Engineering Supervisor
Full Time/Permanent
Engineering, Maintenance
£50,000 to £74,999
£60,000
London City
Waterloo
ESWL1
13-05-2026 02:53 PM
13th June 2026
Working Hours: 08:30-17:30, Monday to Friday
Annual Salary: £60,000
Location: Southbank
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Building Services and Technical Oversight
- Manage the day-to-day performance, servicing, and testing of all building M&E, HVAC, lighting, life safety, access control, water systems, and critical infrastructure.
- Respond promptly to plant alarms, system failures, and performance issues to minimise downtime and maintain resident comfort.
- Maintain accurate engineering logs, asset registers, and compliance documentation across all buildings.
Compliance and Health & Safety
- Ensure full legislative and regulatory compliance in areas including but not limited to fire safety systems, water hygiene, electrical safety, pressure systems, lift safety, and HVAC.
- Maintain accurate compliance records, certification schedules, and digital audit trails.
- Plan and deliver PPM schedules in accordance with statutory and contractual obligations.
- Support the delivery of site-wide risk assessments, including Fire Risk Assessments and Water Risk Assessments, and lead the implementation of remedial actions, updating the Residential Building Manager on progress.
Contractor Management
- Oversee all hard services contractors including M&E providers, lift engineers, fire alarm and sprinkler contractors, access control, BMS, and others.
- Manage performance, escalate defects or non-compliance, and ensure contracts are delivering in line with agreed SLAs and KPIs.
- Support procurement activity and contribute to contractor tenders and performance reviews, in coordination with the Residential Building Manager.
Reactive and Planned Maintenance
- Manage a live system of PPMs, statutory checks, and reactive maintenance across all residential buildings.
- Ensure work orders are correctly prioritised, assigned, and completed within SLAs.
- Oversee engineer workload and ensure appropriate call-out cover and escalation procedures are in place.
- Lead or support root cause analysis following critical failures and implement preventative actions; report outcomes to the Residential Building Manager.
Team Management
- Line manages the site-based engineers, ensuring safe working practices, training compliance, and professional development.
- Conduct regular 1:1s, toolbox talks, and performance appraisals.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Qualifications & Experience
- Apprenticeship or higher qualification in electrical engineering or building services.
- Health & Safety qualifications (IOSH, SSSTS, or NEBOSH) preferred.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience managing engineering or hard-services delivery in high-end residential or mixed-use environments.
- Proven ability to lead in-house teams and external contractors, maintaining compliance and service excellence.
- Strong working knowledge of statutory systems (L8, EICR, SFG20, LOLER, PUWER, building regulations).
- Experience using CAFM systems and reactive maintenance systems, such as Yardi Maintenance IQ or RiskWise.
Personal Attributes
- Technically credible, safety-focused leader with strong problem-solving skills.
- Calm, composed, and decisive under pressure.
- Approachable and collaborative, fostering a positive team culture.
- Committed to high standards, professional growth, and continuous improvement.
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Region
Employment Type
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- Soft Services 2
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