Engineering Manager

Michael Page; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page seeks an Engineering Manager to lead the delivery of workplace engineering services across the Americas, reporting to regional leadership and overseeing outsourced partners to ensure high performance and reliability. The role focuses on developing regional strategies aligned with the global workplace vision and optimizing asset lifecycles.

The ideal candidate has a mechanical or electrical engineering background, extensive experience in corporate real estate engineering, and a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (or equivalent), with professional accreditation preferred
• Significant experience managing workplace or corporate real estate engineering across a large, multinational organization
• Proven track record of leading outsourced service providers and complex vendor ecosystems
• Strong knowledge of asset management, maintenance planning, and lifecycle optimization
• Experience managing regional engineering budgets and driving operational efficiencies
• Demonstrated leadership capability, with the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple geographies
• Strong understanding of compliance, risk management, and safety within engineering environments
• Experience operating within critical environments and delivering high-availability services
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with high emotional intelligence

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of all workplace engineering services across the Americas, ensuring high performance from outsourced partners
• Develop and execute regional engineering strategies aligned with the global workplace vision
• Optimize asset lifecycle performance through planned, condition-based, and reactive maintenance strategies
• Oversee engineering budgets, ensuring cost effectiveness while maintaining service quality and compliance
• Act as the regional subject matter expert across mechanical, electrical, fire, and security systems
• Drive supplier performance through robust governance, KPIs, and collaborative partnerships
• Champion sustainability, energy efficiency, and innovation across the portfolio

Skills

Leadership

Vendor management

Stakeholder engagement

Budget management

Critical environments

Communication

Safety & compliance

Asset lifecycle optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Professional accreditation preferred

Job description

We are seeking an Engineering Manager to join a market-leading, globally recognized organization with a vast corporate footprint. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the engineering strategy across a diverse real estate portfolio, driving innovation, operational excellence, and a best-in-class workplace experience.

Global energy organization.

Description

The Engineering Manager will report into the regional leadership team overseeing the corporate office portfolio and take ownership of engineering service delivery across the Americas.

• Lead the delivery of all workplace engineering services across the Americas, ensuring high performance from outsourced partners
• Develop and execute regional engineering strategies aligned with the global workplace vision
• Optimize asset lifecycle performance through planned, condition-based, and reactive maintenance strategies
• Oversee engineering budgets, ensuring cost effectiveness while maintaining service quality and compliance
• Act as the regional subject matter expert across mechanical, electrical, fire, and security systems
• Drive supplier performance through robust governance, KPIs, and collaborative partnerships
• Champion sustainability, energy efficiency, and innovation across the portfolio

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

Profile

For the Engineering Manager we are seeking:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (or equivalent), with professional accreditation preferred
• Significant experience managing workplace or corporate real estate engineering across a large, multinational organization
• Proven track record of leading outsourced service providers and complex vendor ecosystems
• Strong knowledge of asset management, maintenance planning, and lifecycle optimization
• Experience managing regional engineering budgets and driving operational efficiencies
• Demonstrated leadership capability, with the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple geographies
• Strong understanding of compliance, risk management, and safety within engineering environments
• Experience operating within critical environments and delivering high-availability services
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with high emotional intelligence

Job Offer

• Competitive base salary and performance-related bonus
• Opportunity to lead engineering strategy across a high-profile, international portfolio
• Exposure to large-scale transformation initiatives and innovation programmes
• Collaborative, forward-thinking culture with strong career progression opportunities

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.