MEP Commissioning​/Delivery Manager – Airport Project

MEP Commissioning / Delivery Manager – Airport Project (Gatwick)

Location:

Gatwick Airport (full-time on site)
Duration: 12-month contract
Rate: £400 per day
Expenses:
Travel, accommodation & subsistence covered

The Role

We are seeking an experienced MEP Commissioning / Delivery Manager to support the delivery of a major airport pier extension at Gatwick Airport. with an MEP package value of circa £20m.

This is a hands-on, proactive role focused on driving the MEP works through delivery, commissioning, handover and operational readiness. This is not a passive reporting or witnessing position — the successful candidate will actively challenge, coordinate and push the construction and MEP teams to ensure a smooth transition into commissioning and handover.

You will be supported remotely by a senior commissioning manager who has recently delivered a comparable airport project, ensuring continuity, lessons learnt and technical support.

Key Responsibilities

* Manage and drive MEP delivery through construction into commissioning and handover

* Proactively identify gaps, risks and sequencing issues ahead of the commissioning phase

* Coordinate MEP contractors and specialist packages in a management-contracting environment

* Lead commissioning strategy, readiness, and execution

* Oversee handover documentation, O&M manuals, training and soft landings activities

* Act as a key interface between the project team, MEP contractors and client stakeholders

* Ensure transparency, programme certainty and quality of delivery

Required Experience

* Strong background managing complex MEP systems on large infrastructure or aviation projects

* Proven experience taking projects from MEP delivery through commissioning & handover

* Previous airport, rail, healthcare or similarly complex environments highly desirable

* Confident working in a fast-paced, proactive delivery role

* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Additional Requirements

* Must be eligible to obtain an airside pass (UK right to work, background checks)

* Willing to be full-time on site at Gatwick

* Available for a long-term contract (circa 12 months)

What’s On Offer

* Day rate of £400

* All travel, accommodation and expenses covered

* Opportunity to work on a high-profile UK airport project

* Support and knowledge-sharing from a senior commissioning manager with recent airport delivery experience