Technical Services Manager in Camden Town)

PRS Recruitment Services; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus

Pension Scheme

Healthcare

Job summary

PRS Recruitment Services is seeking a Technical Services Manager for a prestigious Central London estate near Camden to oversee Mechanical, Electrical & Public Health systems across multiple buildings. You will manage a 3rd party M&E contractor, liaise with tenants and stakeholders, ensure compliance with legislation, and drive energy efficiency with a generous benefits package including an annual bonus.

The role requires strong leadership in a multi-tenant environment and a proven background in

Qualifications

• Fully qualified in electrical or mechanical engineering.
• Minimum 5 years' experience as Technical/Engineering Services Manager.
• Experience in corporate or real estate sectors preferred.
• IOSH/NEBOSH or further engineering education beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Oversee delivery of M&E across multiple buildings.
• Liaise with 3rd party M&E contractor and tenants.
• Ensure compliance with safety legislation and standards.
• Manage energy conservation programmes and service charges.
• Develop and maintain maintenance and asset management plans.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Mechanical engineering

Facilities management

Education

IOSH

NEBOSH

HND or Degree in Engineering

Job description

Technical Services Manager

£60-62,000

Central London (Camden)

Annual Bonus

Pension Scheme

Healthcare

Our customer are one of the largest property and real estate organisations within the UK, owning and managing a number of mixed-use estates, trophy buildings, retail parks. At a prestigious mixed-use site in Central London, close to Camden / Euston, they seek a Technical Services Manager to help oversee delivery of Mechanical, Electrical & Public Health systems across a handful of buildings across the estate comprising multi-tenant commercial office space as well as landlord services. Working as part of an "in-house" team, the role will involve overseeing a 3rd party M&E contractor, liaising with tenants and stakeholders, etc. Guideline salary is in the region of £60-62,000 and includes a generous benefits package including an annual bonus, private healthcare, etc.

Candidates will be fully qualified in either electrical or mechanical engineering, and with at least five years experience as a Technical / Engineering Services Manager. Ideally this experience will have been within the corporate or managing agent / real estate sector. Along with core M&E qualifications, additional training such as IOSH, NEBOSH or further education such as HND / Degree in and Engineering discipline will be beneficial.

Further duties will include:

• Compliance with all current legislation and recommended standards. Verify contractors risk assessments are up to date and appropriate to building and maintenance tasks. Ensure all written scheme is up to date. Ensure contractors emergency lighting log records up to date. Management of water treatment regime ensuring that water treatment manuals are up to date. Manage status of lift inspections and report via lift minutes. Ensure that all statutory inspections are carried out by the due date and manage/monitor progress of actions via external reports spreadsheet attached to appropriate minutes.
• Provide day-to-day technical and operational support to building managers and occupiers.
• Management of the permit to work system and check method statements where appropriate. Liaise with building management and occupiers regarding operational and technical matters such as plant shutdowns and work impacting on occupiers operation.
• Review occupier license applications. Review and comment on drawings, specification and reports submitted by the occupiers and advise the landlord accordingly of any impact on base build operations or any technical or lease concerns. Liaise with tenant consultants on any technical or operational revisions. Monitor tenant fit-out work and liaise as necessary to ensure that work complies with the approved license for alteration. Carry out random inspection of fit-out works and report, liaise on findings as necessary.
• Undertake regular audits of maintenance programme. Review call out sheets and investigate as necessary. Review concept ppm sheets / reports and investigate as necessary. Carry out random inspections of ppm / reactive works completed and in progress.
• Preparation and management of engineering service charge budgets, to include procurement as per company policies. Budget control, preparation of relevant specification, raising orders/instructions/ contracts and verifying (processing) invoices. To develop, implement and manage environmental and energy conservation programmes, (working with others where necessary) ensuring optimum usage of energy. To advise on potential problems, improvements and possible savings. Analyse monitoring & targeting reports and investigate and action as necessary. Arrange independent energy audits as necessary and action recommendations as necessary.
• Analysis and management of all engineering data/reports, ensuring that appropriate action/follow up is achieved. Identify & agree specialist consultant roles and review consultants brief on a regular basis. Manage other audit reports. Review actions/progress and monitor monthly via external reports spreadsheet attached to m & e minutes.
• Implementation, management, and development of the concept planned maintenance system, ensuring information, plant history, drawings and technical information is accurate and up to date. Develop and maintain the base building asset register. Review and develop site‑specific maintenance tasks. Ensure drawing and O & M’s are updated to reflect any changes carried out to the installed systems. Develop, implement, and maintain site‑specific plant replacement programme. In conjunction with budgetary control. (plant life cycle asset management).
• To ensure that the production of engineering service specifications, contracts and associated documentation properly represent the service requirement of the premises and are presented and executed in accordance with company guidelines. Prepare contract documentation to include: - tender documents, agreements and specifications. Manage tendering procedures. Analyse tenders. Undertake post tender interviews. Produce client contract placing report. Manage contractor closely during mobilization period and through to completion.
• To ensure that the senior technical services manager, estate director and building management team are regularly appraised of any new developments or issues of a problematic nature. Report on any emergency incident that occurs. Report on any concerns relating to plant operation. Report on any tenant relationship related issue. Report any issue that could or will involve the HSE or EHO.
• To ensure that the new buildings and areas of public realm are handed over in accordance with company guidelines and that all manuals are in place as soon as is reasonably practicable.
• Set up new utility contracts for handed over buildings and public realm as required.
• Conduct monthly utility recharges via billing platform.
• Report on energy usage as per reporting requirements.
• To ensure that the property's electronic security systems are fully operational and maintained as per the manufacturer's guidance and current best practice. Report onany concerns relating to plant operation. Liaise with the systems department as required, regarding contract specifications, maintenance regimes, auditing, equipment upgrades, documenting changes etc. Ensure maintenance contracts are in place.
• To ensure the requisite engineering standards executed in the management of buildings are commensurate with those standards promoted by the board and detailed in the operations manuals.
• Ensure adherence to companys pathway to net zero carbon.

This is a fantastic and rare opportunity to work "in-house", with the security and fantastic benefits which accompany these roles. It willsuitan experienced Technical Services Manager with experience managing within commercial multi-tenant environments, either currently working in-house / managing agent, or on the FM service provider side looking to make the move across to being the client. With the enhanced benefits, extra remuneration (circa £10-15k between pension/bonus), this makes for an attractive opportunity to work for an industry leading employer.