Technical Engineering Manager – City of London – £75K

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Technical Engineering Manager in the heart of London. This pivotal role involves overseeing critical infrastructure maintenance, ensuring health and safety compliance, and leading a competent team. The ideal candidate will have a strong mechanical and electrical background, with a focus on optimizing operations and enhancing service delivery. Join a dynamic environment where your leadership and engineering expertise will drive success and innovation in a high-stakes setting. This is your opportunity to make a significant impact in a role that emphasizes strategic development and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Recognized apprenticeship or equivalent in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering.
• At least five years’ experience in data centre operations and engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of the Critical Environments Program.
• Ensure health and safety policies are effectively implemented.
• Collaborate with operational managers to develop the business.

Skills

Leadership

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Health and Safety Compliance

Team Management

Customer Service

Communication

Education

ONC/BTEC in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Recognized Apprenticeship

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Technical Engineering Manager – City of London – £75K, London

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Client:

Phoenix Resourcing Services

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

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Job Description:

Job reference: JO-2110-246410

Date posted: 17/05/2024

Technical Engineering Manager – City of London – £75K

Location: City of London

Salary: £75K

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8AM – 5PM

An excellent opportunity has arisen with one of my clients who are looking for an Engineering Manager on a Critical Site based in City of London. The Engineering Manager will have a strong mechanical and electrical background and spend approximately 20% of their time writing or reviewing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Emergency Operating Procedures (EOPs) for use in maintenance work on business-critical infrastructure. Most importantly, the Engineering Manager will own the implementation, standardisation, and ongoing ownership of the local Critical Environments Program.

Duties will include:

• Provide leadership, ensuring contractual commitments are met and exceeded.
• Identify opportunities for strategic development of the contract to increase turnover and profitability, add additional services and projects, and re-win contracts on re-tender.
• Communicate and implement business policies and processes effectively within the contract.
• Ensure healthy and safe working conditions, and that health and safety policies are effectively implemented across all activities.
• Optimize staffing structures to balance cost reduction and service excellence, supporting workload peaks and disaster recovery.
• Ensure contracts are staffed with fully competent teams, with effective succession planning.
• Collaborate with other operational managers to develop the business, foster effective teamwork, and support colleagues.
• Support the UKI Engineering Manager in developing financial plans for revenue, profit, WIP reduction, debt management, cost reduction, and contract growth, ensuring targets are met and exceeded.
• Implement control systems to meet statutory, policy, and contractual commitments.
• Maintain customer focus in all operational activities and sustain effective relationships with key client contacts.
• Provide leadership, guidance, coaching, and support to deliver best practices in team management.
• Communicate effectively through management meetings, briefings, reports, and other publications.
• Foster a learning environment with appropriate training and development plans to ensure staff competence and potential.
• Innovate to improve building, plant, and system energy efficiency.
• Be flexible in work attitude, willing to diversify skills and work overtime when needed.

Requirements:

• Recognized apprenticeship, ONC/BTEC in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or equivalent, or demonstrable equivalent attainment.
• Experience in HV switching and Safe Systems of Work, including being an appointed Authorised Person Electrical/Mechanical.
• At least five years’ experience in data centre operations, maintenance, and engineering supporting Tier 3 or higher critical facilities.
• Proven experience with business-critical engineering systems.
• Experience in HV operations.
• Experience working within a client contract environment with specific KPI performance measures.
• Minimum five years’ experience managing a team.
• Practical experience working with supply partners to deliver integrated services.
• Customer service experience and strong communication skills at all levels.