Location: Central London
Salary: £50,000-£53,000
Job Type: Temp to Perm
Hours: Monday-Friday 08:00-17:00
Lead one of London's most prestigious commercial estates!
We're recruiting on behalf of a leading Facilities Management provider for a Lead Building Services Engineer to oversee engineering operations across a flagship commercial estate in Central London.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Lead Engineer to take ownership of a portfolio of 14 high profile commercial buildings, managing a team of five engineers while remaining technically involved.
If you enjoy leading from the front and want to progress your career with genuine stability and development opportunities, we'd like to hear from you.
The Role
You'll be responsible for delivering a first-class maintenance service across a prestigious multi-building estate, ensuring planned and reactive maintenance is completed safely, efficiently and to a high standard.
The role offers a great balance between leadership and technical work with a mix of team leadership and operational management and hands-on mechanical engineering.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead, mentor and develop a team of five Building Services Engineers.
* Manage engineering activities across a portfolio of 14 commercial buildings.
* Oversee planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance.
* Act as the technical lead for mechanical building services.
* Allocate workloads and ensure service delivery meets contractual KPIs.
* Carry out hands-on maintenance and fault finding where required.
* Manage subcontractors and specialist contractors.
* Ensure statutory compliance, permits to work and health & safety standards are maintained.
* Build strong relationships with the client and site stakeholders.
* Identify opportunities to improve engineering performance and service delivery.
What We're Looking For
* Previous experience as a Lead Building Services Engineer or equivalent.
* NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering or similar.
* Strong mechanical bias within commercial building services.
* Experience managing engineers within a live commercial environment.
What's on Offer
* Salary of £50,000-£53,000.
* Temp to Perm opportunity.
* Long-term career progression with a leading FM organisation.
* Ongoing training and professional development
Salary description
£50000.00 - £53000.00 per year