Stadium Engineering & Maintenance Lead

CBRE Local UK; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Local UK is seeking a senior Maintenance Manager to lead the engineering and maintenance operation at Twickenham Stadium. You will be the mechanical technical authority, guiding the team across all disciplines and maintaining high standards for planned, reactive, and lifecycle maintenance.

The role focuses on safety, reliability, and event readiness, with responsibility for CAFM data, asset registers and performance reporting, while supporting safe, compliant event delivery in a complex,

Qualifications

• HNC/HND, degree or equivalent qualification in Mechanical or Building Services Engineering (preferred), or a recognised engineering apprenticeship with equivalent experience. A mechanical bias is preferred.
• Minimum 10 years' engineering experience, including senior maintenance or facilities-management leadership of multi-disciplinary engineering teams within complex buildings or large venues.
• Proven experience managing hard-services delivery to contractual, statutory and technical standards.
• Strong working knowledge of mechanical building services (HVAC, heating, cooling, ventilation, etc.) and electrical services.
• Experience with technical audits, compliance assurance, risk management and incident investigation.

Responsibilities

• Line-manage the multi-disciplinary engineering team, including workload planning and performance reviews.
• Lead day-to-day maintenance operations, including PPM scheduling and reactive task allocation.
• Provide assurance on statutory and contractual compliance and escalate risks to stakeholders.
• Govern AP and RP arrangements, including competency records and reviews.
• Lead the technical audit programme and deliver evidence-based closure requirements.
• Maintain the engineering team competency matrix and support training and standards across the team.
• Coordinate safety procedures, including Safe Systems of Work and Permit to Work arrangements.
• Produce monthly reporting on compliance, asset reliability and lifecycle priorities.
• Support asset condition surveys, lifecycle planning and prioritised capital investment proposals.
• Challenge technical submissions from contractors and ensure RAMS and handovers meet requirements.

Skills

People leadership

Stakeholder management

Contractual compliance

Facilities management

Communication

Education

HNC/HND, degree or equivalent in Mechanical or Building Services Engineering

Apprenticeship with equivalent experience

Tools

CAFM systems

Microsoft 365

Asset management software

Job description

CBRE Local UK is seeking a senior Maintenance Manager to lead the engineering and maintenance operation at Twickenham Stadium. You will be the mechanical technical authority, guiding the team across all disciplines and maintaining high standards for planned, reactive, and lifecycle maintenance.

The role focuses on safety, reliability, and event readiness, with responsibility for CAFM data, asset registers and performance reporting, while supporting safe, compliant event delivery in a complex,