Engineering Manager

Job Description

Engineering Manager - Facilities Management \n\nLocation: Central London\n\nSalary: Up to £70,000 + car allowance\n\nContract: Full time: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm\n\nRole Purpose\n\nWe are looking for a high-calibre Engineering Manager to lead technical service delivery across a complex and fast-paced estate. As the technical lead, you will be responsible for the management of all mechanical, electrical, and fabric maintenance, ensuring 100% statutory compliance, operational continuity, and the implementation of energy-efficient solutions.\n\nThis role is specifically suited for an electrically biased professional with a strong background in either Critical Infrastructure (Data Centres, Banking) or High-Footfall Retail environments, where plant availability and customer experience are mission-critical.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nTechnical & Operational Leadership\n\nTechnical Authority: Serve as the primary point of escalation for all technical issues, with a specific focus on LV/HV electrical distribution, critical cooling, and BMS optimisation.\n\nMaintenance Strategy: Oversee the delivery of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and reactive tasks, ensuring all works are completed within contractual SLAs and to the highest industry standards.\n\nCritical Systems Management: (If applicable) Manage "zero-downtime" environments, overseeing UPS systems, standby generators, and disaster recovery testing.\n\nProject Oversight: Identify and lead lifecycle replacement projects, from initial scoping and technical specification through to delivery and commissioning.\n\nPeople & Performance Management\n\nTeam Leadership: Manage, mentor, and develop a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and supervisors.\n\nTraining & Development: Conduct regular performance reviews and identify training needs to ensure the team remains at the forefront of technical excellence.\n\nSubcontractor Management: Lead the procurement and performance auditing of specialist vendors, ensuring strict adherence to site-specific technical and safety protocols.\n\nStatutory Compliance: Ensure the site remains 100% compliant with all UK legislation. Maintain accurate digital and physical logbooks for internal and external audits.\n\nSafe Systems of Work: Implement and govern robust Safe Systems of Work (SSoW), managing the Permit to Work system and reviewing high-risk RAMS.\n\nCandidate Requirements\n\nQualifications (Essential)\n\nElectrical Bias: Fully qualified to a minimum of NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in an Electrical discipline.\n\nManagement Qualification: Must hold an ILM Level 3 (minimum), CMI, or equivalent management qualification.\n\nRegulations: 18th Edition IET Wiring Regulations (BS 7671).\n\nSafety: IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH General Certificate (desirable)\n\nExperience\n\nSector Expertise: Proven experience in an Engineering Management role within either a Critical Environment or a Large-Scale Retail Portfolio.\n\nTechnical Depth: Demonstrable experience managing complex LV/HV systems and large-scale HVAC plant.\n\nCommercial Acumen: Experience managing significant budgets and a track record of delivering technical projects on time and within budget.\n\nSystems: Advanced proficiency in using CAFM systems and BMS (Building Management Systems) for data-driven decision-making.\n\nIf you are a technical leader who combines engineering expertise with a modern approach to people management, we would like to hear from you.\n\nRandstad CPE values and promotes equality.

No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.\n\nCandidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.\n\nFor the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business