Shift Assistant Estate Manager - Birmingham

RG Setsquare; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift allowance

Annual leave 24→25

Life cover

Employee discounts

Gym discounts

Cycle to work

Holiday purchase

Training opportunities

Referral rewards

Wellbeing support

Overtime opportunities

Permanent position

Job summary

RG Setsquare is seeking a Shift Assistant Estate Manager in Birmingham to lead a multidisciplinary maintenance team across electrical, mechanical and fabric disciplines. The role covers day-to-day workload management, PPM, reactive maintenance, and incident response within strict SLAs.

You will oversee sickness, leave and rota planning, collaborate with other estate managers, and deliver training and safety guidance. A permanent, full-time position with a shift pattern is offered.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a multidisciplinary maintenance team.
• Strong workload management and organisational skills.
• Experience in maintenance, facilities management, or engineering environments.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage a team of 7 across Electrical, Mechanical and Fabric disciplines.
• Manage the team's day-to-day workload, including PPM, corrective and reactive maintenance.
• Ensure maintenance activities are completed within agreed SLAs.
• Manage and respond to escalations and operational issues.
• Provide technical support and assistance where required.
• Manage sickness, annual leave and rota cover effectively.
• Work collaboratively with other Assistant Estate Managers to provide a consistent service.
• Deliver toolbox talks, training and technical guidance to team members.
• Monitor team performance, utilisation and productivity.
• Conduct staff meetings, performance reviews and appraisals.
• Ensure all maintenance activities are carried out safely and in accordance with statutory and company requirements.
• Assist with the operation, repair and maintenance of mechanical and electrical engineering services.
• Support the delivery of Hard FM and lifecycle maintenance services across the estate.

Job description

We're Hiring: Shift Assistant Estate Manager

Birmingham

Competitive Salary + Shift Allowance

2 Days | 2 Nights | 4 Days Off

80% Office | 20% On the Tools | Hard FM | Engineering Management

Key Responsibilities

• Directly manage a team of 7 across Electrical, Mechanical and Fabric disciplines.
• Manage the team's day-to-day workload, including PPM, corrective and reactive maintenance.
• Ensure maintenance activities are completed within agreed SLAs.
• Manage and respond to escalations and operational issues.
• Provide technical support and assistance where required.
• Manage sickness, annual leave and rota cover effectively.
• Work collaboratively with other Assistant Estate Managers to provide a consistent service.
• Deliver toolbox talks, training and technical guidance to team members.
• Monitor team performance, utilisation and productivity.
• Conduct staff meetings, performance reviews and appraisals.
• Ensure all maintenance activities are carried out safely and in accordance with statutory and company requirements.
• Assist with the operation, repair and maintenance of mechanical and electrical engineering services.
• Support the delivery of Hard FM and lifecycle maintenance services across the estate.

Electrical candidates:

• Fully qualified Electrical Engineer.
• Relevant electrical installation qualification/apprenticeship.
• AM2 – essential.
• 18th Edition – essential.
• Previous management or supervisory experience.

Mechanical candidates:

• City & Guilds Mechanical Engineering Level 2 & 3, or
• City & Guilds Pipefitting & Plumbing Level 2 & 3, or
• City & Guilds Plumbing Level 2 & 3.
• Other relevant City & Guilds Mechanical qualifications will be considered.
• Previous management or supervisory experience.

All candidates:

• Experience within maintenance, facilities management, engineering or a similar environment.
• Strong understanding of planned and reactive maintenance.
• Proven ability to lead and manage a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong workload management and organisational skills.
• Confident dealing with escalations and operational issues.
• Strong communication and people-management skills.
• Good understanding of safe working practices and statutory compliance.
• Must be able to successfully pass a DBS Standard check.

What's On Offer

• Competitive salary
• Shift allowance
• 2 days on, 2 nights on, 4 days off
• 80% office-based / 20% on the tools
• 24 days annual leave, increasing to 25 days after 2 years
• Life cover
• Employee discount schemes
• Gym membership discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Professional qualifications, training and development opportunities
• Employee referral rewards
• Employee assistance and mental wellbeing support
• Overtime opportunities
• Permanent position

This is a fairly urgent vacancy.