Building Services Supervisor

Mitie; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Mitie seeks a Building Services Supervisor (Static) in Essex to lead mechanical and hard services across the County Hall complex, ensuring compliance, high safety standards, and efficient day-to-day operations.

You will manage engineers, oversee PPM and reactive works, act as Authorised Person for Low Voltage and other safety processes, and report on KPIs to drive continuous improvement and strong stakeholder relations.

Qualifications

• Relevant mechanical/building services engineering qualification.
• IOSH or NEBOSH Health & Safety qualification, with strong knowledge of compliance and risk management.
• Proven experience managing engineering teams, contractors, and maintenance operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of engineers, driving high performance and safety.
• Oversee planned preventative maintenance, reactive works, and small projects aligned with KPIs.
• Act as Authorised Person for Low Voltage, Working at Height and Hot Works, ensuring SSOW, RAMS and permits.
• Manage health and safety, site standards, asset performance and contractor activities, including audits and PPE compliance.

Skills

Team management

Compliance

Safety leadership

Contract management

PPM oversight

Education

Mechanical or Building Services Engineering qualification

IOSH/NEBOSH Health & Safety qualification

Job description

-Join Mitie - the future of high performing places.

ROLE: Building Services Supervisor (Static)HOURS: 40 hours per weekLOCATION: Essex County Council, CM1 1QH

At Mitie, our people are our greatest strength, and our promise is to create a place to work where you can thrive and be your best every day. We're looking for a Building Services Supervisor who will lead the delivery of mechanical and hard services across the County Hall complex, ensuring full compliance, high safety standards, and efficient day-to-day operations.

Role Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a team of engineers, driving high performance, ensuring compliance, and promoting Mitie values and a strong safety culture.
• Oversee planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive works, and small projects in line with contractual KPIs, ensuring 100% statutory compliance.
• Act as Authorised Person (AP) for Low Voltage, Working at Height, and Hot Works, ensuring all Safe Systems of Work (SSOW), RAMS, and permit processes are followed.
• Proactively manage health and safety, site standards, asset performance, and contractor activities, including audits, tool checks, and PPE compliance.
• Monitor performance through systems and reporting (e.g. WPLAN, KPIs), resolve issues promptly, support continuous improvement, and maintain strong stakeholder relationships.

Required Qualifications: applicants must meet the below defined requirements for the role.

• Relevant technical qualification in mechanical or building services engineering.
• IOSH or NEBOSH Health & Safety qualification, with strong knowledge of compliance, risk management, and statutory requirements.
• Proven experience managing engineering teams, contractors, and maintenance operations within a facilities management environment.

Mitie is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

This role will involve working in regulated establishments and therefore please note that you are subject to the following:

• It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group (i.e. vulnerable adults, children or both).
• This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and Mitie is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children or vulnerable adults.