Field Manager

Otis Elevator Co.; Brentford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & benefits

Market leading pension

25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Otis is seeking a Field Manager for London to lead field operations on one or more site projects. You will oversee the field engineering team, coordinate with project and construction managers, and ensure adherence to safety, ethics and financial controls while delivering projects on time and within budget.

Join Otis, a global leader in elevators and escalators, offering career progression, a competitive salary and a strong pension, plus extensive training and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Strong experience as an Escalator Engineer, Field Manager or Construction manager.
• Experience in the Lift Industry or Construction industry.
• Experience managing teams of engineers.
• Good planning, problem solving and communication skills.
• Understanding the importance of delivering excellent customer service.
• Flexible to work day or night shifts as workload requires.

Responsibilities

• Managing the field engineering team and people on site ensuring quality and safety standards are met.
• Collaborate with Project/Construction Managers to develop site execution plans and allocate resources.
• Uphold Safety, Ethics and Financial Control as core absolutes on all activities.
• Manage projects to time, budget and contract scope.
• Monitor progress and mitigate delays or claims to bring programmes back on track.

Skills

Escalator Engineer

Field Manager

Construction manager

Lift industry

Team management

Planning & communication

Job description

Location: Otis Vantage London, 10th Floor, Great West Road, Brentford, TW8 9AG, UK.

Date Posted: 2026-10-28

Country: United Kingdom

Field Manager – London

Moving people. Shaping the future. At Otis, we take pride in leading the industry we founded. There's never been a better time to join our team and are currently looking for a Field Manager to join the business.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, and working alongside the Project Managers, you, the Field Manager will be responsible for preparation and execution of the site element of the project, on one or more sites.

Daily Responsibilities:

• Managing the field engineering team and people on site ensuring that quality and safety standards are not compromised.
• Work with the Project and Construction Managers to ensure that the site execution plans, methods and tooling, are fully developed and all resources are allocated to achieve the project deliverables.
• Ensure the 3 key absolutes of Safety, Ethics and Financial Control are maintained at all time.
• Managing projects on time, within budget and in accordance with the contract scope
• Regularly monitor and review progress against plan (both financial and project) and if necessary take action to mitigate delays and claims and bring the programme back on track.

What We Offer:

• A highly competitive salary and benefits, including a market leading pension.
• 25 days holiday plus the 8 bank.
• True career progression, with proven examples of people moving into operational leadership/director positions. Along with the opportunity to benefit from our Employee Scholarship scheme.
• Exposure to a highly complex project and client, where no two days will be the same.

Skills/Experience Required:

• Strong experience of working as an Escalator Engineer, Field Manager or Construction manager
• Experience in the Lift Industry or Construction industry
• Experience managing teams of engineers
• Good planning, problem solving and communication skills
• An understanding of the importance of delivering excellent customer service
• Flexibility to work day or night shifts depending on workload/requirements

If you live in a city, chances are we will give you a lift or play a role in keeping you moving every day.

Otis is the world’s leading elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service company. We move 2.4 billion people every day and maintain approximately 2.4 million customer units worldwide, the industry's largest Service portfolio.

You may recognize our products in some of the world’s most famous landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, Burj Khalifa and the Petronas Twin Towers! We are 72,000 people strong, including engineers, digital technology experts, sales, and functional specialists, as well as factory and field technicians, all committed to meeting the diverse needs of our customers and passengers in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. We are proud to be a diverse, global team with a proven legacy of innovation that continues to be the bedrock of a fast-moving, high-performance company.

When you join Otis, you become part of an innovative global industry leader with a resilient business model. You'll belong to a diverse, trusted, and caring community where your contributions, and the skills and capabilities you'll gain working alongside the best and brightest, keep us connected and on the cutting edge.

We provide opportunities, training, and resources, that build leadership and capabilities in Sales, Field, Engineering and Major Projects and our Employee Scholar Program is a notable point of pride, through which Otis sponsors colleagues to pursue degrees or certification programs.

Today, our focus more than ever is on people. As a global, people-powered company, we put people – passengers, customers, and colleagues – at the center of everything we do. We are guided by our values that we call our Three Absolutes – prioritizing Safety, Ethics, Quality in all that we do. If you would like to learn more about environmental, social and governance (ESG) at Otis click here.

Become a part of the Otis team and help us #Buildwhatsnext!

Otis is An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other protected class according to applicable law. To request an accommodation in completing an employment application due to a special need or a disability, please contact us at [e-mail].

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