Senior Technical Services Manager

Overview

In this client-side role, you will lead the technical operations for a landmark Grade A asset in the City, ensuring engineering performance, compliance, sustainability and high service standards. You’ll work with an experienced Building Manager to optimise building performance and occupier satisfaction across a high-profile portfolio. The position offers long-term career growth within a prestigious property owner known for investing in its people. This is an opportunity to shape technical strategy and drive efficiency at scale.

Pay / Benefits

• exceptional benefits package
• permanent client-side role
• opportunity at landmark asset
• collaborative working environment
• career progression
• strong employer reputation

Responsibilities

• Oversee technical management and engineering performance of a prestigious Grade A asset
• Direct delivery of mechanical, electrical and related building services to maintain operational excellence
• Manage outsourced M&E providers, ensuring contractual obligations and KPIs are met
• Maintain statutory compliance with robust documentation, reporting and risk management
• Oversee planned and reactive maintenance and lifecycle replacement programmes
• Collaborate with Building Manager to implement technical strategies improving performance and occupier satisfaction
• Manage technical budgets, engineering expenditure and capital projects
• Support sustainability goals including energy optimisation and carbon reduction
• Provide technical guidance on projects, occupier fit-outs and operational improvements
• Build and maintain relationships with occupiers, contractors, consultants and internal stakeholders
• Drive continuous improvement to keep the asset at the forefront of technical building management

Key requirements

• Proven experience as Technical Services Manager, Senior Technical Services Manager, Engineering Manager or equivalent in commercial property
• Strong technical background in mechanical and electrical building services
• Experience in large-scale Grade A offices or similar high-profile assets
• Understanding of statutory compliance, HSE legislation and technical risk management
• Experience managing outsourced M&E service providers and maintenance programmes
• Strong financial awareness with budget and capital expenditure management
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management with senior management and occupiers
• Proactive, commercially minded and solution-focused approach
• Relevant engineering qualifications or professional accreditations advantageous
• Client-side property ownership or managing agent experience preferred (also open to senior contractors)

• communication
• stakeholder management
• proactivity
• mechanical and electrical building services
• statutory compliance and health & safety knowledge
• M&E service provider management

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