Engineering Operations Lead - Critical Environments

Boden Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Boden Group is recruiting an Engineering Operations Manager for a prestigious, technically complex site in London. You will lead a ~20 strong engineering team, oversee daily operations, and manage critical M&E infrastructure in a high-stakes environment.

This role requires a strong engineering background, leadership experience, and a hands-on approach to fault diagnosis and maintenance. Monday to Friday with occasional out-of-hours escalation and planned shutdowns.

Qualifications

• Electrical bias preferred; mechanical with electrical knowledge considered.
• Experience in critical environments such as data centres, pharma, or manufacturing.
• Proven experience managing and developing engineering teams.
• Strong communication and proactive stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop an engineering team of ~20 including shift engineers and specialists.
• Oversee daily engineering operations, PPMs, reactive maintenance, fault finding and problem solving.
• Manage M&E infrastructure including HV/LV distribution, UPS, chillers and plant.
• Coordinate switching schedules, planned shutdowns and safe systems of work.
• Manage specialist contractors with focus on quality and compliance.
• Support budgets, asset management, KPIs and continuous improvement.
• Build relationships with clients, stakeholders and the wider team.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Electrical knowledge

Power distribution

Fault diagnosis

Client communication

Education

HNC/HND or equivalent

Job description

Boden Group is recruiting an Engineering Operations Manager for a prestigious, technically complex site in London. You will lead a ~20 strong engineering team, oversee daily operations, and manage critical M&E infrastructure in a high-stakes environment.

This role requires a strong engineering background, leadership experience, and a hands-on approach to fault diagnosis and maintenance. Monday to Friday with occasional out-of-hours escalation and planned shutdowns.