HVAP Shift Supervisor

Independents by Sodexo; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited wellbeing platform access

Employee assistance programme

24hr virtual GP service

Discounts scheme

Job summary

Sodexo is hiring an HVAP Shift Supervisor for a high-profile Central London site. You will lead shift operations, manage maintenance activities, and ensure safe, efficient operation of critical building services.

The role requires hands-on engineering leadership, strong safety focus and the ability to coordinate with subcontractors and the client. You will develop the engineering team, oversee RAMS and LOTO processes, and uphold Sodexo standards.

Qualifications

• An NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification in electrical or mechanical engineering.
• HVAP training certificate, renewed at least every three years.
• Around five years’ experience in a technically complex building services or facilities management environment.
• Strong practical knowledge of engineering maintenance, standards and best practice.
• Experience supervising or coordinating engineering activities and contractors.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office and CMMS.
• Ability to organise and prioritise workloads.
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to liaise with clients, colleagues and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate planned, reactive and corrective maintenance activities across the site.
• Ensure critical building services and client equipment operate safely and reliably.
• Diagnose faults and carry out repairs within your technical competence.
• Prioritise work orders and liaise with the Helpdesk, end users and management to ensure effective delivery.
• Oversee subcontractors and ensure all work meets Sodexo engineering standards and industry best practice.
• Ensure safe systems of work are followed, including RAMS, Permit to Work procedures and LOTO.
• Maintain appropriate AP and CP appointments and certifications.
• Support emergency response activities and provide technical assistance when required.
• Carry out quality checks to ensure maintenance work meets contractual and operational requirements.
• Support the training and development of team members.
• Build strong working relationships with clients, colleagues and contractors.
• Promote a strong safety culture, professional standards and continuous improvement.

Skills

Strong communication

Organise workloads

Leadership/ supervision

IT literacy

Education

NVQ Level 3 in electrical or mechanical engineering

HVAP training certificate

Tools

CMMS

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Location: London, NW16AA
• Salary: Up to £60000 per annum DOE
• Contract: Permanent, Full-Time
• Shift Pattern: 4 on / 4 off – rotating days and nights, 12-hour shifts

HVAP Shift Supervisor

London, NW16AA

Engineer a brighter future.

We are looking for an experienced and technically capable HVAP Shift Supervisor to join our engineering team at a prestigious Central London site.

This is a key role within the site’s technical operations, providing shift-based engineering support and ensuring the safe, efficient and reliable operation of critical building services.

You will be a proactive, dependable and customer-focused engineering professional who leads by example, taking ownership of shift operations and overseeing planned, reactive and corrective maintenance activities.

You will support and develop the engineering team, manage subcontractors and make sound technical decisions to ensure all work is delivered safely, efficiently and to the highest professional standards. Strong communication skills, resilience and resourcefulness will be essential to maintaining excellent service delivery.

Join our team and play a key role in delivering excellence and innovation in Hard FM and Technical Facilities Services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise and coordinate planned, reactive and corrective maintenance activities across the site.

• Ensure critical building services and client equipment operate safely and reliably.

• Diagnose faults and carry out repairs within your technical competence.

• Prioritise work orders and liaise with the Helpdesk, end users and management to ensure effective delivery.

• Oversee subcontractors and ensure all work meets Sodexo engineering standards and industry best practice.

• Ensure safe systems of work are followed, including Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS), Permit to Work procedures and Lock Out/Tag Out (LOTO).

• Maintain appropriate Authorised Person (AP) and Competent Person (CP) appointments and certifications.

• Support emergency response activities and provide technical assistance when required.

• Carry out quality checks to ensure maintenance work meets contractual and operational requirements.

• Support the training and development of team members.

• Build strong working relationships with clients, colleagues and contractors.

• Promote a strong safety culture, professional standards and continuous improvement.

What we're looking for:

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• An NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification in an electrical or mechanical engineering discipline.

• A current HVAP training certificate, renewed at least every three years.

• Ideally around five years’ experience working within a technically complex building services or facilities management environment.

• Strong practical knowledge of engineering maintenance, standards and industry best practice.

• Experience carrying out planned and reactive maintenance independently.

• A good understanding of health and safety procedures and safe systems of work.

• Experience supervising or coordinating engineering activities and contractors.

• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office and Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).

• The ability to organise and prioritise workloads effectively.

• Strong communication skills and the confidence to liaise with clients, colleagues and contractors.

Why Sodexo?:

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance tobe part of something greater.

Belong in a company and team that values you foryou.

Act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions.

Thrive in your own way.

We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life's larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing
• Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service
• Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular high street retailers (also open to friends and family)
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools
• Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
• Sodexo UK and Irelands enhanced benefits and leave policies

A little more about Sodexo:

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed tobeingan inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

Ready to be part of something greater?

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications