Chief Engineer – Large Property (284cm) – London
- £60,000 per year
Overview
Our client is seeking an experienced Chief
Engineer to lead all engineering and maintenance operations within a large,
operationally demanding property in London.
You will have overall responsibility for
ensuring the site's mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC and life-safety
systems operate safely, efficiently and reliably, while leading a
multidisciplinary maintenance engineering team.
This could be an excellent opportunity for an
ex-military engineering leader with experience managing people, plant,
facilities and engineering operations within complex, safety-critical
environments.
The Role
Reporting directly to the General Manager,
you will lead a team including a Deputy Maintenance Manager, Senior Shift
Engineer and Shift Engineers.
You'll take ownership of both preventative
and reactive maintenance, ensuring engineering issues are prioritised
effectively and resolved before they impact operations.
Responsibilities will also include stakeholder
engagement overseeing contractors, renovations and system upgrades, controlling
engineering expenditure and ensuring all work meets appropriate safety,
environmental and technical standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day engineering and maintenance
operations.
- Manage all mechanical, electrical,
plumbing, HVAC and life-safety systems.
- Develop and manage the Planned Preventative
Maintenance (PPM) programme.
- Prioritise reactive maintenance and
allocate work effectively across the engineering team.
- Ensure plant and facilities remain safe,
reliable and fit for purpose.
- Maintain accurate plant, equipment, repair
and servicing records.
- Develop and manage energy conservation
initiatives.
- Plan internal and external works to
maximise planned downtime and minimise disruption.
- Provide technical expertise and engineering
leadership.
- Manage contractors and external technical
resources.
- Conduct risk assessments and maintain
compliance with Health, Safety and Environmental requirements.
- Monitor engineering KPIs and drive
continuous improvement.
- Oversee renovations, system upgrades and
completed works against agreed specifications.
Engineering Team Leadership
A significant part of the role involves
building and maintaining a high-performing engineering function.
You will:
- Lead, coach and develop the maintenance
team.
- Set objectives and KPIs and monitor
performance.
- Ensure appropriate staffing levels and
manage departmental rotas.
- Maintain technical and operational
standards across the team.
- Identify training and development
requirements.
- Manage performance, sickness and absence
appropriately.
- Promote accountability, teamwork and
continuous improvement.
Budget & Commercial Responsibility
You'll also take responsibility for the
financial performance of the maintenance function, including:
- Preparing and monitoring maintenance
budgets.
- Controlling operating costs.
- Managing capital expenditure.
- Controlling maintenance stock and material
expenditure.
- Maintaining records of warranties and
service contracts.
- Ensuring engineering resources are deployed
effectively.
What We're Looking For
We're looking for an established engineering
leader who can combine technical credibility with strong people management and
operational judgement.
You'll need to be comfortable:
- Leading multidisciplinary engineering
teams.
- Managing complex plant and building
systems.
- Planning preventative and reactive
maintenance.
- Managing contractors and technical
suppliers.
- Controlling engineering budgets and
expenditure.
- Working within Health & Safety and
environmental requirements.
- Managing competing operational priorities.
- Responding decisively to urgent engineering
issues.
- Working with senior stakeholders and other
operational departments.
The position also includes on-call
responsibility, requiring an immediate response and full attention when urgent
issues arise.
Ideal Ex-Military Backgrounds
This role is particularly well suited to
experienced engineering leaders transitioning from or already established
outside the Armed Forces, including personnel from:
- REME
- Royal Engineers
- Royal Navy Marine Engineering
- Royal Navy Weapon Engineering
- RAF Engineering
- Defence estate, infrastructure and
facilities environments
Senior NCOs, Warrant Officers and Officers
who have led engineering teams and held responsibility for maintenance,
technical assurance, plant, infrastructure, budgets, contractors and
operational availability may have particularly relevant experience.
The Opportunity
This is an opportunity to take ownership of a
substantial engineering operation where reliability, safety, leadership and
operational performance are central to the role.
For an experienced military engineering
leader, it offers the chance to transfer technical leadership and
maintenance-management experience into a senior civilian engineering
appointment.
How to Apply
If you have a strong engineering leadership
background and experience managing maintenance operations, people and complex
technical assets, we'd be interested in hearing from you.
To
learn more or apply, send your CV to Charles McKinney at Ex-Mil Recruitment Ltd
or email charles@ex-mil.co.uk
https://www.ex-mil.co.uk/vacancies/8546/chief-engineer-large-property