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EQUANS; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days annual leave

Life cover 1.5x salary

Employee discounts

Gym membership discounts

Cycle to work

Holiday purchase

CSR days

Learning opportunities

Employee referrals

Employee networks

EAP

Job summary

EQUANS is seeking a Facilities Team Leader for the New Victoria Hospital, Glasgow, to lead on-site maintenance and technical services in a healthcare setting. The role involves managing in-house teams and contractors, ensuring compliance, and delivering value within SLAs and budgets.

You will report to the Technical Services Manager, lead recruitment and development of frontline staff, and coordinate with NHS clients and suppliers while maintaining Health & Safety standards and driving

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in facilities management or technical services.
• Strong knowledge of HTMs and SHTMs.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication.
• Demonstrated ability to manage teams and budgets.
• Willingness to participate in out-of-hours escalations.
• Relevant electrical/mechanical/building services background.
• Disclosure Scotland PVG clearance may be required.

Responsibilities

• Lead site frontline team to maximise potential and service excellence.
• Direct day-to-day service delivery for maintenance within SLAs and budgets.
• Manage recruitment, induction, performance reviews and training.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing team environment aligned with EQUANS values.
• Coordinate with suppliers, contractors, NHS clients and staff.
• Support Technical Services Manager in contract delivery and commercial performance.
• Promote continuous improvement and share best practices.
• Provide timely monthly reports on maintenance activities and KPIs.
• Assist with health & safety plans, risk assessments and statutory compliance.
• Build robust relationships with stakeholders and act as on-site technical lead.

Skills

Leadership experience

Healthcare environment

HTMs/SHTMs knowledge

Stakeholder management

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Team development

Budget management

SLA/KPI experience

Education

City & Guilds Apprenticeship (Electrical/Mechanical/Building Services)

Authorised Person (AP) for Medical Gas/Electrical/Mechanical

Job description

Facilities Team Leader

Company: EQUANS Salary: £46,300 to £46,300 a year Hours: Full-time Location: Glasgow, GLASGOW Job type: Permanent Posting date: 4 Sept 2026 Closing date: 4 Oct 2026

Summary

Equans is looking for a Facilities Team Leader to join our team at the New Victoria Hospital, Glasgow on a permanent basis. This is a full-time role working on average 37.5 hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary and in addition you will receive an excellent benefits package.

We are looking for a Facilities Team Leader to act as a key ambassador on a critical healthcare site. Reporting to the Technical Services Manager, you will provide site-based line management for all technical service delivery—overseeing in-house teams and contractors—ensuring compliance, managing client relationships, and coordinating operations across the site.

This pivotal role involves leadership, operational management, and fostering close collaboration to maintain and improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of maintenance services, ensuring standardised practices within the healthcare portfolio. You will also participate in an escalation process outside regular hours as required.

What will you deliver?

• Lead, motivate, and develop the site frontline team to maximise their potential and deliver service excellence.
• Manage recruitment, induction, performance reviews, and training aligned with company policies and mandatory standards.
• Foster a positive, collaborative, and high-performing team environment demonstrating EQUANS values and behaviours.
• Direct day-to-day service delivery for planned and reactive maintenance, ensuring compliance with contractual service levels, quality standards, and budgetary constraints.
• Enhance stakeholder relationships by exceeding expectations and ensuring effective coordination across teams, suppliers, subcontractors, and customers.
• Support the Technical Services Manager in contract delivery, growth initiatives, and commercial performance.
• Promote continuous improvement, sharing best practices internally and with clients.
• Provide accurate, timely monthly reports on maintenance activities, defects, small works, and contract KPIs.
• Support SLA/KPI achievement and contribute to monthly client reporting.
• Assist with quality monitoring audits, health & safety plans, risk assessments, and statutory compliance, including HTMs and SHTMs.
• Build and maintain robust relationships with key stakeholders, including NHS clients, Project Co, suppliers, and staff representatives.
• Act as the technical lead representing EQUANS on-site, making well-informed decisions and managing escalations.
• Oversee safe work practices for internal teams and contractors, ensuring compliance with health & safety legislation and EQUANS policies.
• Support continuous monitoring and maintenance of critical systems such as high voltage electrical systems and medical gases.

Qualifications

Proven leadership experience within a facilities management or technical service role, preferably in healthcare or similarly regulated environments.

Strong knowledge of statutory standards and healthcare technical memoranda (HTMs, SHTMs).

Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Demonstrated ability to manage teams effectively with a focus on development and motivation.

Commercial awareness with experience managing budgets, SLAs, and KPIs.

Resilient with the ability to handle work pressures and participate in out-of-hours escalation as needed.

Who are we looking for?

You will need to be able to demonstrate a technical background within an electrical, mechanical or building services bias, preferably having had significant exposure to a Healthcare environment (desirable but not essential).

Qualified to the appropriate levels associated to the relevant trades background, for example; City & Guilds Apprenticeship (or equivalent) within Electrical/Mechanical/Building Services bias having had at least 3/5 years within these roles and/or at Supervisory level.

A further sought after preference is for a person to hold (or has held) an Authorised Person (AP) appointment within Medical Gas Pipeline Systems and/or Electrical or Mechanical bias.

As a line manager, the Facilities Team Leader will be expected to act as an example to the front line Equans team; as such a person of similar character is required, as is a reputation which demonstrates confidence from all levels.

Due to nature of the role the successful candidate will be required to obtain Disclosure Scotland to PVG Level.

What can we offer you?

On offer includes a competitive salary and in addition you will receive an excellent benefits package, which includes:

• 24 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
• Life Cover equivalent to 1.5 times annual salary
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
• Gym membership discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Holiday purchase scheme
• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes
• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme
• Access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility, Encompass, RISE, Women Together, Working Parents, and Young Professionals
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

Who are we?

In the UK & Ireland, Equans is a provider of sustainable facilities management and regeneration, and cutting-edge energy and digital services. Our 15,000 employees combine these activities to deliver decarbonisation across the built environment and help businesses, communities, public sector organisations and government to accelerate the transition to a low carbon, resilient world.

Globally, Equans is a world leader in the energy and services sector with operations in 20 countries, 90,000 employees working on 5 continents and a turnover of 19.2 billion euros in 2024. Equans is a subsidiary of the Bouygues group.

Our ambition: At Equans, we are driven by our ambition to be recognised for our operational excellence and as the best place to work for our employees. This commitment extends to achieving global and sustainable performance through Impact, ensuring that everything we do aligns with our core values—Accountability, Respect, Team Spirit, and Service Focus.

We take ownership, act with integrity, and set high standards. We listen, support, and care for one another. We collaborate and build trust to achieve shared goals, always striving to meet our customers' needs in a proactive and pragmatic way. These values shape our culture, strengthen our community, and inspire us to deliver excellence every day.

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