Senior Engineering Manager - Mechanical

Skillmatch Recruitment Ltd; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Skillmatch Recruitment Ltd is assisting a major UK facilities management contractor to recruit a Senior Engineering Manager – Mechanical for a complex healthcare environment. You will lead engineering services, ensuring safe, compliant estates delivery and coordinate multidisciplinary teams across planned and reactive maintenance.

The role requires significant leadership experience within FM or healthcare, strong knowledge of statutory requirements and safe systems of work, plus ability to drive

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare estates and statutory compliance.
• Experience in risk management and strategic maintenance planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering maintenance and estates services across a complex healthcare environment.
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements and HTMs/HBNs.
• Oversee PPM, lifecycle planning and risk management to minimise disruption to clinical operations.
• Act as Authorised Person / Lead Authorised Person and ensure safe systems of work are followed.
• Build relationships with internal teams, stakeholders and external partners.
• Drive performance, continuous improvement and value for money across engineering services.

Skills

Leadership

Risk management

Compliance

Strategic planning

Education

NEBOSH / IOSH / IWFM qualifications

Job description

Our client is one of the largest facilities management and maintenance contractors in the UK, offering market leading opportunities for talented professionals looking for long term career progression.

We're looking for a Senior Engineering Manager – Mechanical to lead engineering services across a complex healthcare environment, ensuring safe, compliant and high-performing estates delivery.

You’ll take ownership of engineering operations, leading teams to deliver planned and reactive maintenance while supporting critical clinical services. This is a senior leadership role where your expertise will shape strategy, manage risk, and drive continuous improvement across the estate.

The Senior Engineering Manager – Mechanical, will be responsible for:

• Lead and manage engineering maintenance and estates services, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and HTMs/HBNs
• Oversee PPM, lifecycle planning and risk management to minimise disruption to clinical operations
• Act as Authorised Person / Lead Authorised Person and ensure safe systems of work are followed
• Build strong relationships with internal teams, stakeholders and external partners
• Drive performance, continuous improvement and value for money across engineering services

To be successful for this Senior Engineering Manager – Mechanical role you must have:

• Relevant engineering/FM qualifications (e.g. NEBOSH, IOSH, IWFM or equivalent)
• Significant experience in a senior technical leadership role within FM or healthcare environments
• Strong knowledge of compliance, engineering standards and safe systems of work
• Proven leadership skills with experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Strong understanding of healthcare estates, PFI contracts and statutory compliance
• Ability to manage risk, interpret technical data and implement strategic maintenance plans