Technical Services Manager

JR United Kingdom; Southampton; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Facilities Management provider in the Greater Reading area is seeking a Technical Services Manager. In this role, you will manage an engineering team responsible for maintenance and projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong management record, extensive FM experience, and engineering qualifications. The position offers an opportunity to lead a hands-on technical team to improve service delivery and meet compliance standards.

Benefits

Strong salary

Private healthcare

Qualifications

• Proven track record in managing engineering teams and performance.
• Strong understanding of facilities management practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering maintenance delivery across a large site.
• Oversee an engineering team responsible for M&E and Fabric.
• Collaborate with project management and various stakeholders.

Skills

Extensive FM experience

Team leadership

Performance management

Stakeholder engagement

Statutory compliance

Education

Engineering qualification

Job description

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• Notice periods of 1 month or less would be useful
• Mon to Fri, regular hours - site based in the Reading area
• Strong salary and private healthcare

Here at ISS, as one of the UK's largest and most successful Facilities Management (FM) providers, we are looking to recruit a Technical Services Manager to manage engineering maintenance delivery across a large and complex site in the Greater Reading area.

This role will oversee an engineering team responsible for M&E, Fabric, and small Projects within a fast-moving facilities environment. The team is tasked with delivering against a PPM and Reactive regimen.

We are seeking a confident Maintenance Manager with extensive FM experience, a proven track record in team leadership, performance management, stakeholder engagement, and ensuring contractual and compliance standards are met. This is a hands-on, traditional technical leadership role.

You will lead this effort while working closely with the Project Management team, Account Director, Soft Services, and various customer stakeholders.

Key actions include:

1. Managing the engineering team to achieve optimal performance
2. Assessing supply chain performance
3. Collaborating with wider Account stakeholders
4. Ensuring statutory compliance
5. Upskilling the engineering team
6. Implementing innovative process improvements

Requirements from you:

• An engineering qualification, extensive maintenance experience, and a strong management record