Lead Engineer - Oxford North Management · Oxford North

Savills Company; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Savills is seeking a Lead Engineer to ensure the efficient delivery of the M&E services role at site, with a focus on compliance and high levels of service. The role requires strong leadership, planning of PPM and reactive tasks, and effective management of engineers and subcontractors.

You will coordinate with clients, oversee safety processes and site documentation while maintaining contract KPIs and ensuring timely, safe completion of works.

Qualifications

• Experience and competence in health and safety and statutory compliance.
• Ability to manage others effectively and lead a team.
• Experience in a similar role at a comparable level.
• Strong communication and written skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure contract operation aligns with Health and Safety procedures, KPI targets and work instructions.
• Manage labour provision including timesheets, holidays and sickness planning for PPM and Reactive tasks.
• Oversee engineering staff, temp staff and sub-contractor inductions.
• Plan and sign off PPM and reactive works via the CAFM system and report on follow-on tasks.

Skills

Team player

Effective communicator

Technical competence

Customer focus

People management

H&S compliance

Experience in similar role

Continuous development

Written and spoken communication

Problem solving

Flexibility

Job description

Purpose of the Role

The Lead Engineer is responsible for ensuring efficient delivery of the M&E services role at site with a focus on compliance and high levels of service.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure that the contract is operated in accordance with the company’s Health and Safety Procedures, Processes, Contract KPI’s and work instructions.
• Ensure labour provision is managed effectively including timesheets, holiday and sickness planning of all engineering resource and labour allocation for PPM and Reactive tasks.
• Oversee engineering staff/ temp staff and sub-contractor inductions.
• Ensure all PPM and reactive work is planned and signed off in line with Savills M&E Services SLA, through the site CAFM system, with follow on tasks reported and managed, as required
• Liaise with clients and contractors to oversee schedules of the maintenance works, ensuring contractual obligations are met and works are planned in line with statutory and regular maintenance dates.
• Support staff engagement, training and on-going systems awareness including company requirements (tool box talks etc)
• Ensure the permit system is managed effectively either direct or through appointed AP's.
• Ensure site files including statutory documents are controlled, ready and presentable at all times.
• Support preparation of monthly reports, as required.
• Management of Health & Safety processes and actions around resolving any issues.
• Be responsible for producing emergency procedures that may be required, ensuring all statutory requirements are undertaken, which minimise disruption to site occupiers.
• Ensure all records are kept in accordance with the appropriate standards, filing system (hard and electronic formats) in line with company and contract KPI’s.
• Ensure all contract works have been completed in accordance with contract and client requirements & specification, ensuring all appropriate documentation has been received, before sign off.
• Ensure tools remain calibrated at all times .
• Ensure Plantrooms standards are maintained at all times.
• Ensure site staff under your control have the correct uniform and presentation in line with Savills M&E Services standards
• Ensure that all work carried out under contracted agreements is done so in a timely manner, delivered safely and within agreed financial limits. This includes contractor performance management meetings at an agreed frequency.
• Monitor the contracts day to day performance and elevate any problems to the line manger as appropriate.
• Establish and maintain a positive working relationship with the client and contract team leading to strong client retention.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Team player
• Effective communicator
• Qualified technical & professional competence
• Customer centric mindset
• Ability to manage others effectively
• H&S and statutory compliance driven
• Experience in similar role and level
• Record of continuous development
• Good written and spoken communication skills
• Ability to solve complex technical challenges
• Flexibility in working hours, being able to work overtime & weekends

Working Hours - 0800-1700hrs

Salary - £60k