Engineering Supervisor

Overview

As Engineering Supervisor, you lead engineering teams across multiple sites to ensure safe, efficient operations and high service standards for a high-profile client portfolio. You provide hands-on technical guidance, manage performance, and coordinate with the Area Contract Manager to maintain compliance and reliability. The role combines leadership with practical engineering oversight and a focus on safety, quality, and continuous improvement. You will shape service delivery and support the client through proactive incident investigation and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership, direction and development to engineering teams (Shift & Day Engineers)
• Conduct annual appraisals after BGIS training
• Act as first point of contact for in-hours shift issues and mechanical escalations
• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure site H&S compliance
• Act as on-site HV/LV Authorised Person when qualified and on shift
• Ensure Permit to Work (PTW) and LOTO systems are followed
• Maintain statutory, code, and contractual compliance across sites
• Oversee subcontractor performance, RAMS adherence and safe working
• Ensure PPMs, reactive tasks and audits are completed and logged in CAFM systems (e.g., Maximo, Concept)
• Plan PPM schedules and manage workload with Area Contract Manager
• Attend and review statutory work to ensure proper procedures
• Support engineers with technical queries and hands-on tasks
• Work with Area Contract Manager and Contract Support to sustain service levels
• Ensure prompt attendance and resolution of callouts in coordination with helpdesk
• Provide weekly operational reports and escalate non-approved works impacting service delivery
• Maintain accurate asset registers and ensure equipment labelling
• Proactively source additional works, obtain quotes and support procurement
• Investigate operational incidents and provide detailed reports and recommendations

Key requirements

• Proven experience as Engineering Supervisor or Manager in building services
• Strong background in mechanical, electrical or multi-skilled engineering
• Experience managing and developing engineering teams
• Solid understanding of building services, statutory compliance and FM operations
• Ability to manage subcontractors and oversee safe systems of work
• Experience delivering FM services (desirable)
• Exposure to performance management, appraisals and people development (desirable)

• Leadership
• Stakeholder management
• Problem-solving
• HV/LV awareness (Authorised Person on-site)
• PTW and LOTO systems knowledge
• RAMS development and adherence

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