M&E Manager

M&E Manager
- Permanent

Salary: £64,790 + excellent benefits

Location:

High Wycombe or Letchworth Garden City

Hybrid: 2 days in the office, 3 days from home

Contract:

Permanent

Hours:

37 hours per week

Are you looking to join a growing, values-led organisation with a clear social purpose? At Settle Paradigm, we’re proud to be the largest housing group in the region, managing over 30,000 homes across Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, and Hertfordshire. Everything we do is about delivering excellent services, high quality homes, neighbourhoods we can be proud of and maximising number of new affordable homes we build.

Through our merger we’ve brought together shared values, skills and ambition, so we can build more affordable homes and make an even bigger difference in the communities we serve.

If you're ready to grow your career in a supportive, inclusive environment while helping to shape stronger communities, we’d love to welcome you on our journey. Together, we’re building a better future.

We’re now looking for an experienced M&E Manager to lead statutory compliance, safety and lifecycle management across key building services - ensuring our homes remain safe, reliable and well‑maintained.

As our M&E Manager, you’ll take operational responsibility for statutory compliance and performance across core mechanical and electrical services, including Lifts, Water Hygiene, MVHR systems and other selected M&E assets.

You’ll play a central role in harmonising compliance and asset management practices across our merged organisation, aligning standards, contracts, data and processes. You’ll also lead the operational implementation of our new Asset Management System, ensuring accurate asset data, strong reporting and improved decision making.

This is a senior technical leadership role, managing a small team of Coordinators and Administrators, and working closely with colleagues across Property Services, Health & Safety, Estates, Projects, Finance and Procurement.

If you’re motivated by improving compliance, strengthening contractor performance and embedding robust asset management practices, this role offers a significant opportunity to shape how we manage our homes.

• Act as the organisation’s Responsible Person / Authorising Officer for lifts, water hygiene and allocated M&E systems
• Oversee risk assessments, written schemes, examinations, testing and inspections
• Ensure compliance with statutory, non‑statutory and best‑practice requirements
• Align policies, standards, procedures and risk frameworks across the organisation
• Support cultural change by strengthening understanding of compliance responsibilities

• Define system requirements for M&E and compliance data
• Oversee data migration, validation and governance for the new Asset Management System
• Ensure accurate asset records, meaningful reporting and improved visibility of risk and lifecycle costs

• Manage specialist contractors, ensuring high performance and value for money
• Lead procurement activity for new Property Services contracts
• Work with Finance, Procurement and Home Ownership on Section 20 and service charge processes
• Drive efficiency and performance across suppliers

• Manage and develop Contract Support Coordinators and Administrators
• Provide guidance, mentoring and technical support
• Ensure the team works to required time frames and legal requirements

• Provide engineering expertise to design, plan and manage minor refurbishments and equipment installations
• Support Repairs Managers and Property Services colleagues with technical solutions
• Contribute to audits and reviews related to compliance, financial regulation and contract management

• Plan and manage budgets of approximately £3m
• Ensure financial regulations are followed for issuing and approving works
• Produce reports for senior leaders and recommend improvements

You’ll do well in this role if you:

• Bring strong technical expertise in M&E engineering
• Have deep knowledge of UK statutory compliance frameworks
• Can…