Engineering Facilities Lead - Depot Safety & Performance

Northern; Leeds; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Travel

Pension scheme

Enhanced family benefits

Cycle to work

Exclusive discounts

Employee assistance programme

Training and career development

Recognition programs

Job summary

Northern is transforming. We’re investing in our assets, modernising our facilities, and mobilising service providers to deliver better for our sites and our colleagues.

It’s an exciting time to join our Infrastructure, Facilities, and Digital team; and we need a Facilities Manager who can make that change happen. As Facilities Manager you’ll take ownership of engineering locations across the North West, making sure every site is safe, compliant, and ready to support the teams who keep our fleet

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading teams in engineering, facilities or depot environment.
• Strong communication with contractors, service providers and internal teams.
• Credibility to be the person others rely on for decisions.
• Good working knowledge of health, safety, quality and environmental requirements in an operational setting.
• Engineering qualification to HNC level (or equivalent).
• NEBOSH Certificate (or willingness to work towards one).
• Understanding of hard and soft facilities management, and willingness to take responsibility for key compliance areas.

Responsibilities

• Acting as the ‘go to’ person for depot facilities, compliance, and service delivery across locations.
• Managing FM service providers for hard and soft services, including building maintenance, security, cleaning, and waste.
• Leading a small internal team (including a Technical Team Leader) who support railway specialist plant and facilities.
• Building strong relationships with contractors, suppliers, train care centre leaders, and colleagues in energy and environment.
• Using data and insight to track performance, spot risks early, and tell the story behind the numbers.
• Managing budgets for facilities and maintenance work, and shaping investment plans where improvements are needed.
• Acting as the bridge between central asset management and regional teams – ensuring standards are understood.
• Leading by example on safety and fostering a speak-up culture.

Skills

Leading teams in engineering

Clear communication

Decision making

Health, safety & environment knowledge

Engineering qualification (HNC)

NEBOSH Certificate

Facilities management (hard & soft)

Education

Engineering qualification to HNC level

NEBOSH Certificate

Job description

Northern is transforming. We’re investing in our assets, modernising our facilities, and mobilising service providers to deliver better for our sites and our colleagues.

It’s an exciting time to join our Infrastructure, Facilities, and Digital team; and we need a Facilities Manager who can make that change happen. As Facilities Manager you’ll take ownership of engineering locations across the North West, making sure every site is safe, compliant, and ready to support the teams who keep our fleet