Mechanical & Electrical Project Manager

CHOICEHOUSE LIMITED
Belfast
1 month ago
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Choice Housing is one of Northern Ireland's leading housing associations, employing over 400 people and with a nearly 50-year legacy of enriching lives through the provision of safe, high quality, and affordable homes. We manage over 13,000 homes and support around 40,000 tenants, delivering a wide range of housing solutions including general needs, sheltered housing, support accommodation and homes for families with complex needs.


Mechanical & Electrical Project Manager

Full‑Time (37 Hours)


Salary Scale: £44,392 – £57,075


Job Reference: MEPM/0310/0126


Choice is seeking to appoint a Mechanical & Electrical Project Manager. This role is responsible for delivering and managing planned mechanical and electrical maintenance and project works across the organisation’s property portfolio, ensuring compliance, quality and value for money. It provides technical expertise and project leadership, oversees contractors and consultants while maintaining accurate asset data. The post also supports delivery of sustainability and net‑zero objectives and contributes to effective stakeholder, budget and team management.


Essential Criteria

  • Electrical or Mechanical Engineering degree
  • At least 3 years experience managing or delivering mechanical and/or electrical, contract management, professional services or facilities management service
  • Experience in delivering significant programmes of maintenance (at least £1M) and managing them to quality, time and budget
  • Proficient in the use of CAD
  • Detailed technical knowledge and experience of mechanical and electrical installations in both a domestic and commercial environment
  • Experience in delivering VFM in planned projects or similar
  • Demonstrable experience delivering to budget

Benefits

  • 28 days annual leave and 12 public holidays
  • Flexible/Hybrid working opportunities – anticipated 2 working days in the office
  • Excellent work‑life balance: flexible working, accrual of extra 2 days annual leave per month through flexitime, starting hours between 8am and 10am and finishing between 4pm and 6pm
  • 12% employer pension contribution
  • Essential car user allowance
  • Learning and Development opportunities
  • Paid maternity and paternity leave
  • Bereavement leave
  • Death in service benefit: 3 annual salaries
  • Health cash plan covering annual routine dental treatments, dental accident & injury, yearly optical, specialist consultations, diagnostic tests and scans, complementary therapies (physiotherapy, acupuncture, osteopathy, chiropractic, reflexology, head massage, allergy testing) and yearly health screening

Further information including the job description, personal specification and further benefits can be found on our website.


Completed application forms should be returned by 11.30pm, Wednesday 21st January 2026.


Please be advised that failure to clearly state or reflect the essential criteria in your CV may result in your application not being shortlisted.


Choice Housing is committed to a fair and efficient recruitment process. This role involves a single‑stage interview designed to assess the candidate’s skills and experience against the essential criteria.


Shortlisting will occur week commencing 26th January 2026.


Interviews will occur week commencing 2nd February 2026.


Please note, the Association reserves the right to create a reserve list following the interview process.


NB: The panel may enhance the criteria in order to facilitate short‑listing of the post.


Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level


Employment type

Full‑time


Job function

Management and Manufacturing


Choice Housing Ireland Limited is an Equal Opportunities Employer.


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