Senior Technical Authority & Asset Strategy Lead

Mitie Group plc.; Crawley; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mitie Group plc. is seeking a Head of Technical to lead the technical agenda across the national Thales account, balancing long-term strategy with day-to-day operations.

You will be the senior authority on technical risk, compliance and lifecycle investment, shaping how assets are managed across a UK estate. You'll collaborate with operational leaders and customer stakeholders, influence teams without direct authority, and drive recovery plans when assets fail.

Qualifications

• Strong technical knowledge across M&E/building services and complex assets.
• Experience working within a large or complex operational environment.
• Good knowledge of planned maintenance, statutory compliance and Safe Systems of Work.
• The ability to assess technical and asset risk and turn that into practical action.

Responsibilities

• Acting as the senior technical authority across the account.
• Setting the technical strategy, priorities and improvement roadmap.
• Maintaining oversight of critical assets, compliance, lifecycle and technical risk.
• Leading technical recovery plans where critical assets fail or continuity of service is at risk.
• Overseeing statutory maintenance, certification, audit readiness and Safe Systems of Work.
• Identifying asset investment and replacement priorities.
• Building robust technical and commercial business cases for investment.
• Using asset data, site insight and root-cause analysis to reduce recurring failures.
• Providing governance around specialist suppliers, competence and technical standards.
• Working alongside operational leadership to turn technical strategy into action.
• Giving senior stakeholders clear, concise and credible advice on risk, priorities and investment.

Skills

Technical leadership

M&E/building services

Stakeholder management

Asset risk assessment

Tools

CAFM systems

Compliance reporting

Job description

Mitie Group plc. is seeking a Head of Technical to lead the technical agenda across the national Thales account, balancing long-term strategy with day-to-day operations.

You will be the senior authority on technical risk, compliance and lifecycle investment, shaping how assets are managed across a UK estate. You'll collaborate with operational leaders and customer stakeholders, influence teams without direct authority, and drive recovery plans when assets fail.