Job Description

The Senior Engineer Maintenance will optimise maintenance operations across a key regional Midlands portfolio. This role will oversee both planned and reactive engineering maintenance activities while driving performance, safety, and customer satisfaction. 

About the Role:

As Senior Engineer, you will lead a maintenance team delivering mechanical, electrical and HVAC services across various facilities. Your work will directly influence asset performance, service quality and long-term client satisfaction and retention.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a planned and reactive engineering maintenance team across the Midlands region, ensuring consistent, high-quality resource and service delivery.
• Implement maintenance plans for mechanical, electrical and HVAC systems to maximise uptime and asset life.
• Oversee maintenance budgeting, cost control and resource allocation, ensuring work is delivered within agreed financial parameters.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental standards, driving a strong safety culture across all maintenance activities.
• Review and approve technical documentation, maintenance records and reports, ensuring accuracy and alignment with contractual and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (projects, facilities, operations, account management) to coordinate maintenance activities and minimise operational disruption.
• Mentor, coach and develop maintenance engineers and technicians, and supporting skills development.

Key Requirements:

• Proven experience in an engineering maintenance management environment within building services, facilities or industrial sector
• Strong background in engineering, including understanding of mechanical, electrical maintenance and HVAC systems, with the ability to oversee multi-disciplinary teams.
• Demonstrable preventive maintenance planning and reactive maintenance coordination across multiple sites or a regional portfolio.
• In-depth understanding of health, safety and environmental compliance relevant to engineering and facilities maintenance.
• Strong technical documentation and reporting skills, with the ability to present clear, actionable insights to stakeholders.
• Confident customer skills, able to build relationships, manage expectations and delivery.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience within a engineering services provider or large-scale facilities management organisation.
• Background in facilities engineering delivery, strong people and customer skills
• Familiarity with CAFM/CMMS systems and data-driven maintenance optimisation.

Qualifications:

• Technically qualified in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Recognised qualification in building services, HVAC or facilities engineering (preferred).
• NEBOSH, IOSH or equivalent health and safety certification (preferred but strongly advantageous).

If you are a skilled maintenance engineer ready to take a key role in a world leading business, we would like to hear from you.