Engineering Manager (FM)

ZipRecruiter; London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated engineering supervisor to lead a competent team in ensuring operational excellence. This role involves overseeing day-to-day operations, maintaining safety standards, and fostering strong client relationships. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in electrical and mechanical engineering, with a commitment to problem-solving and innovative solutions. Join a forward-thinking organization that values teamwork and proactive approaches, where your contributions will significantly impact the quality of service and client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in a related environment required.
• Must be well organized with good task management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and ensure contractual commitments are met.
• Daily management of engineering team and operations.
• Conduct regular reviews of operating procedures.

Skills

Team Leadership

Problem Solving

Task Management

Communication Skills

Computer Literacy

People Management

Education

Recognised apprenticeship in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

ONC / BTEC in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

1. Provide leadership and ensure that contractual commitments are met and exceeded.
2. Ensure that opportunities for the strategic development of the contract are exploited.
3. Ensure the provision of healthy and safe working conditions and that both clients and Company health and safety processes are effectively implemented and regularly reviewed.
4. Ensure contracts are staffed by fully competent teams.
5. Ensuring customer focus within all areas of operational activities and that effective relationships are maintained with key client contacts.
6. Promoting and maintaining core values.
7. Supporting the sales process through solutions development, participation in presentations and consultation meetings, hosting visits, and support mobilization as required on new contracts.
8. Responsible for day-to-day supervision, operations, and maintenance of all electrical and mechanical plant services primarily PPM and reactive works.
9. Daily management of engineering team – day and shift engineers.
10. Direct, instruct, and supervise all contractors as well as subcontractors, ensuring staff compliance with working practices.
11. Ensure the shift log system is updated and complete, and the subcontractor visits are logged, with any major incidents/problems attended to.
12. Complete monthly and quarterly engineering reports ensuring that significant events or activities as well as areas of concern are noted in the report.
13. Ensure that all matters that have impacted the smooth running of the building and the facilities are immediately reported to senior management throughout the complete escalation procedure.
14. Monitor critical areas for cleanliness ensuring plant rooms and equipment are regularly checked, cleaned, and maintained.
15. Conduct regular reviews of operating procedures, making recommendations for improvement with appropriate working practices and emergency/contingency procedures with critical systems.
16. Liaise and keep informed the senior management on all aspects of contract problems and regularly update on all engineering issues.
17. Assist in producing and constructing the current CEWA’s and risk assessments used throughout all facilities and sites, ensuring that all work is inspected prior to closure of the work permits.
18. Ensure that all staff are conversant with the operation and control of critical and non-critical systems installed within the client’s portfolio. Spare parts to be checked on delivery for conformity and compliance with the QA policy.
19. Manage holiday, sickness, maintaining the correct and required shift level within the building.
20. Identify needs/assist in arranging training for engineers.
21. Issue workloads (both PPMs and reactive) on a daily basis as governed by day-to-day operation.

Person Specification

Essential

1. Recognised apprenticeship, ONC / BTEC Electrical/Mechanical engineering or equivalent.
2. A strong and committed team player capable of prioritising and solving problems, utilising innovative solutions.
3. Must be well organised with good task management skills.
4. Good written & verbal communication skills.
5. Computer literate.
6. 5 years’ experience in a related environment.
7. Strong people management skills.
8. Have a positive and proactive approach to work and able to work on own initiative and as part of a team.