Head of Engineering & Facilities

Description

Responsible for the strategic leadership and day-to-day oversight of engineering, maintenance, facilities and infrastructure operations across a portfolio of commercial properties.

The role oversees all mechanical, electrical, plumbing and HVAC systems, general building maintenance, landscaping, and facilities services. Responsibilities include leading multidisciplinary teams, managing preventative maintenance programmes, overseeing capital projects, controlling budgets, and managing external contractors and service providers.

Duties:

• Engineering & Facilities Leadership: Lead the engineering and facilities function, managing technical and maintenance teams, setting performance standards, and promoting a culture of safety, accountability and service excellence.
• Maintenance & Service Delivery: Oversee reactive and preventative maintenance across mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC and other building systems, ensuring work orders, service requests and repairs are completed efficiently and to the required standard.
• Building Systems & Infrastructure: Ensure the effective operation, maintenance and optimisation of building services, including Building Management Systems (BMS), kitchens, plant equipment and critical infrastructure.
• Capital Projects & Construction: Manage building upgrades, renovations and capital improvement projects, coordinating with architects, consultants and contractors to ensure projects meet agreed budgets, schedules, specifications and quality standards.
• Budgeting & Cost Management: Develop and manage operational and capital budgets, review quotations and expenditure, identify cost-saving opportunities, and work closely with senior management and finance teams to improve efficiency.
• Contractor & Vendor Management: Appoint, negotiate with and oversee external contractors and service providers, monitor performance, and ensure work is delivered safely, compliantly and in line with agreed service levels.
• Compliance, Safety & Asset Management: Maintain compliance with applicable building, engineering, environmental and workplace safety requirements. Oversee asset registers, lifecycle replacement planning, equipment inventories, tools, spare parts and maintenance records.
• Systems, Reporting & Continuous Improvement: Oversee maintenance management software and electronic service records, prepare operational and project reports for senior management, and identify improvements to maintenance processes, systems and service delivery.

Requirements:

• Degree, diploma or relevant technical qualification in Mechanical, Electrical or Building Services Engineering, Facilities Management, or a related discipline.
• Significant experience in engineering, facilities or building services management, ideally within commercial property, office complexes or a multi-site environment.
• Strong knowledge of MEPF systems (mechanical, electrical, plumbing and facilities), HVAC, building infrastructure, preventative maintenance and building management systems.
• Proven ability to lead, develop and manage multidisciplinary engineering and maintenance teams, with responsibility for workforce planning, performance management and service delivery.
• Experience overseeing construction, refurbishment, building upgrades and capital expenditure projects, including contractor coordination, budgeting and programme management.
• Experience managing operational budgets, capital expenditure, supplier quotations, procurement and cost-control initiatives.