Shift Assistant Estate Manager – Birmingham

Company: RG Setsquare
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Location: Birmingham
Job Description:

We’re Hiring: Shift Assistant Estate Manager

Birmingham

Competitive Salary + Shift Allowance

2 Days | 2 Nights | 4 Days Off

80% Office | 20% On the Tools | Hard FM | Engineering Management

Key Responsibilities

  • Directly manage a team of 7 across Electrical, Mechanical and Fabric disciplines.
  • Manage the team’s day-to-day workload, including PPM, corrective and reactive maintenance.
  • Ensure maintenance activities are completed within agreed SLAs.
  • Manage and respond to escalations and operational issues.
  • Provide technical support and assistance where required.
  • Manage sickness, annual leave and rota cover effectively.
  • Work collaboratively with other Assistant Estate Managers to provide a consistent service.
  • Deliver toolbox talks, training and technical guidance to team members.
  • Monitor team performance, utilisation and productivity.
  • Conduct staff meetings, performance reviews and appraisals.
  • Ensure all maintenance activities are carried out safely and in accordance with statutory and company requirements.
  • Assist with the operation, repair and maintenance of mechanical and electrical engineering services.
  • Support the delivery of Hard FM and lifecycle maintenance services across the estate.

Electrical candidates:

  • Fully qualified Electrical Engineer.
  • Relevant electrical installation qualification/apprenticeship.
  • AM2 – essential.
  • 18th Edition – essential.
  • Previous management or supervisory experience.

Mechanical candidates:

  • City & Guilds Mechanical Engineering Level 2 & 3, or
  • City & Guilds Pipefitting & Plumbing Level 2 & 3, or
  • City & Guilds Plumbing Level 2 & 3.
  • Other relevant City & Guilds Mechanical qualifications will be considered.
  • Previous management or supervisory experience.

All candidates:

  • Experience within maintenance, facilities management, engineering or a similar environment.
  • Strong understanding of planned and reactive maintenance.
  • Proven ability to lead and manage a multidisciplinary team.
  • Strong workload management and organisational skills.
  • Confident dealing with escalations and operational issues.
  • Strong communication and people-management skills.
  • Good understanding of safe working practices and statutory compliance.
  • Must be able to successfully pass a DBS Standard check.

What’s On Offer

  • Competitive salary
  • Shift allowance
  • 2 days on, 2 nights on, 4 days off
  • 80% office-based / 20% on the tools
  • 24 days annual leave, increasing to 25 days after 2 years
  • Life cover
  • Employee discount schemes
  • Gym membership discounts
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Holiday purchase scheme
  • Professional qualifications, training and development opportunities
  • Employee referral rewards
  • Employee assistance and mental wellbeing support
  • Overtime opportunities
  • Permanent position

This is a fairly urgent vacancy.

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Posted: October 22nd, 2026