Are you looking to start a career as a Building Services Manager (Mechanical and Electrical) in Construction?

Willmott Dixon are looking to recruit a Trainee Building Services Manager to join our East Midlands team. The ideal candidate will be based in the East Midlands and be happy to undertake regular travel to our office and sites. An M&E (Mechanical and Electrical) Building Services Manager is responsible for overseeing the planning, coordination, installation, and maintenance of mechanical and electrical systems in our construction projects. These systems include heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), plumbing, lighting, power distribution, fire protection, and other critical components that contribute to the functionality of a building. The role involves ensuring that M&E systems are designed, installed, and maintained to meet project requirements, safety standards, and regulatory compliance.

As part of our trainee programme, you will focus on M&E building services but will also complete placements in other departments within our business including site management, design management and other areas of pre-construction to give you exposure of the construction process from start to finish. This provides you with broad construction experience and will help support you with your career in the future. You will get experience of delivering projects across multiple sectors and will work in a hybrid way from our offices and throughout our sites in the midlands.

We are open to candidates with mechanical or electrical experience or a relevant qualification, who are passionate to start a career in building services. Our 2-4-year programme will give you the valuable work experience to progress to an Assistant Building Services Manager.

We welcome applications from skilled trades with electrical or mechanical experience, school and college leavers with A Levels, T levels or relevant electrical qualifications as well as Graduates who are passionate about building a career in mechanical and electrical in construction.

Our management trainee programme is 2 to 5 years in duration (depending upon your entry point) and will give you the chance to earn while you learn and give you valuable work experience alongside part-time study for a relevant qualification that is paid for by Willmott Dixon. Upon graduation from the programme you will progress into an Assistant Building Services Manager role.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have strong problem-solving skills.


• Be a good communicator.


• Be able to organise and collaborate.


• Have good attention to detail.

Your future

We have been nurturing future talent in this way for over 40 years and many of our past Management Trainees are now in senior managerial roles or sit on the main board. This is a structured, proven route to a management role in one of the most forward-thinking construction companies in the UK.

As a Management Trainee you will receive:

• Competitive Salary


• Incentive Scheme


• Pension


• Laptop


• Training


• Book Allowance


• Day release to study (where applicable)


• Pay for your college/university/vocational study fees (if applicable)


• Study leave (where applicable)


• Travel Expenses


• Mobile phone

You will be joining a values-based business: our values are at the centre of every activity we undertake. With over 170 years of rich history, Willmott Dixon’s purpose is beyond profit; delivering brilliant buildings, transforming lives, strengthening communities and enhancing the environment so our world is fit for future generations. Ensuring that we add lasting value to the neighbourhoods we work in; our values, people, innovation, partnerships and focus on sustainability has allowed us to build a successful and solid privately owned business where our people can thrive.

Willmott Dixon really is a great place to start your career, some of our accolades include:

• No. 1 Best Big Company to work for - 2022


• Platinum accreditation with Investors In People


• The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2022


• The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024

Next Steps

Our trainee position at Willmott Dixon will start in September 2025 and the application closing date is the 5th January 2025. Shortlisting will take place after the closing date and the assessment centre is set to take place in our Midlands office on 27th and 28th February 2025. As part of the application process, you will be asked to answer some of our questions via video recording.

Please be aware that you may not receive further feedback until applications have been reviewed after the closing date.

Willmott Dixon embraces diversity in the workplace.