Engineering Manager

We are seeking an experienced Technical Engineering Manager to provide technical leadership, operational support, and strategic direction across a diverse portfolio of properties. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the safe, compliant, and efficient delivery of engineering services while driving continuous improvement, asset performance, sustainability initiatives, and operational excellence.

Reporting to the senior operational leadership team, this role will work closely with site-based engineering teams, clients, specialist contractors, and key stakeholders to ensure engineering standards, statutory compliance, and business objectives are consistently achieved.

The Technical Engineering Manager will play a key role in supporting both mechanical and electrical disciplines, providing expert guidance on engineering best practice, lifecycle planning, asset management, operational resilience, and building performance optimisation.

We are seeking an experienced Technical Engineering Manager to provide technical leadership, operational support, and strategic direction across a diverse portfolio of properties. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the safe, compliant, and efficient delivery of engineering services while driving continuous improvement, asset performance, sustainability initiatives, and operational excellence.

Reporting to the senior operational leadership team, this role will work closely with site-based engineering teams, clients, specialist contractors, and key stakeholders to ensure engineering standards, statutory compliance, and business objectives are consistently achieved.

The Technical Engineering Manager will play a key role in supporting both mechanical and electrical disciplines, providing expert guidance on engineering best practice, lifecycle planning, asset management, operational resilience, and building performance optimisation.

• Provide technical leadership across engineering operations, ensuring contractual obligations, service standards, and KPIs are achieved.
• Support asset management strategies, including CAFM data management, asset verification, and lifecycle planning.
• Oversee high and low voltage electrical activities, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and company procedures.
• Support building performance improvement initiatives, energy optimisation programmes, and sustainability objectives.
• Review proposed engineering works and advise on technical suitability, operational impact, and industry best practice.
• Develop and maintain engineering standards, operating procedures, and technical governance frameworks.
• Provide technical support and escalation assistance to operational teams, including out-of-hours support when required.
• Ensure engineering resources and competencies align with operational requirements.
• Lead investigations into significant engineering incidents and support root cause analysis activities.
• Conduct technical audits and compliance inspections across sites.
• Support the development and maintenance of Emergency Operating Procedures (EOPs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and critical environment documentation.
• Promote safe systems of work, including permit-to-work processes, lock-out/tag-out (LOTO) procedures, and critical works management.
• Monitor infrastructure resilience and support testing, commissioning, and integrated systems testing activities.
• Produce technical reports, recommendations, and risk assessments as required.
• Review engineering systems and plant performance to identify opportunities for improvement and efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with British Standards, statutory regulations, and industry best practice.

• Build and maintain strong client and stakeholder relationships.
• Provide ownership and escalation management for operational, technical, and compliance-related issues.
• Monitor and manage CAFM systems, electronic logbooks, and associated performance metrics.
• Manage service level agreements (SLAs), compliance standards, and engineering performance targets.
• Oversee specialist subcontractors and supply chain partners to ensure quality, compliance, and performance expectations are met.
• Lead, mentor, and develop engineering teams through effective people management practices.
• Support recruitment, succession planning, performance management, and talent development activities.
• Drive training…