Mechanical Pre-Contracts Manager

Location: London Bridge / Southwark
📅 Type: Full-time / 100% Office-based (Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM)
About Us
Maris Contracts is one of the UK’s emerging build specialists, delivering mechanical, electrical, partitioning and specialist construction services. Since launching in July 2020, we’ve grown by developing and inspiring our people to build smarter and to the highest standards. We believe in hiring, mentoring, and retaining the best talent to ensure quality and consistency throughout our projects.
The Role
We’re looking for a Mechanical Pre-Contracts Manager to join our team. Reporting to the Mechanical Services Director, you will lead all mechanical and public health services activity at the pre-construction stage. You’ll play a key role in surveying, tendering and coordinating designs for commercial fitout projects already secured with our main client. This is a hands-on position requiring a mix of technical knowledge, client-facing confidence and internal project coordination.
What You’ll Be Doing
📐 Surveying projects and producing reports
💼 Producing detailed tender bids
🔧 Organising validations and supporting project managers with technical input
💰 Providing fixed costs in line with design and scope
🤝 Coordinating with internal teams, subcontractors and clients to ensure a smooth handover to construction
What We’re Looking For
✅ 1–2 years’ experience in mechanical design or pre-contracts work
✅ Experience in commercial office fitout
✅ Strong mechanical and public health services design understanding
✅ Confident with Microsoft Office and PDF editing tools
✅ Someone proactive, client-focused and technically confident
Why Join Us?
🌴 Generous holiday package with 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, Christmas period off and every last working Friday off each month with pay day
☕ On-site coffee shop – Free breakfast, tea, coffee and fresh fruit all day
💰 Salary sacrifice pension scheme – Maris Contracts contributes 15% savings to your pension scheme
🛡️ Life assurance – 3x salary after 12 months’ service
🏥 Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 online GP service plus mental, financial, and physical wellbeing support