Senior Manager – Engineering Standards & Asset Strategy (Refrigeration & HVAC)

Asda; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary company bonus

Company pension

Company Car allowance

Colleague discount 15%

Wellbeing services access

Inclusion networks

Parental leave policies

Job summary

Asda is seeking a Senior Manager for Engineering Standards & Asset Strategy (Refrigeration & HVAC) to lead the strategic direction of all engineering standards across refrigeration, HVAC and M&E systems. You will own asset models, drive lifecycle value and ensure compliance while supporting capital planning and supplier leadership.

In this hybrid role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver energy efficiency and cost-effective solutions for new stores, refits and

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of HFO and CO2 refrigeration systems.
• Experience with refrigeration, HVAC and M&E design.
• Strong governance, compliance and audit documentation skills.
• Proven ability to lead supplier and contractor teams.
• Experience in capital planning and business case development.
• Strategic thinking with cross-functional influence.

Responsibilities

• Own the development and evolution of engineering strategy across refrigeration, HVAC and M&E.
• Define and maintain technical models and specifications for assets.
• Provide senior governance to ensure compliance with legislation and standards.
• Oversee asset performance analysis for optimisation and cost efficiency.
• Lead technical input into capital planning for stores and refurbishments.
• Set technical direction for suppliers and contractors across projects.
• Assure installation, commissioning and handover to Asda standards.
• Champion adoption of innovative, low-carbon technologies.

Skills

Leadership

Engineering strategy

Governance

Asset optimisation

Capital planning

Education

UK refrigeration & air conditioning qualifications

MCIOB (Desirable)

PRINCE2 (Desirable)

Job description

Job Title

Senior Manager – Engineering Standards & Asset Strategy (Refrigeration & HVAC)

Location

Asda House

Employment Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours per Week

37.5

Salary

Competitive Salary plus benefits

Category

Construction Project Delivery - SF

Closing Date

8 September 2026

"Let's find your role"

The Senior Engineering Manager is responsible for leading Asda’s engineering strategy across refrigeration, HVAC and M&E systems, ensuring all asset models, designs and specifications deliver operational suitability, energy efficiency and strong lifecycle value. Acting as the senior engineering authority within the Property team, the role governs technical standards, ensures compliance, supports capital planning, and drives cost‑effective solutions across new stores, refits and maintenance programmes. Through strong supplier leadership, performance optimisation and the adoption of innovative technologies, the Senior Engineering Manager ensures Asda’s estate remains safe, resilient, sustainable and commercially efficient while providing expert guidance to cross‑functional teams.

You will:

1. Engineering Strategy & Standards Leadership

Own the development and continuous evolution of Asda’s engineering strategy across refrigeration, HVAC, and M&E systems, ensuring solutions are safe, scalable, energy‑efficient, and aligned with business and sustainability priorities.

2. Asset Model & Design Ownership

Define and maintain the technical models and specifications for all engineering assets, ensuring systems are designed for operational suitability, lifecycle value, resilience, and alignment with industry best practice.

3. Technical Governance & Compliance

Provide senior‑level governance to ensure all engineering systems comply with statutory legislation, British Standards, environmental regulations, and internal engineering policies, maintaining audit‑ready documentation.

4. Asset Performance & Optimisation

Oversee the analysis of asset performance data to identify opportunities for optimisation, rationalisation, and innovation, ensuring the estate delivers maximum uptime, energy efficiency, and cost performance.

5. Capital Investment & Cost‑Effectiveness Management

Lead the technical input into capital planning, developing robust business cases and cost‑effective engineering strategies for new stores, refits, maintenance programmes, and asset replacement cycles.

6. Supplier & Contractor Leadership

Set the technical direction for strategic suppliers and contractors, ensuring models, specifications, and installation standards are consistently met across the supply chain. Support procurement with technical assessment and contract input.

7. Project & Programme Technical Assurance

Act as the senior engineering authority across property programmes, ensuring refrigeration, HVAC, and M&E solutions are correctly specified, installed, commissioned, and handed over in line with Asda standards.

8. Innovation & Future Technologies

Champion the evaluation and adoption of emerging technologies—including natural refrigerants, low‑carbon HVAC solutions, digital monitoring, and smart building systems to future‑proof the asset base and reduce total cost of ownership.

9. Cross‑Functional Collaboration & Influence

Work closely with construction, maintenance, energy, sustainability, store operations, and commercial teams, providing expert engineering insight to support strategic decision‑making across the estate.

10. Leadership, Risk Management & Continuous Improvement

Provide senior technical leadership across the engineering function, driving continuous improvement, managing engineering risks, and cultivating a culture of safety, compliance, and engineering excellence.

"Let's find out about you"

• Detailed understanding of HFO and CO2 refrigeration systems.

• UK recognised qualifications in Refrigeration & Air Condition systems.

• Project Management

• Cost & Budget Management

• Compliance & Legislation

• Forecasting

• Managing Contractor, Consultants & Suppliers

• Stakeholder Engagement across all teams including internal and external stakeholders

• Strategic Thinking and Planning

• MCIOB – Member of the chartered institute of building (Desirable)

• Prince 2 or equivalent Project Management certificate (Desirable)

Everything you'll love

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

• Discretionary company bonus

• Company pension up 1.5 times colleagues' contribution (Max 15%)

• Company Car allowance of £8000

• 15% colleague discount in store and online

• Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.

• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated

• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves