Site Supervisor – Electrical & Mechanical

Overview

As Site Supervisor, you will oversee daily electrical and mechanical maintenance across the estate, ensuring planned, reactive, and statutory tasks are completed safely and to service standards. You will be the first technical escalation, manage contractors, and support the maintenance team under the Head of Maintenance. Working within Estates & Facilities at a historic and diverse campus, you’ll help sustain safe, compliant facilities that support university operations. This role offers hands-on leadership and a chance to shape campus infrastructure and safety culture.

Pay / Benefits

• agile working environment
• 28 days’ annual leave plus six closure days
• defined benefit pension scheme
• support for professional development
• wellbeing initiatives
• great transport links

Responsibilities

• Supervise day-to-day electrical and mechanical maintenance across the estate
• Coordinate PPM, reactive tasks and statutory compliance
• Ensure safety and service level compliance
• Act as first point of technical escalation
• Oversee contractors and external technicians
• Support the maintenance team and report to Head of Maintenance

Key requirements

• Recognised electrical or mechanical qualification (NVQ, City & Guilds, HNC or equivalent)
• Solid building maintenance or facilities management experience
• Experience supervising staff or contractors
• Strong understanding of M&E systems
• Knowledge of current H&S legislation
• Ability to read technical drawings
• Proactive, solutions-focused approach

• proactive
• solutions-focused
• team leadership
• M&E systems knowledge
• reading technical drawings
• statutory compliance knowledge

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