 days working from home. Occasional weekend working may be required to support project delivery and business needs.

Up to £75000 salary plus our Sodexo employee benefits package
Opportunities for professional developmentTechnical Project Manager

London, NW1 6AA

At Sodexo, we’re passionate about our people. We know that our teams are the key to delivering exceptional service and creating meaningful experiences for our clients, customers, and employees.

We are looking for an experienced and technically credible Technical Project Manager to join our team and lead the successful delivery of complex engineering and infrastructure projects within a critical, live financial services environment.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role requiring a confident and articulate engineering professional who can challenge contractors, engage senior stakeholders, and take ownership of projects involving MEP systems, fit-outs, compliance upgrades, resilience programmes, and infrastructure improvements.

Join our team and play a key role in delivering excellence and innovation in Hard FM and Technical Facilities Services.

As a Technical Project Manager you'll:

Lead the end-to-end delivery of technical projects, including MEP installations, fit-outs, refurbishment works, compliance programmes, and critical infrastructure upgrades.
Provide strong technical oversight throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring engineering solutions are fit for purpose, compliant, and operationally resilient.
Act as the technical authority on projects, confidently engaging with consultants, contractors, engineers, and client stakeholders.
Ensure all works comply with statutory legislation and industry best practice, including CDM 2015, Building Safety Act, Building Regulations, Fire Safety Order, and corporate governance requirements.
Manage project risks, commissioning activities, quality assurance inspections, and technical sign-off processes.
Oversee contractor performance, ensuring engineering standards, safety requirements, and programme commitments are consistently achieved.
Control project budgets, schedules, and reporting, providing clear and accurate updates to senior leadership teams.
Apply site knowledge and lessons learned from previous engineering projects to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.What we're looking for:

A technically qualified engineering professional with significant experience managing MEP, building services, fit-out, infrastructure, and compliance-related projects.
Minimum 10 years' experience delivering complex engineering projects within critical or highly regulated environments.
Demonstrable expertise across mechanical, electrical, and public health systems, with the ability to confidently review designs, challenge technical solutions, and make informed engineering decisions.
Proven track record of delivering projects in live operational environments where business continuity and resilience are paramount.
Strong working knowledge of statutory compliance requirements, including CDM 2015, Building Safety Act, Building Regulations, and Fire Safety legislation.
Experience managing multidisciplinary contractors, consultants, and specialist supply chain partners.
Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the confidence and credibility to engage at all levels from engineers and contractors through to senior client representatives.
Strong commercial awareness with experience managing project budgets, risk registers, programmes, and lifecycle planning.
An articulate communicator who combines technical expertise with strong leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.Why Sodexo?:

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater.

Belong in a company and team that values you for you.

Act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions.

Thrive in your own way.

We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support
An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life's larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing
Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service
Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular high street retailers (also open to friends and family)
Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan
Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools
Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
Sodexo UK and Irelands enhanced benefits and leave policiesA little more about Sodexo:

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all.As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer.We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer.We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

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