Senior Building Services Engineer – Technical Lead, Estates

Thomas Search Ltd; Tidworth; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Thomas Search Ltd, in partnership with a prestigious MoD facilities contractor, seeks a Senior Building Services Engineer based in Tidworth. This senior role leads building services across the contract, reporting to the Head of Estates and acting as the senior technical authority for Hard FM.

The ideal candidate will be Chartered, or working towards chartership, with extensive HVAC, water systems and BMS experience.

Qualifications

• Degree in Building Services Engineering or a related discipline.
• Chartered Engineer or working towards chartership through a professional institution.
• Experience with design, operation and maintenance of HVAC, water systems and control systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across building services engineering disciplines throughout the estate.
• Act as senior technical authority for hard FM, with escalation role for complex issues and asset failures.
• Lead root cause investigations and implement solutions to improve reliability and reduce risk.
• Develop lifecycle replacement plans to support long-term operational resilience.
• Support major incidents and business continuity events while restoring critical services.
• Coach and develop technical capability across teams and build stakeholder relationships.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Communication across levels

Leadership

Education

Degree in Building Services / Mechanical / Electrical Engineering

Job description

Thomas Search Ltd, in partnership with a prestigious MoD facilities contractor, seeks a Senior Building Services Engineer based in Tidworth. This senior role leads building services across the contract, reporting to the Head of Estates and acting as the senior technical authority for Hard FM.

The ideal candidate will be Chartered, or working towards chartership, with extensive HVAC, water systems and BMS experience.