Supervisor

NG Bailey; Holbeton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent facilities services company in Plymouth seeks an experienced Supervisor to lead maintenance activities at a large commercial site. The role involves overseeing Technicians, managing maintenance tasks, and maintaining strong client relationships. Candidates should have an electrical background with relevant qualifications, and a proactive approach to problem-solving. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits including private healthcare and onsite parking.

Benefits

Free On-Site Parking

25 Days Holiday plus 8 Bank Holidays

Sick Pay

Pension with employer contribution

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Flexible benefits including Gym Membership

Personal development programme

Qualifications

• Strong electrical background with a proactive, solution-focused approach.
• Experience in managing both technical tasks and team coordination.
• Confidence in operating within a large commercial environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a team of six Technicians ensuring a positive team culture.
• Deliver a full PPM programme across building services.
• Maintain compliance with statutory requirements and industry standards.
• Inspect and submit quotations for additional works and minor projects.
• Diagnose faults quickly on M&E plant.
• Supervise subcontractors ensuring safe and efficient work delivery.

Skills

Electrical background

Strong experience in PPM programmes

Comfortable managing technical tasks

Education

NVQ / City & Guilds Level 3 in an Electrical discipline

18th Edition qualification

Tools

AHUs

BMS

Air conditioning systems

Heating and ventilation equipment

Water systems

Emergency generators

Job description

Supervisor

Plymouth

Permanent

£40,000 - £43,000, Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm + private healthcare + Onsite parking available

NG Bailey Facilities Services are recruiting for an experienced Supervisor to join our team on a large, modern commercial destination located in the heart of Plymouth's vibrant city centre. The site is known for its high footfall, diverse mix of retail and leisure spaces, and fast-paced operational environment - offering a great opportunity to lead maintenance activities in a complex, busy setting.

As Contract Supervisor, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of the building by overseeing a team of Technicians, coordinating planned and reactive maintenance, supporting with small works, and maintaining strong relationships with the client and occupiers. This is a hands‑on, customer‑focused role ideal for someone who thrives in a dynamic environment and enjoys taking ownership of both technical and supervisory tasks.

Key Responsibilities

• Line management of a team of six Technicians, overseeing all HR, operational and day-to-day supervisory duties to build a safe, positive and proactive team culture.
• Deliver a full PPM programme across electrical and mechanical building services- ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, SLAs and industry standards.
• Inspect, price and submit quotations for additional works and minor projects.
• Maintain full adherence to Health & Safety procedures, ensuring documentation, risk assessments and site records are kept to the highest standard.
• Diagnose faults on M&E plant quickly and accurately, ensuring issues that may affect building performance or safety are escalated and resolved promptly.
• Coordinate planned and reactive repairs across a range of building systems - supporting with general maintenance tasks such as building fabric checks, painting, decorating and minor carpentry.
• Supervise subcontractors, ensuring works are delivered safely, efficiently and to the required technical standard.

What we're looking for:

We're looking for an experienced Supervisor with a strong electrical background and a proactive, solution-focused approach to engineering challenges. You should be confident operating within a large commercial environment and comfortable managing both people and technical tasks.

You’ll bring:

• NVQ / City & Guilds Level 3 in an Electrical discipline
• Strong experience delivering electrical and mechanical PPM programmes
• 18th Edition qualification
• Solid working knowledge of AHUs, BMS, air conditioning systems, heating and ventilation equipment, water systems, water treatment and emergency generators

Benefits:

• Free On-Site Parking
• 25 Days Holiday plus 8 Bank Holidays
• Sick Pay
• Pension with a leading provider and employer contribution
• Salary sacrifice car scheme (Hybrid/Electric Vehicle)
• Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days
• Private Medical Insurance
• Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and well-being (including counselling sessions and legal advice)
• Flexible benefits to suit from Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Give As You Earn, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes.
• Personal development programme

Next Steps:

As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.

We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

About Us:

We are one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward-thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies.

Progression is something we value, and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.