Lead Engineer

CBRE Group, Inc.; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is seeking a Lead Engineer for our Glasgow site. The role focuses on being the escalation point for engineers and subcontractors, ensuring safe and efficient delivery of planned maintenance, reactive tasks, extra works and minor projects.

You will oversee risk assessments, on-site performance, toolbox talks, site inspections, and training. This is a mobile, on-site position across Glasgow within a dynamic facilities management team.

Qualifications

• Time-served engineer with recognised technical qualifications.
• Strong knowledge of Building Management Systems, Fire Alarm Systems, UPS, HV/LV systems.

Responsibilities

• Act as escalation point for engineers and subcontractors on site.
• Raise notifications and quotes for emerging work and minor projects.
• Scope jobs and produce work packs including risk assessments and safe working procedures.
• Lead and manage maintenance team performance in line with CBRE values and SLAs.
• Host monthly meetings and toolbox talks with technicians and operatives.
• Conduct site inspections and audits.
• Ensure training and performance appraisals are scheduled and completed on time.
• Coordinate with FM Helpdesk to manage client requests and meet SLAs.
• Provide technical analytics and trend reports for CBRE and client groups.

Skills

Leadership

Team supervision

Problem solving

Education

Time-served engineer with recognised technical qualifications

Tools

MS Office

CAFM system

Job description

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is a leading global provider of integrated facilities and corporate real estate management. We are looking for a mobile Lead Engineer for our growing site in Glasgow!

The role of the Lead Engineer is to be the escallation point for our team of engineers and sub-contractors. This Supervisor will ensure safe and efficient delivery of planned maintenance, reactive tasks, extra works and minor projects. The supervisor will also ensure business, safety, environmental and operational objectives are met in an efficient and effective manner across the portfolio.

The Role

• Ensure that maintenance tasks and inspections are executed as per specification and plan. This will include monitoring of CBRE staff and subcontractors whilst on site.
• Raise notifications/quotes for emerging work resulting from planned maintenance works.
• Scope all jobs and produce work packs including risk assessment/safe working procedure methods.
• Undertake first line personnel management managing engineer's overall performance in respect to CBRE values and behaviors in line with the contractual SLAs. Ensuring the team is efficiently utilised and productivity of team is optimised.
• Host technicians & operative's monthly meetings inclusive of toolbox talks & business updates.
• Undertake site inspections and audits.
• Ensure technicians & operatives training and performance appraisal is scheduled and completed within the correct time scales.
• Utilise company IT systems including CAFM system.
• Liaise with FM Helpdesk to coordinate & manage all client requests and meet SLA's
• Manage life cycle report and critical spare list.
• Provide reports and present all technical analytics and trends for CBRE internal and Client group.
• Ad-hoc task as may be required from time to time.

Hours

• 8am - 4.30pm
• Monday to Friday
• Mobile across Glasgow

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing team!

Experience / Qualifications

• Preferably time served engineer who has recognised technical qualifications having several years’ experience in building management roles.
• Preferably having excellent knowledge and understanding of Confined Space regulations, Control of works, HV/LV systems, and regulations with a knowledge of Building Management Systems, Fire Alarm Systems, UPS systems and General Building Services
• Possess the leadership skills necessary to direct the work of the maintenance team.
• Supervisory experience essential
• Must be proficient with MS office

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.