Engineering Manager - Lead 24/7 Critical Facilities & Teams

Mitie Group plc.; Swindon; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Mitie is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead day-to-day engineering delivery across the South administration sites, ensuring safe, compliant and resilient operation of critical building services while driving uptime and service continuity.

You will manage engineering teams, suppliers and contractors, enforce maintenance programmes, coordinate reactive work, and foster a culture of safety and continuous improvement within a high-profile facilities management environment.

Qualifications

• Recognised electrical, mechanical or building services engineering background with relevant technical qualifications and operational experience.
• Strong engineering management experience within critical environments or 24/7 settings.
• Experience acting as an Authorised Person (AP) or eligible for AP appointment.
• Understanding of planned and reactive maintenance, safe systems of work, permit controls, and risk management.
• Proven record leading engineering teams and managing contractors in critical environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day engineering delivery across the South administration site portfolio, ensuring availability, reliability and safe operation of critical infrastructure.
• Manage engineering teams, suppliers and subcontractors, providing technical leadership and clear priorities.
• Ensure maintenance programmes, compliance and critical activities are delivered to plan with recovery where needed.
• Coordinate reactive maintenance and incidents, triage faults and minimise operational impact.
• Foster safety, resilience and continuous improvement through governance, risk management and performance monitoring.

Skills

Engineering management

Electrical engineering

Mechanical engineering

Building services

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Mitie is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead day-to-day engineering delivery across the South administration sites, ensuring safe, compliant and resilient operation of critical building services while driving uptime and service continuity.

You will manage engineering teams, suppliers and contractors, enforce maintenance programmes, coordinate reactive work, and foster a culture of safety and continuous improvement within a high-profile facilities management environment.