Building Services Manager

VIVO Defence Ltd; Salisbury; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6% pension contribution (employee)

25 days annual leave

Private medical cover

Company car / Car allowance

1x professional subscription per year

Job summary

VIVO Defence Services is recruiting a Building Services Manager to lead mechanical engineering operations across a prestigious defence estate. You will oversee maintenance, inspections and testing, ensuring compliance with PSSR, Gas Safe, F-Gas and related standards while managing engineers and contractors.

You will drive safety, governance and technical leadership, potentially acting as PETS/Mechanical Authorised Person, with hybrid working and a company vehicle for business use.

Qualifications

• Experience as Mechanical Supervisor or similar leadership role within Defence or highly regulated environments.
• Knowledge of PSSR, Gas Safe, F-Gas and OFTEC requirements.
• Familiarity with JSP 375 Volume 3 and SFG20 maintenance standards.
• Full UK driving licence, right to work in the UK, travel within Europe, and ability to obtain Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of mechanical engineering services across the estate.
• Oversee maintenance, inspection and testing activities to high standards.
• Act as Mechanical and PETS Authorised Person if appointed; coordinate with Engineers and contractors.
• Ensure governance, compliance with statutory and contractual requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder engagement

Safety management

Team training

Education

City & Guilds or NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering/Building Services

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Who we are

VIVO provides facilities management and accommodation maintenance for the UK military and its partners. VIVO embodies both experience and innovation.

What we do

We put our Customers and Families First. They are the driving force behind everything we do. We drive forward improvements for them to ensure the service they receive, whether reactive repairs or a major project, is completed safely and on time. In order to achieve this, we have 4 core values: open, caring, agile and collaborative. These are at the heart of everything we do.

Location: DSTL, Salisbury

Permanent, Full time

Salary: £50,000 - £53,000

Step into a pivotal Building Services Manager role where you'll lead the safe, compliant and effective delivery of mechanical engineering services across a prestigious and technically complex defence estate. This is an opportunity to combine your technical expertise, leadership skills and compliance knowledge to ensure critical building services systems operate safely, efficiently and in line with demanding statutory and contractual requirements.

Working across both office and site environments, you'll provide technical leadership to directly employed engineers and specialist contractors, ensuring maintenance, inspection and testing activities are delivered to the highest standards. You'll take ownership of mechanical compliance across a wide range of systems, including pressure systems, steam, compressed air, industrial gases and fuels, while supporting key accreditations such as PSSR, Gas Safe, F-Gas and OFTEC.

As the technical authority for mechanical building services, you'll oversee safe systems of work, validate maintenance activities, support project handovers, and ensure governance processes remain robust and compliant. Subject to successful appointment, you'll also undertake the role of Mechanical and PETS Authorised Person on the estate, working closely with Authorised Engineers, operational teams and Defence stakeholders to maintain a safe and compliant operating environment.

This role offers the opportunity to influence critical engineering decisions, develop and mentor skilled engineering teams, and work within a unique, highly regulated environment where your expertise genuinely makes a difference. Alongside a Monday to Friday working pattern and company vehicle for business and personal use, you'll enjoy a varied role that combines technical leadership, stakeholder engagement and operational excellence.

What You'll Bring

You’ll have previous experience in a Mechanical Supervisor, Building Services Supervisor or similar leadership role, with a strong background in mechanical engineering maintenance and compliance. Experience working within Defence, healthcare, critical infrastructure, industrial or other highly regulated environments will be highly valued.

You’ll possess a thorough understanding of complex mechanical building services systems and be able to demonstrate knowledge of Pressure Systems Safety Regulations (PSSR 2000), planned maintenance standards and statutory compliance requirements. You’ll also have a strong appreciation of safe systems of work and the importance of maintaining safe, reliable and efficient engineering operations.

You will be familiar with Gas Safe, OFTEC and F-Gas standards and accreditation requirements, with experience overseeing compliant maintenance activities and contractor performance. Knowledge of JSP 375 Volume 3 and SFG20 maintenance standards is essential, while experience as a Mechanical and/or PETS Authorised Person, or working towards such authorisation, would be advantageous.

Ideally, you’ll hold a City & Guilds or NVQ Level 3 qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Building Services (HVAC), or an equivalent recognised apprenticeship or training programme. You’ll be computer literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, hold a full UK driving licence, have the right to work in the UK and travel within Europe, and be able to obtain and maintain Security Clearance.

You’ll bring strong leadership capability and experience supervising engineering teams and specialist contractors, ensuring work is completed safely, compliantly and to the required technical standards. Your communication skills will enable you to build effective relationships with operational teams, Authorised Engineers, Defence stakeholders, supply chain partners and regulatory bodies while confidently providing technical guidance and constructive challenge when required.

Experience within the oil, gas, water, chemical processing or similar industries would be particularly beneficial, along with knowledge of steam systems, boiler operations, industrial gas installations, water regulations, building management systems, air handling equipment, filtration systems and local exhaust ventilation.

Additional qualifications such as Gas Safe registration, ACS certifications, BOAS accreditation, steam system training, emergency first aid, health and safety management qualifications such as SMSTS, CompEx certifications, EUSR registration or professional body membership would be advantageous. A commitment to continuing professional development and maintaining technical excellence is highly desirable.

Most importantly, you’ll be a proactive and forward-thinking engineering professional who combines technical expertise with sound judgement, attention to detail and a relentless focus on safety and compliance. You’ll thrive in a role where governance, statutory compliance and operational excellence are central to success, and where your leadership directly contributes to the safe delivery of critical engineering services.

What We Offer

• 6% employee matched pension contribution
• 25 days annual leave
• Single private medical cover
• Company car/Car allowance
• 1x professional subscription per year

VIVO Defence Services

The role you have applied for is with VIVO Defence Services, a joint venture between Serco and EQUANS. By applying for this role, please be aware that information contained within your CV may be shared between VIVO Defence Services, Serco and EQUANS during the recruitment process.

At VIVO, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. Therefore, we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool.

We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working and operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly a Disability Confident Leader. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.