Engineering Manager

About the role

Technical leadership

• Ensure contractual obligations, service standards, and KPIs are achieved across engineering operations.
• Support CAFM data management, asset verification, and lifecycle planning.
• Oversee high- and low-voltage electrical activities and support building performance, energy optimisation, and sustainability initiatives.
• Review proposed engineering works and maintain engineering standards, operating procedures, and technical governance.
• Provide operational technical support and escalation, including out-of-hours support when required.
• Lead incident investigations, technical audits, and compliance inspections across sites.
• Maintain emergency operating procedures, standard operating procedures, and critical-environment documentation.
• Promote permit-to-work, LOTO, and critical-works management.
• Support infrastructure resilience, testing, commissioning, and integrated systems testing.
• Produce technical reports, recommendations, and risk assessments; review plant performance for improvement opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with British Standards, statutory regulations, and industry best practice.

Operational and management responsibilities

• Build client and stakeholder relationships and own escalation of operational, technical, and compliance issues.
• Monitor CAFM systems, electronic logbooks, and performance metrics; manage SLAs, compliance standards, and engineering targets.
• Oversee specialist subcontractors and supply-chain partners for quality, compliance, and performance.
• Lead, mentor, and develop engineering teams; support recruitment, succession planning, performance management, and talent development.
• Drive training and competency programmes and apply risk management and contractor governance across the portfolio.
• Attend client and operational reviews, communicate risks and opportunities to senior leaders, and promote safety and continuous improvement.

Skills and experience

• Proven experience in a senior engineering or technical management role in hard services, facilities management, building services, or critical environments.
• Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical building systems.
• Experience managing engineering teams, contractors, and technical service delivery.
• In-depth knowledge of statutory compliance, engineering governance, and operational risk management.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, report-writing, technical presentation, stakeholder, and organisational skills.