Mechanical and Electrical Manager

Royal Museums Greenwich; Greenwich; On-site; GBP 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent cultural institution in Greenwich is seeking a Mechanical and Electrical Manager to oversee operations across its five historic sites. The role requires expertise in facilities management, technical knowledge in mechanical and electrical systems, and a commitment to sustainability. Candidates should possess relevant qualifications or significant experience in engineering and management, with strong communication skills. This full-time position offers flexible working and various benefits including generous leave, pensions, and discounts.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme and life cover

25 days annual leave (rising to 30 after 1 year)

40% discount in cafés; 30% in shops

Interest-free loans (travel, bike, gym, learning)

Free entry to exhibitions at partner museums

Flexible and hybrid working options

Culture that celebrates individuality

Qualifications

• Experience in Estates and Facilities Management.
• Significant experience in mechanical or electrical engineering.
• Knowledge in managing Health and Safety and statutory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the mechanical and electrical management of five sites.
• Ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Manage the lifecycle of mechanical and electrical assets.

Skills

Estates and Facilities Management

Health and Safety Management

Project Management

MS Office skills

CAFM and BMS package skills

Commitment to sustainability

Strong communication skills

Teamwork

Education

City and Guilds 2365 Part C

City and Guilds 2382-18

ONC, HNC, HND, NVQ Level 3

Job description

About us

Royal Museums Greenwich is a collection of diverse historical sites. The sites are the National Maritime Museum, Cutty Sark, the Royal Observatory, and the Queen’s House. Each of these sites has a unique identity and a common purpose to serve our communities, through sharing our collections and expertise. We form a campus within the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage site, with supporting operations at the Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre in Kidbrooke, the Brass Foundry in Woolwich, and administrative offices in Greenwich. We are a place to explore the sea, space, art and history, and our strategy ‘Charting Our Course’ puts people at the core of its success.

The Role

As one of two Mechanical and Electrical Managers, the postholder is responsible for the stewardship of the nationally significant buildings and monuments within the Royal Museums Greenwich UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Key elements of the role involve maintaining and enhancing the efficient and resilient running of all five sites across the Museum’s estate, the management of the mechanical and electrical term contract, ensuring full statutory and regulatory compliance, and acting as a technical authority in mechanical and electrical matters for the Museum’s operations, with a specialist focus on electrical systems, lifts, and fire safety.

Further core responsibilities include managing the lifecycle of mechanical and electrical assets, such as providing technical input to, and delivery of, the capital investment programme, and working in partnership with the Estates team and other key stakeholders to provide a hands‑on service.

The successful candidate will have experience of Estates and Facilities Management at a similar level, and either possess a City and Guilds 2365 Part C, City and Guilds 2382-18, ONC, HNC, HND, NVQ Level 3, or have significant experience in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, building services, or equivalent. Management of Health and Safety and statutory compliance experience is required, as well as Project Management experience.

The post holder will be a highly effective team worker and departmental ambassador with strong communication skills, along with the ability to prioritise their workload and adapt to changing circumstances under pressure. MS Office, CAFM and BMS packages skills are required, as is a demonstrable commitment to sustainability.

This is a permanent full‑time in Band 3 – Senior Management. Core hours of work will be 36 per week, working Monday to Friday between the hours of 9 am–5 pm, although due to the nature of the work, some flexibility may be required.

Salary: £55,500 per annum

We encourage you to read the full job description/person specification before applying for this role.

Interviews are pencilled in for w/c Monday 12 January.

Benefits

• Generous pension scheme and life cover
• 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 after 1 year) plus bank holidays
• 40% discount in our cafés, 30% in our shops
• Interest‑free loans (travel, bike, gym, learning)
• Free entry to exhibitions at partner museums and galleries
• Flexible and hybrid working options
• A culture that celebrates individuality, collaboration, and innovation

EDI

Diversity and inclusion are integral to our work at Royal Museums Greenwich, as we are a museum for everyone. We want to foster a spirit of inclusion, collaborative working, innovation, and valuing people as individuals whose lives have been shaped by different experiences. Therefore, we welcome applications from everyone.

We actively work with Disability Confident scheme and ask that you let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments you need or things you would like us to know during the interview process, which may include being provided with the interview questions in advance, requiring a step free interview space, that you are eye‑contact avoidant, or having the interview questions in a written format or additional time in timed tests, interviews or other assessment activities.

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