Building Engineer – Store Development

Overview

In this role you will lead the development and governance of building, mechanical, electrical, refrigeration and equipment specifications across the estate. You will set standards, drive sustainability and resilience, and align specs with brand, cost and operational goals. You will foster cross-functional collaboration to ensure quality and scalable delivery across store formats. You will push innovation in energy and carbon reduction and support continuous improvement through data-driven insights. This is a strategic, impact‑oriented role within Marks & Spencer’s estate engineering and sustainability efforts.

Pay / Benefits

• 20% colleague discount on all M&S products and many third-party brands
• Competitive holiday allowance with option to buy more
• Discretionary bonus schemes
• Strong pension and life assurance
• Tailored induction and training
• M&S Choices portal perks and savings

Responsibilities

• Lead development and governance of building, mechanical, electrical, refrigeration and equipment specifications across the estate
• Set standards and compliance frameworks for materials, finishes, HVAC, power, data, fire safety, accessibility and life safety
• Own and evolve specification strategies to align with brand, cost, operational performance and sustainability goals
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement, including energy, carbon reduction and refrigeration solutions
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure consistent delivery and rollout across all store formats
• Oversee supplier engagement to ensure high quality, cost effective and scalable manufacturing and installation solutions
• Use operational data and performance insights to improve asset performance and efficiency
• Ensure specifications support long term resilience, compliance and Plan A sustainability outcomes

Key requirements

• Proven experience in building and technical specifications within retail or large scale estates
• Strong understanding of fire, health and safety regulations and compliance requirements
• Engineering qualification or equivalent industry experience within mechanical, electrical or refrigeration disciplines
• Knowledge of energy and carbon reduction technologies and strategies
• Strong communication, influencing and organisational skills with the ability to lead cross functional collaboration

• strong communication
• influencing
• organisational skills
• mechanical, electrical or refrigeration disciplines
• energy and carbon reduction technologies
• supplier engagement

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